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Australia’s News Media: An Anglo-Celtic Panopticon

A lack of diversity in Australian newsrooms remains a stubborn feature of modern life. For me,...

Apr 15, 2021
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How a Drunk Driver Led to the Birth of Russia's Sputnik 1

In the milieu of the Cold War, a roadside accident three generations ago led to Sputnik 1, and the...

Apr 15, 2021
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Facebook’s Australian News Ban a Colossal Blunder

By Wilson da Silva IT CAME SUDDENLY and without warning: on Thursday 18 February 2021, Australians...

Feb 24, 2021
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Australia’s News Media: An Anglo-Celtic Panopticon

The lack of diversity in Australian newsrooms is not academic to me: it is lived experience. And...

Oct 18, 2020
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The Birth of Sputnik 1: Korolev, von Braun and the Drunk Driver

In the milieu of the Cold War, a roadside accident three generations ago led to Sputnik 1, and the...

Oct 3, 2020
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War of the Bots: Artificial Intelligence in Cyber Warfare

With cyber attacks now tougher to combat, engineers are turning to artificial intelligence...

Nov 1, 2019
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FEATURE | Man on a Mission

Australia's Chief Scientist is fighting the good fight, spearheading the effort to have science...

Oct 1, 2014
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OPINION | ‘Just the Facts’ Ain’t Enough

Simply presenting people with evidence does not alter beliefs, especially those that are deeply...

Jun 1, 2012
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FEATURE | Rethinking the World’s Energy

Can we really shift the world completely away from fossil fuels in the next 20 years? A brave band...

Apr 1, 2012
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The Equinox Summit: Imagining a lower-carbon, electrified future

Participants in an innovative gathering of the Waterloo Global Science Initiative set about...

Feb 1, 2012
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OPINION | The Sad, Sad Demise of Greenpeace

Science is not a belief system we can opt in and out of depending on our ideological or political...

Aug 1, 2011
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OPINION | The Sky Is Not Falling

We are not facing extinction, and climate change is not killing the planet.By Wilson da SilvaIT’S...

Feb 1, 2011
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OPINION | The Undiscovered Country

It’s hard enough to predict the challenges we’ll face in 20 years, let alone to guess the...

Jun 1, 2010
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My Science Experiment

Wilson da Silva turned his back on political reporting to become science specialist, only to...

Feb 1, 2010
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OPINION | Powering the Future

At the World Future Energy Summit, an oil-rich Gulf nation is planning for a future without fossil...

Jan 21, 2010
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OPINION | Mass Delusions

From wild speculation in financial markets to believing that aliens are visiting us, humans are...

Aug 1, 2009
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OPINION | The Case for Nuclear Power

Nuclear power is often seen as risky – yet it has been the safest form of power ever created. Why...

Apr 15, 2006
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Respiratory Infections: Deadly and on the Rise

LIFE SCIENCES: BUSINESS & TECHNOLOGY REVIEWBy Wilson da SilvaThey are deadly, spread fast and...

Aug 1, 2004
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OPINION | The Austrian school of thought that packs a massive political punch

The godfather of neo-liberals would have been delighted with its progress, writes Wilson da...

Aug 13, 2003
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Letter From East Timor

By Wilson da SilvaINSIDE AN OLD courthouse  in the dusty tropical town of Dili, an...

Jul 15, 2002
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