The BBC’s Sherlock – along with most contemporary adaptations – seems to indicate that the values of the intellect are not those of society.
Today’s violent extremists can draw inspiration from material online and through media coverage of sensational acts of violence.
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We have become used to hearing stories of 'increased chatter' and 'high alerts' when it comes to terrorism. Doesn’t that mean intelligence agencies should know enough to prevent attacks?
Donald Trump continues to downplay any alleged role of Russia in the recent US election.
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For a long time it was not believed that animals were even capable of feeling pain, let alone complex emotions. We now know that is far from the truth.
Should we make contact with alien life?
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We continue to search for intelligent life elsewhere in the universe. But if we find ET there are those who question whether we should make contact or not.
In the third volume of The Official History of ASIO series, historians Dr John Blaxland and Dr Rhys Crawley examine the organisation's role in the years leading to the end of the Cold War.
An intelligence review should include not just policy considerations, but open public debate.
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The federal government's review of intelligence agencies is important not just for our understanding of their function, but also for a more open public debate about spying and security.
ASIO head Duncan Lewis has called for change to the way it issues questioning and detention warrants for terror suspects.
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Intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction was a core part of the case for war. The Chilcot Report has examined how it came to be so distorted.
A leader with high contextual intelligence understands that they need the 'right set of glasses' to look at the world.
Many members of conservative political parties, like the Republican Party in the US, undoubtedly subscribe to the values captured by ‘conservative syndrome’.
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Consciousness is one of the most mysterious phenomena we know of. But evidence is emerging that it might just be a very special kind of information processing.