AI Rule and a Fundamental Objection to Epistocracy - Sean Donahue (ANU)
Seminar
Speaker: Sean Donahue Epistocracy is rule by whoever is more likely than others to make correct decisions. AI epistocracy is rule by an artificial intelligence that is more likely than humans to make correct decisions. While various objections have been made against epistocracy, the…
Do Exchange Rates Influence Voting? Evidence from Elections and Survey Experiments in Democracies
Seminar
Intense debate surrounds the effects of trade on voting, yet less attention has been paid to how real exchange rate fluctuations may influence elections. A moderately overvalued currency enhances the consumer’s purchasing power. Yet extreme overvaluation threatens exports and economic growth. We…
Australia, the Imperial War Graves Commission, and WW1: Money No Object?
Seminar
This seminar will look at the origins of Australia’s close connection with the Imperial War Graves Commission (IWGC), including the role played by Australian Prime Minister ‘Billy’ Hughes in the Commission’s establishment. Hughes had already pledged widespread support for returned servicemen (and…
Environmental Exchanges Seminar, Philip Gooding
Seminar
This semester, the Centre for Environmental History's Environmental Exchanges seminar series will include four fantastic papers from a diverse group of historians on the theme 'climate'. All seminars will be held both in person, and online (Zoom links will be provided via Eventbrite…
Success and Failure in Australian Indigenous Policy: Moral Dynamics and Rhetorical Registers
Seminar
Overview How are ideas of failure and success used in Australian Indigenous policy? This question came to me in 2007 when I heard a philanthropist, newly involved in Indigenous affairs, tell a simple success story. The ideas of moral dynamics and rhetorical registers helped me…
Money, Markets & Meaning – The Ethics of Commodification
Seminar
A common argument in debates about commodification is that it is impermissible to buy and sell certain goods because to do so would violate their meaning or express an attitude towards them that does not show appropriate respect or reverence. Jason Brennan & Peter Jaworski call…
Geostatistical Modelling of Child Chronic Undernutrition in Developing Countries Using Remote-sensed Data: Evidence from Bangladesh and Ghana Demographic and Health Surveys
Seminar
Malnutrition remains a critical problem globally. Unfortunately while the global prevalence has been declining over time, as a result of concerted public health efforts, there are areas (notably in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia) where progress has stagnated. These regions are also resource-poor…