Jane Shearer

Time for change

All good things must change, or they stop being good. To coincide with the lead-in to the release of my novel ‘Broken […]

The US could be powered by solar panels on 100 square kilometres. Really? How much land would we need to solar power New Zealand?

Can you tell a real image from a fake? AI can’t, but it can make fakes. And it can recognise your face. Scared yet? Should you be?

How clean is clean enough? Where’s the boundary between hygiene and morality when it comes to cleaning your house?

Can you tell a real image from a fake? AI can’t, but it can make fakes. And it can recognise your face. Scared yet? Should you be?

How good at generating language is AI? Surprisingly good, particularly for a baby.

There are so many great reasons to spend time in the mountains…

Should parents be able to demand unvaccinated blood for their baby’s operation? How much do others influence our own opinions?

Will AI enhance or impede human creativity? And should it be trained on the copyright works of humans?

Who fired the missile that killed two Polish nationals this week? Why wouldn’t they own up? And how come no one tracks missiles?