Should librarians & archivists be at the front line fighting for intellectual freedom?
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    As mass surveillance by companies and government increases, digital privacy becomes more and more important. Information professionals have many skills that can contribute to educating and informing citizens about the importance of intellectual freedom.

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    @jayechats
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    Trees that have been hit by lightning won’t burn and therefore are no good for firewood – why?
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    This question is something that has caused me to lose sleep for many years.

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    John Knapper
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    Do you put tomato sauce in the fridge?
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    The question that has been lingering over our heads for centuries. The age old question of whether tomato sauce belongs in the fridge, or in the pantry.

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    Mario
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    Can we agree on a small list of beliefs to guide the worlds’s most ethical thinking?
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    The answers will have little value if we can’t agree on some common principles of ethics

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    Gerard Bennett
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    If black is a “colour without colour”, why are black people referred to as “people of colour”?
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    It seems weird that both black and white are not actual colours, but black people are referred to as people of colour, which means that white people are assumed to be people without colour.

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    @MyfanwyMcDonald
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    Should we bring back conscription?
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    Some countries use a year of compulsory military service as a rite of passage for young adults. Looking at our 18 year olds today, some might say we need to bring in this kind of enforced ‘gap year’ for the good of the individual and of our whole society. And of course, it would strengthen the country militarily to have a national service corps. But at what cost? Would this be worth it?

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    Deb
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    Do you prefer to be hurt by someone you trust or love the most?
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    jeannie
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    How can Australian’s allow asylum seekers to be locked up indefinitely, when no one can guarantee their safety?
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    Nauru is in such a parlous state of dysfunction that New Zealand has just announced it is no longer willing to fund its justice system. Staff who report the abuse are sacked and medical staff now confront the threat of a two-year jail sentence for reporting the abuse of women and children. I am worried we have that we have become a country that denies people their basic human rights.

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    Ava
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    Does science fiction give us an unrealistic expectation that we can effectively inhabit Mars?
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    The recent discovery of water on Mars has brought into perspective that a manned mission may contaminate the results of any discovery of life. Perchlorates and cosmic radiation are still barriers to a lengthy mission. Is it more important to have realistic expectations of Mars or a vision of solving problems to which we do not yet have answers?

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    Ggorgg
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    Why has the world still not taken action on climate change?
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    Despite knowing about the risks of climate change since the 1960s and after 25 years of UN climate negotiations, emissions have continued to rise. With the impacts now clearly visible around the world, why are governments still failing to act?

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    James Clark
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    How can we act with honesty and empathy, and create valuable work, when creative industries demand us to be competitive, often over-committed, and sometimes cynical?
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    These things seem at odds, and unsustainable. There has to be a better way forward.

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    @samvanzweden
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    how do birds know how to fly together in a flock and who leads?
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    I was watching a flock of birds and I wondered at their perfect movement.

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    Christina
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    People who load the toilet roll under/behind style are monsters. How do they sleep at night? HOW?
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    Because hotels and sensible humans all over the world only load it forward.

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    @reubenacciano
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