b'Editors desk Editors deskThis issue of Preview features an articlepathways because of the barriers posedIan James (Webwaves) brings us up to by Des FitzGerald (and we must thankto analysis by complex and time- speed with the re-design of the ASEG Terry Harvey for being the midwifeconsuming calculations. The dramaticwebsite and invites us to participate in for this piece) that really got my brainchanges in the speed and processingthe ASEGs third photo competition.\x1dzzing. Firstly, I found myself askingability of computers in the 21st century whether older scienti\x1dc literature ismeans that many of those barriers haveThe next issue of Preview will bring you being neglected, and secondly, I gotbeen removed, and it may be time toa taste of the AEM 2023 workshop on to contemplating how processingrevisit the basics in terms of how weFitzroy Island. We will be publishing the strategies, and the outcomes ofanalyse many data types. The payo\x1eprogramme and short abstracts so that those processing strategies, becomecould be considerable, providing we canthose of you who arent lucky enough entrenched in scienti\x1dc practice. overcome the inertia associated withto attend in person wont be entirely entrenchment of certain processingmissing out!Much to my astonishment, there is anstrategies in commonly available entire branch of scienti\x1dc endeavourLisa Worrall software. And why stop at geophysicalPreview Editor devoted to the ins and outs of scienti\x1dcsoftware, we can think about processing communication, and numerous papersprevieweditor@aseg.org.austrategies in AI in much the same wayhave been published on the statisticallooking at you ChatGPT!analysis of citation, readership and publication. Needless to say, these papersI really would recommend that you read appear to be somewhat contradictory inwhat Des has to say.terms of whether the availability of digital libraries and the convenience of onlineIn other news and commentary, in searches has led to readers being biasedthis issue of Preview David Denham towards material that was published(Canberra observed) reports on the in the digital era. An era that, roughlyFederal Budget for 2023-24. Marina speaking, began in the late 20th centuryPervukhina (Education matters) and accelerated with the introductioninterviews Elinor Alexander, who is of Digital Object Identi\x1ders (DOIs) in thethe Director of the Geoscience and year 2000. It is reasonable to suppose,Exploration team in the Department however, that humans are inclined to takefor Energy and Mining, South Australia. the path of least resistance when it comesMarina particularly asks Elinor about the to foraging through scienti\x1dc literature.e\x1eort her Department is putting into That being the case, the article by Desbecoming an employer of choice. Mike FitzGerald is a timely reminder that thereHatch (Environmental geophysics) also is gold in them there hills. has a brain that is \x1dzzing, as he explores surprising applications of Global However, Des is also making the pointNavigation Satellite System instruments.The Editor on Fitzroy Islandpreparing to welcome that geophysicists may have beenMick Micenko (Seismic window)participants in the AEM 2023 workshop, which is railroaded into particular analyticalconsiders \x1cat spots that arent \x1cat, andbeing held on the Island in September 2023.Letter to the EditorDear Lisa geopolitical strategy (AUKUS nuclear- debating talking points of the Chinese powered submarine pathway a riskyCommunist Party (Taiwan is essentially I generally look forward to thestrategy, Preview 223) that much morean internal China issue among the more commentary of the Canberra Observedsurprising and disappointing. egregious), but I dont think that place is column for its analysis of nationalthe pages of Preview.exploration statistics and coverage ofI am with considerable di\x1bculty matters relating to federally fundedrefraining from taking issue with almostRespectfully yoursgeoscienti\x1dc research and education.every line of this piece, only because I Which only made the sharp detour intobelieve this is not an appropriate forumMark Du\x1eett denunciation of Australian military andfor it. No doubt there is a place formarkldu\x1eett@gmail.comLetter to the EditorDear LisaMark Du\x1eetts letter raises some issues relating to what we publish in Preview. Iwould like to clarify the situation.The words in my Canberra Observed column are mine, and do not represent the views of the ASEG.RegardsDavid Denham denham1@iinet.net.auJUNE 2023 PREVIEW 2'