How to be a rebel
In this age when smoking is no longer cool, everyone has a tattoo and leather jackets are a staple fashion item, what does it mean to be a rebel? Musi...
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Insights on how to approach the world to live a better life. A podcast from the ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences.
How to tell if you can trust someone
Trust makes the world go around. It's what undergirds a functioning civil society and is a necessary aspect of all our interactions.So how can we tell...
What your stuff says about you
Professor Chris McAuliffe and his University of Queensland colleague are engaged in a project of modern archaeology, uncovering new insights about the...
How to embrace change and build resilience
There's a reason why Greek tragedy has the reputation that it does. But for all the suffering and loss, there is also hope and persistence. Classics a...
How to mix money and intimacy
There's a notion in western society that money taints love and friendship: witness our hang-ups over split billing, divorce settlements, and gift-givi...
Why there's more to reducing crime than recidivism
It's a major problem in Australia and worldwide: our prison systems are overloaded and there's no end in sight. Governments here and overseas are lase...
What’s the problem with using incentives?
It's an age-old question: how do we get people to do what we want them to do? Well, if you're the government, you might leverage the social security s...
What mainstream movies can teach us
Dr Katharina Bonzel watches movies, TV and videos for work. That might sound like a good deal – until you consider that she sometimes has to watch a s...