The quest for the two hour marathon

Like the four minute mile before it, the quest for a two hour marathon has long been a dream of world class athletes, and the remarkable Eliud Kipchoge is creeping ever closer to it.

Weekend warrior workouts

Most of us could benefit from losing some weight and getting fitter. While cutting calories by shunning sugar, empty carbs and junk food is an every day battle, exercising on the weekend alone will still help your heart, strength and flexibility.

Foodies are fantastic for tourism

Regenerative tourism is the next step in sustainable travel and food can play a major role in its development, helping tourist destinations revive in the wake of the COVID pandemic.

Food for thought

More than just a simple response to hunger, our relationship with food is a complex interplay of our emotions, our familiarity with food, our senses and our culture and upbringing.

Mindful or mindless?

Mindfulness and meditation techniques are booming in Australia, but how much of it is authentic and which practices work best?

The pursuit of happiness

We spend billions of dollars each year looking for happiness, hoping it might be bought, consumed, found, or travelled to, but other, more contemplative cultures and traditions assure us that this is a waste of time, and living in the moment is the best way to find true contentment.

The mathematics of human behaviour

Maths as well as psychology can be used to unravel the mysteries of human decision making and how it changes over time.

Shoot to kill – why we love violent video games

In news that will surprise nobody, researchers have concluded that people like to play violent video games because they allow us to build status, compare our abilities and overcome our fears in a safe environment.

Farewell James Lovelock

Influential scientist and climate campaigner James Locklock has died at the age of 103.

The magic of love

Far from an invention of poets or reality TV producers, romantic love has been a part of human nature for many thousands of years for sound evolutionary reasons.

The psychological perks of big data

The personal data we are now all generating is making it easier for researchers to take psychology out of the lab and into the field.

Our need for nature

Getting out and about in nature is good for our minds as well as our bodies, and maintaining wild spaces for the public to explore in our increasingly developed cities should be a planning priority.