• Warding off dementia

    Zimu Wu     |      July 27, 2023

    Research shows that maintaining social connections as well as keeping mentally and physically active are important steps to delaying or avoiding age-related deterioration.

  • Made-up memories

    Open Forum     |      July 16, 2023

    In a new study, deepfake video clips of movie remakes that don’t actually exist prompted participants to falsely remember the films—but simple text descriptions of the fake movies prompted similar rates of fake memories.

  • Just leave me alone!

    Elise Woodman     |      July 12, 2023

    Adolescence can be a difficult time for both angst-ridden teenagers and their long suffering parents, but teens still value staying connected with family, even if they do not always show it.

  • The power of peer-led support

    Open Forum     |      July 10, 2023

    Outcomes from the ‘Circles of Support’ program, a free peer education and recovery program for families and friends of individuals who experience alcohol and drug-related issues, has been deemed a success by rural and remote health experts at Flinders University.

  • Your phone, your emotions and you

    Greg Wadley     |      July 2, 2023

    Although digital technology helps us manage emotions, we need better education on its overuse and healthier ways of dealing with challenging feelings.

  • Reimagining retirement

    Tania Wiseman     |      June 14, 2023

    Negative notions of ageing can become internalised and prevent people from having fun and making the new connections which keep them healthy and happy for longer, so it’s vital to reimagine ageing in more positive ways.

  • When the ship comes in

    Catherine Gay     |      June 13, 2023

    It took three months to sail to Australia from England in the 19th century, and the diaries of some of the girls who made the trip reveal the swings of thoughts and emotions which accompanied them.

  • What’s on the menu in 2050?

    Cecilia Duong     |      June 5, 2023

    You don’t hear much about the population explosion anymore, but the world may have to support up to 10 billion people in 2050 – up from 6.1 billion in 2000 – and our diets will have to change to ensure we all have enough to eat.

  • Work, rest and play

    Alan Stevenson     |      May 28, 2023

    We all offer differ aspects of ourselves to different social circumstances, both consciously and unconsciously, raising the question of who we really are at our core.

  • The horror of the heights

    Brad Clark     |      May 26, 2023

    Once the greatest challenge in high altitude mountaineering, decades of guided trips to the top have turned the once mighty Mount Everest into a mere item on adventure tourists’ bucket lists, but the sheer number of attempts on the summit every climbing season means its cumulative death toll continues to grow.

  • Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time

    Edwina Preston     |      May 21, 2023

    “Time is an illusion, lunch time doubly so” wrote Douglas Adams, and two new books – “Saving Time: Discovering a life beyond the clock” by Jenny Odell and Hanging Out: The radical power of killing time by Sheila Liming – take a similarly relaxed attitude to the most precious resource we have.

  • Aristotle on friendship

    Emily Katz     |      May 19, 2023

    The Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote extensively on friendship, as “no one would choose to live without friends,” even if they could have everything else in life instead.