What will you come out for?
Would a death threat stop you from sticking to your principles? Lynn MacLaren knows there’s a cost to not standing up for what you know is right and true: a…
How to ask about gender and get a better answer
We seem to think it's so important to know what’s inside someone’s pants, but can we do better than ask “male or female”?
How a magician fools your brain by knowing your weaknesses
Magicians have known for thousands of years that we are nowhere near as smart as we think we are. They’ve exploited our fallible brains – hopefully just for fun! But…
LEGO Masters solve problems with the best brick
After winning Channel 9’s 2020 Australian LEGO Masters, Jackson and Alex realised their philosophy can be the building blocks of a way to approach life itself. The mental flexibility needed…
How to look after your mental health every day
If you’ve struggled for meaningful ways to care for your mental health, Shraddha is here to help. Connecting with your cultural background and focusing on daily self-care are two often-overlooked…
Sort your thoughts and take control with a simple, daily act
We all struggle to feel connected and grounded to our world, not helped by digital distraction. Daniel explains how, through essaying, he organises his thoughts and has navigated difficult emotions…
For Indigenous Australians our world is our archive
What has modern western culture often done with the objects it values most? It has put them in museums that can disconnect them from their context and the people who…
Systemic abuse in the arts has to stop now
As a young, disabled artist of migrant background, Patrick has experienced repeated discrimination and abuse from people and organisations claiming to be his supporters. Describing the depth of the problem,…
Bruce Lee is a Noongar language hero
Ebony McGuire is the voice of Yuan, Bruce Lee’s fiancée in the world-first revoicing of Fist of Fury in Noongar Language – the language group of the Noongar people, located…
Your quirks are your superpowers – learn from the lobster!
If you don’t blend in, or you don’t want to, Cougar is here to help. How did a young man from a small town discover he had a superpower? Cougar…