The Future Of

How do you want your work-life balance to look like in the future?

Professor Julia Richardson explains the importance of work-life balance, how it can impact your productivity, career development and …

Ninety-seven per cent of pregnant Australian women give birth in a hospital environment. It is considered the safest option for both mother and child, with medical staff and equipment on hand to prom…

New research suggests that to meet the needs of Indigenous youth, Australia’s health and education systems must adopt practices that provide cultural safety and positive meanings about Aboriginality.

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In the past few years, there has been a steady decrease in the percentage of Australians owning their home and an increase in the percentage of those renting. These numbers, coupled with fluctuating …

From design to merchandising, the fashion industry is undergoing rapid change in response to market demand for sustainability, wearable technology and digital design.

Dr Anne Farren has been engaged i…

Chronic liver disease is one of the most rapidly growing causes of death worldwide. Current treatments for liver cancer are limited and only prolong life by only months.

In this episode, Associate Pro…

Coral reefs protect our coasts from storms, provide habitats for diverse marine species and generate billions of dollars for the fishing and tourism industries. Unfortunately, recent mass coral bleac…

2019 is the International Year of Indigenous Languages. A few years ago, the United Nations reported that of the six-and-a-half-thousand languages spoken around the world, about 40 per cent are in da…

Plant pathogens are just as much of a risk to crop production as the effects of drought or climate change.

In this episode, Professor Mark Gibberd, from the Centre for Crop and Disease Management, exp…

Many of us are fearful of being judged by others. But, for those with social anxiety disorder, the associated negative thoughts and physical sensations – a racing heartbeat, irregular breathing and t…

The Paris Agreement, which aims to limit the global temperature rise to 2oC above pre-industrial levels by the end of the century, came into force three years ago. Since then, there have been some do…

Digital disruption, AI, automation and changing views about work-life balance are going to transform our workplaces. A Deloitte Access Economics report forecasts that four out of five jobs created be…

Many of us are shunning tourism hotspots and instead preferring to undertake immersive experiences that make us feel like a local. Dr Michael Volgger, Co-Director of Curtin University’s Tourism Resea…

Organisations are beginning to recognise the benefits of employing people with autism and other examples of neurodiversity.

In this episode, Jess and David are joined by Professor Sonya Girdler, from …

Maintaining social media profiles of dead people and creating social media profiles of human fetuses raises many ethical questions.

In this episode, Jess and David are joined by Associate Professor Ta…

Refugee policies are a wedge issue in Australia – which is the only country with a policy of mandatory detention and offshore processing of asylum seekers who arrive without a visa.

In this episode, D…

Despite the first cases of dementia being documented more than 100 years ago, we’ve yet to determine how to prevent it.

In this episode, Jess and David are joined by bioscientist Professor John Mamo, …