November 27, 2023
Survival of the Richest: Navigating Carbon Inequalities
As COP28 prepares to get underway, a recent report from Oxfam points out the starkly disproportionate carbon emissions of the…
October 30, 2023
Unmasking Halloween: Why are we so compelled by the supernatural?
Halloween; a time of masks, makeup, and fancy dress. It may seem on the surface to be little more than…
October 10, 2023
Why were so many people blindsided by Sam Bankman-Fried?
Disgraced FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried is entering the second week of his highly publicised fraud trial. As more details look…
September 13, 2023
Truth: an endangered species?
What happened to truth in the age of misinformation
Why are we wired to ignore climate change?
As news of climate catastrophes washes over us, is it an aversion to considering our own mortality that stops us…
The elusive search for justice
What do Trumpers and Anti-Trumpers, pro-voice and anti-voice campaigners, have in common?
Ashes to ashes: Why we yearn for moments that matter
Every test cricket series between England and Australia is keenly anticipated by both sides. Offer an English captain the choice…
Finding redemption in a world of conflict
War creates no absolutely new situation: it simply aggravates the permanent human situation so that we can no longer ignore…
March 24, 2023
Australia: Indigenous voice to parliament a question of love and moral imaginiation
“We are a much unloved people.” The recent words of Indigenous leader Noel Pearson should cut to the heart of…