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Back to SearchDr Sutapa Mukherjee on how to sleep well
From muscle paralysis and sleepwalking, to the power of our subconscious, Dr Sutapa Mukherjee takes you into the secret world of sleep
1 year, 8 months ago
The creativity of language, storytelling and the great language recovery by Dr Ray Kelly Snr
When Ray Kelly Snr's grandfather was asked to translate "telephone" into Gumbayngirr, he responded with “muuya barrigi”, or flying breath (CW: Aborig…
1 year, 8 months ago
Theologian Pádraig Ó Tuama on making peace and living in poetry
Pádraig Ó Tuama survived conversion therapy and exorcism as a young gay man in a church in Ireland, then became a leading peace negotiator and a poet…
1 year, 8 months ago
Carly-Jay on dying, living, and learning to breathe
Carly-Jay Metcalfe lives with cystic fibrosis, and has faced a double lung transplant, a rare cancer and other huge medical challenges. But through i…
1 year, 8 months ago
A portrait of Peter Dutton
Writer Lech Blaine on Peter Dutton, the former policeman who became the leader of the Liberal Party of Australia
1 year, 8 months ago
The secret life of slime mould
Scientist Tanya Latty on how a single-cell organism, slime mould, can solve complex problems in some remarkable ways (R)
1 year, 9 months ago
Bettany Hughes takes you to the hottest sightseeing spots of the ancient world
What was on the "must-see" lists for tourists in 200 BCE? From the Hanging Gardens of Babylon to the Great Pyramids at Giza, historian Bettany Hughes…
1 year, 9 months ago
Finding a new version of family
Journalist Marina Kamenev on the changing story of our families in the 21st century (CW: discusses donor conception)
1 year, 9 months ago
Louise Milligan on justice, family and Ireland
The investigative reporter reflects on her beloved Ringsend relatives and what drives her work holding powerful organisations to account (CW: discuss…
1 year, 9 months ago
Tom Gleeson: the hard man of Australian comedy
Tom Gleeson discovered and honed his distinctively caustic, laconic style of humour in some unlikely places (R)
1 year, 9 months ago