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On the trail of the mega-shark
When Tim Flannery was a boy he found a palm-sized fossilised tooth of a prehistoric shark.The find changed the course of his life
3 years ago
Toby Walsh: the power and perils of Chat GPT
Professor Toby Walsh on the rise of generative AI chatbots and their potential to overtake human intelligence
3 years ago
John's wild dogs
They have strange coats that look like they're painted on, and while their big Mickey Mouse ears are cute, their domestic dog-like looks aren't parti…
3 years ago
Martin Flanagan on exchanging shame for grace
In 1966, Martin was 10 years old when he was sent to a Catholic Boarding school in North-West Tasmania. Decades later, he began his own reckoning wit…
3 years ago
Healing the grieving heart
Wendy Liu has spent many years right up close to death. As a forensic counsellor she worked with families who had lost someone to an accident or viol…
3 years ago
Maggie Beer: from Bankstown to the Barossa
Maggie Beer started her working life at the age of 14 in a chenille bedspread factory. Two decades later, in a pheasant farm in the Barossa Valley, s…
3 years ago
How Ben's brain changed
An unexpected stroke temporarily robbed Ben Mckelvey of his ability to speak, write and understand words. Eventually, Ben re-learnt the art of langua…
3 years ago
The army town, the lodger, and a succulent Chinese meal
Writer Mark Dapin’s childhood was disrupted at the age of 10, when his mum fell in love with the lodger. He was then raised in an army town called Al…
3 years ago
Anna McGahan and God
Anna McGahan was playing a sex worker on Australia's biggest television show when she found God, renounced nudity on screen and tried to become the p…
3 years ago
The story of the human voice
John Colapinto was singing a Beatles song in front of Bette Midler when he injured his vocal cords. The experience set him on the path to studying th…
3 years ago