Five types of food to increase your psychological well-being
Sep 10, 2018 13:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
We all know eating healthy food is good for our physical health and can decrease our risk of developing diabetes, cancer, obesity and heart disease. What is not as well known is that eating healthy food is also good for...
Health Check: what happens when you hold in a fart?
Sep 10, 2018 13:41 pm UTC| Health
Ever been in a situation where passing wind is going to be hugely embarrassing and youve had to hold in a fart? Lets face it we all have. Trying to hold it in leads to a build up of pressure and major discomfort. A...
Prisoners need drug and alcohol treatments but AA programs aren't the answer
Sep 09, 2018 20:44 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Prisons and drug use are closely linked. Two-thirds of Australian prisoners report using illicit drugs in the 12 months before they entered prison, compared with 12% of the general population in the previous 12 months....
In the hunt for a spouse, love plays a role but so does education
Sep 09, 2018 20:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Having a committed partner and good family relationships are important to most people. Countless novels, fairy tales and movies have told romantic stories about love that endear us to the idea of romantic...
For millennials, employment is a public health challenge
Sep 09, 2018 20:42 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
Millennials now make up the largest share of the Canadian workforce and many are facing precarious working conditions. As a society, we have previously assumed that if young Canadians invest in formal training and pay...
The science of multitasking, and why you should doodle in class
Sep 09, 2018 20:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views Health
When somebody can juggle lots of things at the same time, we often say that they are good multitaskers. All of us multitask once in a while. But psychologists have been warning us about it for decades. Some say its...
Considering surgery for endometriosis? Here's what you need to know
Sep 09, 2018 20:38 pm UTC| Health
Between 1% and 10% of Australian women have endometriosis, a condition where the tissue that normally lines the uterus, the endometrium, grows outside the womb. These days, incisions for endometriosis surgery are...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects