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how pleasure affects our brain

  • Written by: James Kesby, Advance Queensland Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
how pleasure affects our brainIt's not just our taste buds thanking us when we give ourselves a sweet treat. Rakicevic Nenad/Unsplash

This is part of our series on Changing the Brain, about what’s happening in our brain in various mental states and how we can change it for the better and worse.


Every day we make a range of choices in the pursuit of pleasure: we do things...

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China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis

  • Written by: Jenni Downes, Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisisBernard Spragg. NZ/Flickr

Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is meeting with his state and territory counterparts today. Top of their agenda? The recycling crisis precipitated by the China “ban”.

States and councils around the country have been struggling since the imposition of import restrictions that exclude 99% of the...

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It's funny to name species after celebrities, but there's a serious side too

  • Written by: Kevin Thiele, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Western Australia
It's funny to name species after celebrities, but there's a serious side tooAttenborougharion rubicundus is one of more than a dozen species named after the legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough.Simon Grove/Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, CC BY

Microleo attenboroughi. Scaptia beyonceae. Crikey steveirwini. These are the scientific names of just a few of the nearly 25,000 species of plants, animals, fungi and...

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Designing the compassionate city to overcome built-in biases and help us live better

  • Written by: Jenny Donovan, Urban Designer and Sessional Lecturer, La Trobe University
Designing the compassionate city to overcome built-in biases and help us live betterOriginating in the Netherlands, the concept of 'woonerfs', areas designed to invite walking, playing, socialising and cycling while curbing motor vehicles, has spread to cities in other countries, including Berlin.Eric Sehr/Flickr, CC BY-SA

When we design, build, manage, occupy or even just pass through a place, we change it. Whether we are...

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  1. Friday essay: recovering a narrative of place
  2. Museum or not? The changing face of curated science, tech, art and culture
  3. Banning soldiers displaying death symbols is about the right military mindset, not political correctness
  4. Can the Turnbull government make the election all about tax?
  5. Pregnant women are at increased risk of domestic violence in all cultural groups
  6. How courts and costs are undermining ASIC and the ACCC's efforts to police misbehaving banks and businesses
  7. How 'new power' is driving journalism in the digital age
  8. Kidnapped democracy: how can citizens escape?
  9. Some women feel grief after an abortion, but there's no evidence of serious mental health issues
  10. Academics call on Facebook to make data more widely available for research
  11. Experiment shows Einstein's quantum 'spooky action' approaches the human scale
  12. can they make us smarter?
  13. As a new defence chief comes in, Australia must focus its attention on its neighbours
  14. do we need ribbon-cutting infrastructure for jobs and growth?
  15. Where has Melbourne's political graffiti gone?
  16. Kyoto has many things to celebrate, but losing its trams isn't one of them
  17. Where did trees come from?
  18. Turnbull government abandons $8.2 billion Medicare levy increase
  19. The biggest clash of heroes and villains in Avengers: Infinity War
  20. Clarrie Combo, Mrs Brown and Aboriginal soldiers in WW2
  21. Women have been neglected by the Anzac tradition, and it's time that changed
  22. Robert Kelly on the Korean summits
  23. Yes, your kids can run all day – they’ve got muscles like endurance athletes
  24. Don't be misled: sign up for GetFacts
  25. what is the link and who is at risk?
  26. Labor's Newspoll lead narrows federally and in Victoria
  27. Why short 'unconscious bias' programs aren't enough to end racial harassment and discrimination
  28. A Tasmanian Requiem is a musical reckoning, and a pathway to reconciliation
  29. Gallipoli commemorations of Turkish youth tell us much about politics in Turkey
  30. As North Korea builds a season of summits, the stakes on denuclearisation remain high
  31. does Australia need personal income tax cuts?
  32. We can change our brain and its ability to cope with disease with simple lifestyle choices
  33. Eight things that should be included in screen guidelines for students
  34. Melbourne Airport is going to be as busy as Heathrow, so why the argument about one train line?
  35. How Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer win blurs lines between classical music and pop
  36. Fracking can cause social stress in nearby areas: new research
  37. From pancakes to soccer balls, new study shows how galaxies change shape as they age
  38. Despite living amongst plants with large seeds, extinct giant moa dispersed only tiny seeds
  39. Abbott suggests sacking bank regulators as ASIC feels the heat
  40. Media reporting on women in the military is preserving a male dominated culture
  41. Australian governments don't work with each other and it's holding back regional economies in trouble
  42. is there an optimal time of day to work out?
  43. We asked five experts: is walking enough exercise?
  44. Big businesses who give shareholders tax credits pay more tax: study
  45. What happens in our bodies when we sleep?
  46. science and emotion are not only compatible, they're inseparable
  47. Why we need to review how we test for teacher quality
  48. Being a property investor or house hunter makes Sydneysiders more supportive of foreign investment
  49. In ancient Mesopotamia, sex among the gods shook heaven and earth
  50. The causes of paedophilia and child sexual abuse are more complex than the public believes

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