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Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes are uncertain. People are irrational.
So, if falling crime rates coincide with the rise of violent video games and increasing violence on TV and at the cinema, should we conclude that... →
A strangely reflective, even melancholy day. Is that because, unlike our cousins in the northern hemisphere, Easter is not associated with the energy... →
Actually, I can't imagine anything more tedious than a perfect person, especially if it was someone who also demanded perfection from me.
I suspect the secret of personal attraction is locked up in our unique imperfections, flaws and frailties.
One reason we resist making deliberate choices is that choice equals change and most of us, feeling the world is unpredictable enough, try to... →
No one welcomes chaos, but why crave stability and predictability?
Is it possible that literacy standards are falling because young Australians are growing up in a culture in which they can be entertained and... →
The question is, will we continue to fight what may be a rearguard action to defend universal literacy as a central goal of our education system, or... →
On average, Australians watch more than three hours of television a day, compared with 12 minutes a day spent by the average couple talking to each... →
The underlying message of the Lancet article is that if you want to understand aggressive behaviour in children, look to the social and emotional... →
But the rule seems to be that the bigger and more life-changing the decision, the less it will seem like a decision at all.
It's Australian to do such things because, however uncivilised they may seem, it's human to do them.
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