Melbourne University Up Close Podcast

  1. REBROADCAST #343: Cannabis research: The state of the science in an age of weed liberalization2017/12/28
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  2. REBROADCAST #342: Dynamics of scandal: On facilitating, denying and covering up institutional child sex abuse2017/12/14
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  3. REBROADCAST #341: Fume with a view: Consumer products and your indoor air quality2017/11/30
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  4. REBROADCAST #334: From pole to pole: New research into treating bipolar disorder2017/11/17


    In this rebroadcast episode, research psychiatrist Prof Allan Young discusses bipolar disorder, and examines leading edge research into finding new treatments for this condition. Presented by Sila Genc.

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  5. #406: Treaty fatigue: International law meets the new globalized nationalism2017/10/23
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  6. #405: What are the keys to a successful urban innovation district?2017/10/19
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  7. #404: Getting cancer care to better reflect patients' lived experience2017/10/05
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  8. #403: Copping it globally: The rise and reach of transnational policing 2017/09/21
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  9. #402: Silent killer: Coming to grips with an emerging epidemic of viral hepatitis2017/09/07
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  10. #401: Why feeling pain is key to our happiness2017/08/24
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  11. #400: Phantom democracies: John Keane on the New Global Despotism2017/08/10
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  12. #399: How attitudes disable: Rethinking our assumptions about people with impairments2017/07/27
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  13. #398: The baby makers: The science behind healthier embryos and better IVF2017/07/13
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  14. #397: Embracing the finite: Making our way in an era of dwindling natural resources2017/06/29
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  15. #396: Rivers as persons: What it means to give legal rights to nature2017/06/15
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  16. #395: China in Africa: Who benefits?2017/06/01
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  17. #394: What's killing women? Sex disparity and the shifting landscape of age-related disease2017/05/18
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  18. #393: Antagonize your ageing: The science behind living healthier for longer2017/05/04
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  19. #392: Feeding the 9 billion: Inconvenient truths about global food security 2017/04/20
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  20. #391: Not the highest bidder: China’s crony capitalism and the large scale looting of public assets2017/04/06
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  21. #390: The human cost of hate: The lasting damage caused by homophobia and transphobia2017/03/22
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  22. #389: Genetic find and replace with CRISPR: Technology that will revolutionize medicine and agriculture2017/03/07
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  23. #388: The power of a warm welcome: Forging a humanitarian response to refugees amid negative media imagery2017/02/23
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  24. #387: Team positive: Taking the science of wellbeing to a systems level2017/02/09
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  25. #386: Global warming's companion crisis: Reactive nitrogen and its threat to human and planetary health2017/01/26
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  26. #385: Outbreak! Human pandemics and how to manage the inevitable2017/01/16
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  27. #384: Exploring the impact of city lights on birds, and building better detergents2016/12/29
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  28. #383: Crimes of state: When a nation goes from protector to perpetrator2016/12/15
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  29. #382: Going viral: Global food security under threat from crop and livestock diseases2016/12/01
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  30. #381: Let's get physical: Designing cities with our health in mind2016/11/17
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  31. #380: Recovery from stroke: Harnessing the brain's capacity to overcome disability2016/11/03
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  32. #379: Old and in the way? Aging workers and generational battle lines in the workplace2016/10/20
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  33. #378: Show me the data: Sifting pseudoscience from the real thing2016/10/06
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  34. #377: Ways of engaging: Challenging harmful ideologies in belief and practice2016/09/22
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  35. #376: Jihad and 'just war': Twisting the law on the way to the battlefield2016/09/08
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  36. #375: Ear to the ground: Preparing for and recovering from earthquakes2016/08/25
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  37. #374: Not merely emotion: Reclaiming "passion" as a driver of human behavior2016/08/11
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  38. #373: Ongoing symptoms: Why isn't treatment for depression and anxiety leading to lower prevalence?2016/07/28
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  39. #372: The road to dignity: Philip Alston on freedom from poverty as a human right2016/07/14
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  40. #371: Slippery descent: Untangling the complexity of our evolutionary history2016/06/30
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  41. #370: Twin engines of truth? How science and law interact to construct our world2016/06/16
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  42. #369: The necessity of kindness: Altruism in animals and beyond2016/06/02
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  43. #368: Decision neuroscience: Emerging insights into the way we choose2016/05/19
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  44. #367: Publish AND perish: Science and medical researchers under pressure2016/05/05
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  45. #366: Beyond the caring boss: The powerful management style of Servant Leadership2016/04/21
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  46. #365: Managing transition: How do we prepare for complex social and environmental change?2016/04/07
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  47. #364: The end of sustainability: Realism and resilience in managing our natural resources2016/03/15
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  48. #363: The social life of algorithms: Shaping, and being shaped by, our world2016/03/10
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  49. #362: Costing us dearly: The toll of austerity policy on public health2016/02/25
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  50. #361: Passions betrayed: The end of "doing what you love" in the workforce2016/02/11
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