Confirmation Bias – I Believe, Therefore It’s true
We need to acknowledge everyone has bias and be aware of those pre-conditioned responses that help us negotiate life and define who we are. In fact, we can't do without them - it is basic to who we are and how we think and interact. Some people become so one eyed that they can't even consider different views. Dr Martijn Van der Kamp of Monash University says "Because we hold them so close, we feel an emotional or negative response. We have automatic judgements that devalue people who hold opposite views."
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University and Me
First times are important. We mark a child's first tooth, first step and first day of school. University and me introduces a young man, Garrick Lyte-Mason, who is experiencing university for the first time. A personable and enthusiastic young man, Garrick attended a Christian school. At university he is moving away from the structured regime of what, when and how to study of his school days. Garrick is also meeting the challenge of asserting his identity as a Christian in a secular environment.
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Teens Need To Understand The Bible Formed Our Culture
The Bible is becoming an 'Invisible Book' for many young Australians. The Bible Society are urging students to understand the role the Bible had in creating the culture they live in and the books they study at school. They are offering a great prize to students who upload the most popular short video explaining the biblical references hidden some of Shakespeare's plays.
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Budget 2018 – You Can’t Survive On $39 A Day
Anglicare's Susan King says people on New Start simply can't live on $39 per day. Nicholas Gruen CEO of Lateral economics explains that the current link between infrastructure spending and politics s is not the best way to decide spending priorities.
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Holding On To God When You Have Dementia
Dementia robs memory, language and life skills. It changes relationships and it changes people. But does it take away faith and your relationship with God. HammondCare's Lois Haultain has found many ways people with dementia are able to stay close to God.
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A Dark Secret Let Me Understand My Father
Growing up, Anne Connor knew her father was touchy. Her father could be moody, edgy, depressed all without apparent reason. It was not until decades after his death that they learnt the horrible truth. He accidentally shot and killed his friend in WW2, a tragedy which haunted him for the rest of his life. Anne's book, "Two Generations" is a fictionalised memoir of how that dark secret darkly impacts a family.
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Waste Product That Cleans Up Oil Spills
Pure science research often comes up with the best solutions to real world problems. Professor Justin Chalker from Flinders University has proved just that with the second astounding use for a polymer made from used cooking oil and petroleum by-products.
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Detroit’s Rust Belt Redemption
How does a formerly great city, find a place in the world when the industry that had sustained it is gone? You call in pastor Chris Lambert and his non profit Life Remodeled. In 2017 he mobilized 11,032 volunteers in six days. They started work on a Community Innovation Centre, repaired 53 homes, boarded up 534 vacant houses and removed blight on 367 blocks.
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On-Line Conspiracy – Who Buys It, And Why?
Dr Colin Klein from ANU has studied a massive download of data from the conspiracy section of social media site Reddit and found some interesting new information about who spreads on-line conspiracy theories and why. His work shatters the image of conspiracy theorists as deluded, tin-foil hat wearing people who insist all things are connected and are prepared to believe just about anything.
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