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I survived stage four prostate cancer – now I’m meeting the cells that unravelled my world

Nine years ago, Tim Baker was diagnosed with stage four, metastatic prostate cancer. Today, astonishingly, he’s fit and healthy, and meeting the scientists researching new treatments for this disease.

Medicine and health

An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?

Ways to interact with virtual versions of our deceased loved ones are now a possibility – but there’s a raft of ethical and emotional challenges involved.

Technology

Sustainable shopping no longer a trend, but a consumer movement

Pricing and promotions continue to be an influential factor in consumer spending behaviour, but there’s a fast-growing segment of values-driven shoppers.

Business

From crunch to crisis: How Australians are changing their spending and retail habits

As living costs continue to rise, it’s clear Australians are changing their buying behaviours in response to financial pessimism.

Business and economy

Undernourished, stressed and overworked: Cost-of-living pressures are taking a toll on Australians’ health

Despite signs that inflation is levelling off, Australians could feel the health impacts of high prices for some time.

Business and economy

In 2024, don’t forget to check on your older neighbours living alone

Loneliness isn’t a universal occurrence in later life, but tends to affect older people who live alone or in care homes. We must work collectively to destigmatise loneliness, and create a safe space to talk about it.

Politics and society

The urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post-pandemic child’

To rebuild our children’s mental health after the duress of the COVID-19 pandemic, we must redefine how mental health services are delivered to our communities, and create a scaffold of affordable and accessible support.

Medicine and health

Episode 90: What Are We Trying to Escape?

A healthy retreat or a slippery slope? Experts from Monash and beyond discuss how escapism, from LARPing to video games to binge-watching, affects our lives.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

How lab-grown hybrid lifeforms bamboozle scientific ethics

Pigs with human kidneys? Brain-powered computer chips? Science is creating new kinds of living things – and our moral understanding needs to catch up fast.

Politics and society

Episode 87: Can Tech Unlock Humans’ Full Potential?

Are the rapid advancements in AI, medicine and neuroscience propelling us towards a transhumanist future?

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Episode 86: Are Humans About to Evolve?

Trace the increasingly blurred line between man and machine in the world of transhumanism on our “What Happens Next?” podcast.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Episode 81: What Happens When We Stop Playing?

The “What Happens Next?” season premiere explores play’s profound impact on creativity, wellbeing, and learning. Experts unravel how play shapes our lives.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Precarious work and study lives after Year 12

New research from The Smith Family tracks a group of young people, two years after finishing high school.

Education

Neoliberal welfare policy blinded by ideology

Existing research evidence suggests the hegemony of neoliberal measures within Australian welfare policy has resulted in higher, not lower, levels of social and economic injustice.

Politics and society

Beyond the out-of-home care safety net

Australia has moved from a laggard to a global leader in leaving care policy and practice, but further work is required to broadly address three major areas.

Medicine and health

In rural and remote healthcare, investing in the workforce isn’t enough

Health status is more complex than just your address. At a population level, the biggest predictor of health status is the social determinants of health. We need to think outside the box to determine who needs care most, and how it can be delivered.

Medicine and health

Dementia, and the dangers of navigating old age

Up to 60% of people with dementia will get lost at some point after diagnosis – but are more likely to survive than other older people.

Medicine and health

Increase in diabetes numbers hides a ray of hope

Reports of a diabetes “tsunami” are hiding a key part of the picture. There’s a good reason the numbers are increasing.

Medicine and health

Episode 75: Can NFTs Help Digital Artists?

On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, we delve into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – their potential benefits, and downsides.

What Happens Next?

Digging deep on Aussie nongs and drongos

Drongos, dickheads and ning-nongs: Why Australia is a nation of nongs, but mightn’t be for long.

Politics and society

Episode 72: Is Australia Behind in the Critical Minerals Race?

On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, we examine whether mining and sustainability can go hand-in-hand as we transition to a decarbonised future,

What Happens Next?

Episode 71: Can We Save Endangered Languages?

On a new episode of Monash University's "What Happens Next?" podcast, learn about efforts to preserve languages, and how our words can build a more inclusive society.

Podcast: What Happens Next?

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

The first Labor budget in nine years, delivered against a grim economic backdrop, contains few surprises as it charts Australia's way through uncertain times and high-cost hazards.

Politics and society

Living with a disability during the pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted many of us, but a group that’s been severely affected are those living with disabilities in poverty.

Politics and society

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I survived stage four prostate cancer – now I’m meeting the cells that unravelled my world

An eerie ‘digital afterlife’ is no longer science fiction. So how do we navigate the risks?

Sustainable shopping no longer a trend, but a consumer movement

From crunch to crisis: How Australians are changing their spending and retail habits

Undernourished, stressed and overworked: Cost-of-living pressures are taking a toll on Australians’ health

In 2024, don’t forget to check on your older neighbours living alone

The urgent need to secure the future of the ‘post-pandemic child’

Episode 90: What Are We Trying to Escape?

How lab-grown hybrid lifeforms bamboozle scientific ethics

Episode 87: Can Tech Unlock Humans’ Full Potential?

Episode 86: Are Humans About to Evolve?

Episode 81: What Happens When We Stop Playing?

Precarious work and study lives after Year 12

Neoliberal welfare policy blinded by ideology

Beyond the out-of-home care safety net

In rural and remote healthcare, investing in the workforce isn’t enough

Dementia, and the dangers of navigating old age

Increase in diabetes numbers hides a ray of hope

Episode 75: Can NFTs Help Digital Artists?

Digging deep on Aussie nongs and drongos

Episode 72: Is Australia Behind in the Critical Minerals Race?

Episode 71: Can We Save Endangered Languages?

Federal budget, October 2022: Your five-minute guide

Living with a disability during the pandemic