#248      33 min 31 sec
Prey to temptation: Our struggle with irrational health choices

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Prof Ichiro Kawachi

Social epidemiologist Prof Ichiro Kawachi describes how mental short-cuts affect our health choices, often for the worse, and what can be done to help us make better choices. Presented by Dr Dyani Lewis.

#247      25 min 25 sec
Giving off gas: Agriculture's role in greenhouse emissions

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Prof William Horwath

Biogeochemist Prof William Horwath explains the impact that modern agriculture has on greenhouse gas emissions from the soil. Presented by Dr Shane Huntington.

#246      24 min 21 sec
Where's your compassion? Generation Y and the new empathy deficit

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Asst Prof Sara Konrath

Social psychologist Dr Sara Konrath discusses intergenerational differences in empathy, and how this important social attribute seems to be diminishing in Generation Y. Presented by Dr Dyani Lewis.

#245: Inventing romance: A tangled history of love and desire

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#244: The dragon's tango: China's growing engagement in Latin America

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#243: Carrots that stick: Rethinking pleasure and pain as human motivators

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#242: Peak performance: Should elite athletes train at high altitudes?

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#241: Raising emperors: The social cost of China's one-child policy

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#240: Mass nebulous: Our evolving understanding of dark matter

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#239: Enquiry on exhibit: Enlisting art to help communicate science

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#238: Rice futures: Biofortifying food crops for better nutrition

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#237: Maps and minds: Making car and mobile navigation systems people friendly

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#236: Mercury rising: The impact of distant human activity on Antarctica

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