As Instagram battles TikTok, BeReal attacks from the other side
Could BeReal overtake Instagram and Facebook? Data from Google trends, which ranks a search term’s popularity out of 100, shows social media platform BeReal shot from 38 to 92 points the same week “Ma...
28 Elo 202221min
The double-edged sword of making robots more human
The Science Briefing is a new podcast from LiSTNR and The Royal Institution of Australia about the science of everything and your new go-to podcast for your snapshot of science news. In this episode, ...
27 Elo 202215min
Beyond The Binary with Nevo Zisin
Nevo Zisin is a queer author, speaker, performer, and activist. Their speaking and writing in the gender and LGBTQIA+ space has been affirming for so many queer kids and adults, and educative for frie...
26 Elo 202232min
An intimacy coordinator takes us behind the scenes
Actor Sean Bean, known for Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings has been getting heat for saying intimacy coordinators reduce “the natural way lovers behave” into a “technical exercise.” Emma Thompso...
25 Elo 202222min
Shockwaves: 20 years since the Bali Bombings
Shockwaves: The Bali Bombings is a narrative documentary series exploring the lives of people in Australia and Bali impacted by the 12 October 2002 Bali Bombings. Of the 202 people killed, 88 were Aus...
24 Elo 202220min
Why homosexuality is dividing the Anglican Church
There’s been a major split in Australia’s Anglican Church; conservatives who oppose same-sex marriage have launched a breakaway movement led by former Sydney Archbishop Glenn Davies. They aim to lure ...
23 Elo 202222min
Why women are ditching the pill
The oral contraceptive pill was an absolute game changer for Australian women when it was introduced back in 1961. Why then, are oral contraceptives on their way out. We’re joined by Kelsey Menzies, a...
22 Elo 202220min
The Salman Rushdie stabbing: why he was targeted
Salman Rushdie has been stabbed at a New York lecture and could lose sight in one eye. The motivation behind the attack may be more than 30 years old. In 1989 the Iranian spiritual leader Ayatollah Ru...
21 Elo 202221min
