News: What messes with your head
Not all who loiter are lost
A group of my friends at uni are in their last few months of their PhD. They are in the home stretch. I can’t help but wish I was in their place. I tell them this and the reaction I get are genuine looks of trepidation and anxiety. They tell me it feels like they’re so close to the finish line, but also feel so far away from it.Â
Summer is coming!
The first hints of the change in season got me thinking about what I am most looking forward to about the warmer weather.
How does the media we consume influence the way we think?
Have you wondered at the effect of media – be it a film, a TV show, the local newspaper, a podcast, or a book – on our internal states? On our ideas and behaviours? On the deep-seated decisions we make?Â
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Jumping for joy
I had the most fun I have had in a long time and it was at a trampoline park.
Conducting interviews
I have recently begun conducting my field research for my PhD, in the form of interviews with politicians.
The trouble with empathy
In today's increasingly divided social and political climate, what role does empathy play? Are we supposed to have empathy for everyone? How do we decide who is and isn’t worthy of our empathy? Where would we even begin?
On blossoms and overcoming
‘Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower.’
I’m a tropical girl and am not originally from Australia so I still really sometimes struggle during winter. Having said that, I think this time of year is really magical - especially the last couple of weeks of winter, when the season’s just about to change.Â
Review: Osteria Oggi
Osteria Oggi is a must-visit for fresh, authentic pasta and warm, intimate interiors, right in the heart of the Adelaide CBD.
I missed the snow
As soon as I left home, I missed something really exciting, snow!
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