Eric van Bemmel

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The state of the science in an age of cannabis liberalisation

From our archives: As more jurisdictions legalise cannabis, what do we really know about the effects of weed?

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Business & Economics

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Podcast

What are the keys to a successful urban innovation district?

Walkability and human networking are among the essential ingredients in creative ecosystems popping up in cities across the globe

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Why feeling pain is key to our happiness

Psychologist Brock Bastian on the curious benefit of unpleasantness to our pursuit of pleasure

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Health & Medicine

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Podcast

Why isn’t treatment for depression leading to lower prevalence?

Population health guru Professor Tony Jorm asks why we’re not seeing sufferer numbers drop

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Business & Economics

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Podcast

Emerging insights into the way we choose

The rise of decision neuroscience and its implications beyond economics

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Business & Economics

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Podcast

The end of sustainability

Environmental law scholar Robin Craig on realism and resilience in managing our natural resources

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Business & Economics

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Podcast

Costing us dearly: The toll of austerity policy on public health

Sociologist David Stuckler contends that we’re selling public health short when we impose budget cutbacks during economic downturn

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