Up Close
Experts and researchers in conversation -- in science, health, technology, law, the arts, and business.
Law, science and the forging of “truth”
Social science and legal scholar Professor Sheila Jasanoff considers how science and the law interact or compete in the formulation of public reason.
The necessity of kindness
Evolutionary biologist Professor Lee Dugatkin talks to the University of Melbourne's Up Close podcast about altruistic behaviour in insects, animals and beyond.
The secret life of shampoo
An engineer's view of bubbles and droplets, and how their underlying physics and chemistry are important to a wide range of industrial processes.
Emerging insights into the way we choose
Professor Peter Bossaerts argues that investigating brain activity as we make decisions is generating new insights into how we deal with uncertainty and risk.
Publish AND perish: Medical researchers under pressure
Psychiatrist Dr Joeri Tijdink on how research and publication pressures on scientists link to professional burnout and misconduct.
Getting results with a people-first management style
Management guru Robert C. Liden on the surprisingly widespread benefits of the Servant Leadership approach.
Managing the big transitions
Global change guru Jan Rotmans argues for a radical shakeup of existing institutions and structures in the face of complex social and environmental challenges.
The end of sustainability
Environmental law expert Robin Craig argues that notions of sustainability in managing our natural resources need to make way for resilience-based approaches.
The social life of algorithms: Shaping, and shaped by, our world
The University of Melbourne podcast, Up Close, looks at how the algorithms that drive our technology shape our lives and societies, and are shaped by them.
Improving the view: Positive psychology in preventing repeat of psychotic episodes
Clinical psychologist Dr Mario Alvarez-Jimenez on non-drug approaches, such as positive psychology, in preventing repeat of psychotic episodes.