When you deliver a university course that makes students happier, everybody wants to know what the secret is. What are your tips? What are your top ten recommendations? These are the most asked questions, as if there is some quick, surefire path to happiness. The problem is that there are no life-transforming discoveries, because most […] … learn more→

It’s a weeknight, parents rush through the door from work, grab a snack, and then speed off in various directions to children’s extracurricular activities. As they do, they are managing tired and hungry kids as they all move from one thing to the next. Sound familiar? As of 2022–23, almost 50% of Australian children under 14 participated […] … learn more→

Using a Salty Dog Adventure Gear rooftop tent can offer several advantages for outdoor enthusiasts: Convenience: Rooftop tents provide an easy and convenient way to set up camp. You don’t need to worry about finding a flat spot or clearing rocks and debris from the ground. Just park your vehicle, unfold the tent, and you’re […] … learn more→

Technological advances have changed the relationship with the world and human relationships . In a society of images, marked with the seal of individualism, it is now a question of investing in a “capital” body that is infinitely perfectible and must be preserved. We have observed an increase in maintenance and fitness activities since the health crisis, and more and more […] … learn more→

As a clinical psychologist, I often encounter clients who say that they are troubled by thoughts that “repeat endlessly” in their heads, which they find difficult to overcome. Rumination (ruminating) and overthinking (thinking too much) are often considered the same. The two are related but slightly different. Rumination is thinking about things over and over in our minds. This can lead to overthinking – […] … learn more→

Have we invented reality? Is it just the fruit of the human brain? There is a current, based on quantum physics, that insists on removing reality from reality. The proposal is this: If a tree dies, to give an example, it will be dead no matter who observes it, and we can have empirical proof that it […] … learn more→

There have been concerns about screens making kids more sedentary and less active since TV was introduced more than half a century ago. “Screen use” and “not enough exercise” are (separately) among the top health concerns Australian parents have about their children. But screens are not necessarily the enemy of exercise. Our research looks at how screens […] … learn more→

Parents and caregivers of school-aged children are all too familiar with the after-school conversation that sounds a little something like: “How was school?” “Fine.” “What did you learn?” “Nothing.” Conversations between children of all ages and attentive, caring adults offer strong benefits in all domains of children’s well-being. When these conversations are purposeful and strategic, they can even strengthen skills […] … learn more→

Forgetting in our day to day lives may feel annoying or, as we get older, a little frightening. But it is an entirely normal part of memory – enabling us to move on or make space for new information. In fact, our memories aren’t as reliable as we may think. But what level of forgetting is actually […] … learn more→

In fiction it is not strange to find the figure of the assistant robot. This is usually a fully self-aware humanoid robot, a type of sapiens robot programmed to collaborate on certain tasks with humans. Some of the best known are C-3PO, from Star Wars , and Baymax, from Big Hero 6 . In these stories there is usually […] … learn more→