Asked by:What are you going to do to stop this culture from killing the planet?
How mature is Australia as a nation?
This question is important because it reflects on the debates, thoughts and conversations that occur across Australian society, which influences public opinion and government policy. It is particularly important when we consider ideas about social progress and human advancement.
Asked by:How many does light bulbs does it take to change a politician?
People have great ideas all the time- how to help those in need, starting with providing water where there is none, sanitary and hygiene products where they are lacking, food and shelter to those without… but do politicians ever change? We keep electing and fostering a system where the greediest are given the role of decision makers… why is that?
Asked by:Why don’t more people have difficult conversations?
Asked by:What’s it all about, Alfie?
I have always found it to be a most poignant song/question and I wanted to ask it again in a milieu where it would be wrestled with a tad. With the 24 hour news cycle constantly informing us yet increasingly we have no clue as to what is really going on in the world.
is viewing events the best way for us to understand the world? Or should we be looking deeper?
How can we act with honesty and empathy, and create valuable work, when creative industries demand us to be competitive, often over-committed, and sometimes cynical?
These things seem at odds, and unsustainable. There has to be a better way forward.
Asked by:Why should I be denied the freedom to sell my organs?
Throughout our lives we sacrifice many things for money- relationships, comfort, time- if I can rationally decide, with no duress, that dispensing with an organ is my preferred mode of raising money why should I be prevented from doing so? Particularly given that it may save the life of someone in urgent need.
When will we stop using plastic?
Asked by:If a piece of meat is grown in a lab (and was never part of an animal) is it actually still ‘meat’?
As a constantly-lapsing vegetarian, I am interested in both the science and philosophy of meat. I know many others are too.
Asked by:Is it true that men get more conservative, but women get more progressive, as they get older?
Asked by:How can we improve our powers of persuasion?
We seem to spend a lot of time telling people they’re wrong (and even stupid) – in politics, in the media, on social forums. Nobody ever seems to change their mind. It all seems a bit boring and pointless. Can we change the way we communicate and actually have an effect?
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