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Be Sad, Better

I consider myself a fairly honest person. But when someone asks that innocent question, “How are you?” I’m often tempted to twist the truth....
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My Point of No Return

They say that as an aircraft sits at the end of a runway and begins to increase its thrust, there is an imminent stage...
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Our Preoccupation With Death

I was scrolling through my phone’s app store one day when I saw something that left me bemused. It was an exercise monitor for...
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The Guts to Change

Listen to the podcast interview on the article: We are not a completely solitary being as we are accompanied by microscopic bugs. Believe it or...
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Pray As You Can

I’m going to be honest with you. I find prayer really hard. If I had to give reasons for all my tears over the...
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How to Build a Better Brain

The first time he saw a living human brain, neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta says it became “a powerful and life-changing experience”. The brain is not “grey...
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Hollywood’s Disability

When the doctor first told my wife and I that our son was going to be born with a disability, I was uncommonly brave....
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A Birthday Out of the Blue

Until that point in our marriage, my wife and I had shared a car. She worked in the city, close to public transport and...
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Desmond Tutu: A Prophetic Voice of Hope

It was a fleeting meeting, but one that left an impression on me. Living in Norway in 2001, it was the centennial celebration of...
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Why We Paint: The Krubi Sisters

Sister trio Clara, Emily and Sharon always dreamed of different things they could do together when they grew up. They never thought they would...
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Understanding Diabetes

Diabetes (or diabetes mellitus) is not one disease but a group of endocrine (hormonal) diseases. Commonly, we separate these out into type 1 diabetes,...
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NAIDOC: A Week to Remember

NAIDOC Week is July 2–9 and incorporates the second Friday—which historically was celebrated as “National Aboriginal Day”. NAIDOC stands for National Aboriginal and Islanders...