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Saturday 20 March 2010

Diving into dolphin heads: science, rights and ethics

The Cove took out this year's Oscar for best documentary for its confronting coverage of the annual dolphin culls in Taiji, Japan. Scientists argue dolphins have complex, large brains - second only to human brains relative to body weight. Join Natasha Mitchell with leading cetacean scientists and an ethicist for a tour of a waterborne 'alien intelligence'. What are the consequences for captivity, and a controversial call for 'personhood' status?  Read Transcript

Saturday 13 March 2010

Archival Curiosities: Elisabeth Kubler-Ross on death and dying.

Psychiatrist Dr Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's book On Death and Dying in many ways transformed the way we publicly and privately talk about death and grief, and inspired the modern palliative care movement. From the depths of the ABC's rich archives comes this 1978 interview with Kubler-Ross. She died in 2004, and her ideas and legacy continue to provoke, and to court controversy. NB: The interviewer in this broadcast was of course the much loved ROBERT (BOB) Moore, not Richard. Apologies, this has been corrected.  Read Transcript

Saturday 06 March 2010

Stressed out! The powerful biology of stress

A little tension keeps us on our toes - we're biologically primed for it. But 'toxic' stress makes us physically sick, and powerful research is now revealing its potent impact on our developing bodies and brains. Don't miss two world leaders transforming our understanding.  Read Transcript

Saturday 27 February 2010

When Your Mind is Not Your Own: Community Treatment Orders

How do we balance human rights, social inclusion and risk when a mind goes off the rails? Is there value in enforced treatment and can it be justified?  Read Transcript

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