Can You Tell Me Why?

About "Can You Tell Me Why?"

If you enjoyed Can You Tell Me How, then have a listen to UOW’s first podcast, Can You Tell Me Why? In this series we talk to UOW experts over eight episodes to find surprising answers to difficult questions - from why you can’t keep your exercise routine, to why children need fathers.

Find surprising answers to difficult questions

A podcast by the University of Wollongong

Can You Tell Me Why? Episodes

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If you pay for a gym membership you don’t use, or have new joggers gathering dust in the corner, take a walk with us as we find out why.

Featured Experts:

  • Dr Christian Swann, Associate Research Fellow, Early Start Research Institute (now at SCU)
  • Matthew Schweickle, PhD candidate, Early Start Research Institute

 

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Can fathers be replaced by other male role models? We look at the influence fathers and father figures have on early childhood development.

Featured Experts:

  • Dr Elisabeth Duursma, Senior Lecturer, Early Start Research Institute
  • Professor Marc in het Panhuis, Chief Investigator, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science, Australian Institute for Innovative Materials

 

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Many drugs now illegal were legal, not so long ago, so what would happen if we admitted defeat and ended the drug war?

Featured Experts:

  • Ben Mostyn, School of Law
  • Associate Professor Lynne Magor-Blatch, School of Psychology

 

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Do prisons work? And why do people commit crimes? We look at the psychology of crime and finding a balance between punishment and mercy.

Featured Experts:

  • Associate Professor Mitch Byrne, School of Psychology
  • Associate Professor Julia Quilter, School of Law

 

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From making hamburgers to driving trains, the robot economy is inevitable. But just as jobs will disappear, will automation herald new industries?

Featured Experts:

  • Dr Eduardo Fernandez-Pol, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance.
  • Dr Nathan Larkin, Research Fellow, School of Mechanical, Materials, Mechatronics and Biomedical Engineering.

 

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Millennials are facing the most expensive housing market in history. How did it get that way and is buying worth it?

Featured Experts:

  • Professor Simon Ville, School of Humanities and Social Inquiry
  • Professor Pascal Perez, Director, SMART Infrastructure Facility

 

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Hold the avo! It can be hard to know when to sacrifice and when to treat yourself. We talk savings and if there’s hope for the future.

Featured Experts:

  • Charlie Gillon, PhD Candidate, Australian Centre for Cultural Environmental Research, School of Geography and Sustainable Communities
  • Loretta Iskra, Associate Lecturer, School of Accounting, Economics and Finance

 

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Or maybe we can. We discuss the reality of 3D printing bones, tissues and maybe entire organs in humanity’s quest to beat disease and death.

Featured Experts:

  • Professor Gordon Wallace, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science
  • Professor Katina Michael, School of Computing and Information Technology

 

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