“The secret message communicated to most young people today by the society around them is that they are not needed, that the society will run itself quite nicely until they – at some distant point in the future – will … Continue reading Social Science of Youth
Whenever I go to Little Bourke Street, I think of geographer Kay Anderson’s research on Chinatown in Melbourne (she’s also done similar work in Vancouver).
Continue reading “Social Science of Chinatown”
In 2013 Nobel-prize winning economist Joseph Stiglitz argued Australia is overly focused on debt without putting this into international context.
Continue reading “Economics for Social Infrastructure”
The lights in the video below represent areas on our planet where there’s more than 1 million people. This display at the Museum of Victoria educates on the ecological impact of population growth on the environment and climate change.
Continue reading “How Over Population Changes the World”
A study published in Social Science Quarterly shows that music lessons outside of school have a positive effect on literacy and math.
Continue reading “Music Literacy and Social Mobility”
I was featured on the University College London Researchers about my time running my consultancy. Read more below about my career transition and how I use social science when working with not-for-profit organisations and businesses.
Continue reading “Turning Social Science Into a Business”
The social science quote for the week is by philosopher Bertrand Russell, from “Power: A New Social Analysis.”
This week’s social science snack is about the importance of the museum as a place for life-long learning.
Continue reading “Museum and Life-Long Learning”
Common law does not require people are given access to an interpreter but legal cases show that use of interpreters does not always lead to an accurate and fair presentation of evidence in court. This is especially problematic for Indigenous Australians who speak diverse languages that don’t necessarily translate well through the mouths of a poorly trained interpreter.
Continue reading “Indigenous Australians, Justice & Language Translation”
This week’s social science quote comes from Marxist revolutionary Ernesto “Che” Guevara, on social protest. Continue reading Social Science Quote: Che Guevara
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