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Education the key to reversing binge-drinking culture: new research
Macquarie Business School researchers are investigating how to tackle our nation’s alcohol addiction as figures reveal one in four adults are drinking to excess.
The yuck factor: turning disgust to our advantage
We’ve all touched something squishy and assumed the worst. But can we translate this feeling of revulsion into better public health messaging? New Macquarie research suggests we can.
How to choose healthier takeaway food
Home cooking with fresh ingredients is the holy grail of healthy eating, but can takeaway be good for you? Dietitian Valentina Duong from the MQ Health Healthy Weight Clinic says yes – if we choose carefully.
Review: Why we're still haunted by Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is a story that still haunts us 175 years after its publication. Gothic literature specialist Kirstin Mills explores what it is about this strange novel that keeps us coming back to it, and also reviews a new stage adaptation.
Making your child's first 2000 days count
Do you know if your pre-schooler is meeting their developmental milestones? MQ Health paediatric clinicians and allied health practitioners explain how you can help them and what to look for along the way.
Deliver-Ouch: High injury rate in food delivery cyclists is under-reported
Gig economy workers delivering meals on bike-wheels are getting hurt while trying to earn an income, and new Macquarie University research shows their injuries are greatly under-reported.
Please explain: Why do we like what we like?
Everyone’s taste is different, but why do some of us headbang to Metallica while others bliss out to Bach? The answer is more complex than you might think, according to Macquarie University Psychology Professor Bill Thompson.
New guide helps residents convert their high-rise into a vertical village
Apartment-dwellers can reduce feelings of social isolation by connecting with other residents to turn their high-rise housing into vertical villages – new guidelines offer some great ideas.
Defamation explained: Could Depp v Heard happen here?
Truth is a defence in both Australia and the US, but payouts have limits in Australia - and a case here would never be livestreamed to the world, explains Julian Dight, a legal academic at Macquarie Law School.
The science of letting go – for the sake of your hip pocket and the planet
Some of us are consuming more than we can afford and, as a society, more than the planet can sustain. But, with the help of science, we can break the cycle of overconsumption, says Associate Professor in Psychology Melissa Norberg.
The Great Resignation: Purpose and meaning matter more than ever
As workers quit their jobs en masse in the COVID-19 era, companies need to reassess what they offer to employees, says Professor Debbie Haski-Leventhal, Professor of Management at Macquarie Businesss School.
Probiotics for honeybees could help stop falling population
Scientists hope a new immunity-boosting probiotic developed for honeybees will help fight infections being blamed for their declining population.