What Does That Mean?
The Covid Conversation with John Elder
Playlist by What Does That Mean?Through discussions with a variety of experts, The New Daily science editor John Elder seeks to provide clarity and calm during the COVID-19 pandemic.Follow the podcast:
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Heroes, zeroes and who deserves a statue - The COVID Conversation
Historian Dale Blair gives some context to Captain Cook, and tells of the redemptive story of Confederate General who deserves to be well remembered.
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Where our police go wrong - The COVID Conversation
Criminologist Emma Ryan says Australian police lack oversight in their use of tasers. She says we need a new plan for what minimum force actually means.
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DIY morality - The COVID Conversation
With the decline of religion and the rise of the individual, how do home-made notions of right and wrong make for a good society?
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How's the serenity? - The COVID Conversation
We first knew Stephen Curry as the loveable teenage optimist Dale Kerrigan from The Castle. Now, in the age of COVID-19, he has a family of his own.
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Generation COVID - The COVID Conversation
The pandemic has seen many young people move home with their parents, some with their own children. The reliance on support from the older generation seems bound to get deeper.
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A new normal for visiting the doctor - The COVID Conversation
COVID-19 put some doctors out of business. Now, says Dr Chris Moy, Australians need to see their GPs at the first sign of a sore throat or running noise as part of keeping the virus contained.
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The privacy paradox - The COVID Conversation
Are people inherently built for a privacy take-over by technology? Where did the idea of privacy come from and how can it be protected? As discussed by Professors of Law Jeannie Paterson and Megan Richardson.
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A good time for fathers and gamblers - The COVID Conversation
Living National Treasure Tim Costello talks about the silver linings to be found in the pandemic and why Nick Cave has turned to prayer.
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Good news from the coronavirus wreckage - The COVID Conversation
Facing up to the ethical challenges of who survives, and who keeps their jobs, Dr Simon Longstaff says there are no easy answers, or certainties, when looking to do the right thing.
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Talking with Professor Vishaal Kishore - The COVID Conversation
An expert in public policy and innovation, Professor Kishore talks about the problem of loneliness, the use of technology to solve human frailties, and the need to boldly rethink about the way we plan our economy to make it more resilient ahead of future crises.
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