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Editor's note
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As many as one in five Australians suffer from chronic and recurring pain. But despite its prevalence, it's not always easy to find the help you need to manage it. On today's episode of Trust Me I'm An Expert, we're talking about pain: what it is, what the science says about how to tackle it, and why the way we manage it is changing.
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Sunanda Creagh
Head of Digital Storytelling
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Podcasts
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Pain lets us know when there is something wrong, but sometimes our brains can trick us.
Mai Lam/The Conversation NY-BD-CC
Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation; Sasha Petrova, The Conversation; Sophie Heizer, The Conversation
Our podcast Trust Me, I'm An Expert, goes beyond the headlines and asks researchers to explain the evidence on issues making news. Today, we're talking pain and what science says about managing it.
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Eva Blue/Flickr, Southern Cross Austereo
Kath Kenny, Macquarie University
Sometimes I want to cheer online publications that combine politics, fashion and beauty for the way they are mainstreaming feminism. On closer inspection, though, it has produced some odd results.
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Arts + Culture
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Billy Griffiths, Deakin University
The Franklin River campaign is commonly seen as a green victory; a fight for the right of 'wilderness' to exist. But archaeological research revealing the region's deep Aboriginal history was crucial to it.
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Lisa Harper Campbell, Flinders University
A new work by playwright Patricia Cornelius tackles the prevalence of sexual assault in Australia's sports culture. In The Club is engaging, poetic and relevant to our times.
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Business + Economy
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Rebecca Cassells, Curtin University; Alan Duncan, Curtin University
A combination of analysis and action is the most effective way to close the persistent gender wage gap.
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Francis Markham, Australian National University; Martin Young, Southern Cross University
Pokies companies want to keep their customers "in the zone", that's why they spend so much to keep tabs on them.
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Science + Technology
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Evita March, Federation University Australia
The cheerleader effect describes the phenomenon that you appear more attractive in a group than solo - and it works for men as well as women.
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Russell Bonduriansky, UNSW
Humans, and indeed pet dogs, are more than just products of genes – even before the moment of conception, environments play a vital role in shaping us.
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Nicola Henry, RMIT University; Anastasia Powell, RMIT University; Asher Flynn, Monash University
People can now use artificial intelligence to swap the faces of actors in pornographic videos with those of people they know, raising fears about a new form of revenge porn.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Politicians may agree, at the level of generality, that their discourse should be more civil, the tone of parliament should be raised. Yet in practice, they simply refuse to change.
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Mehmet Ozalp, Charles Sturt University
Despite a devastating toll in the seven-year conflict, which has seen 400,000 people killed and six million displaced, there is no end in sight for the people of Syria.
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Liam Elphick, University of Western Australia; Antonio De Paulo Buti, University of Western Australia
Michael Close's lawsuit raises questions about the legal liabilities of sporting clubs, venues and organisations.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Jacinda Ardern on the toughness of Australian politics, her ambitious policy plans, and the demands of being a young high-profile female leader that everyone wants to know about.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michael McCormack has rewarded supporters but has been cautious in making changes.
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Education
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Dominic O'Sullivan, Charles Sturt University
When it comes to increasing Indigenous Australians' participation in higher education, we could take a leaf from our neighbour's book.
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Paul McGorrery, Deakin University
Hazing is unacceptable, but criminalising it may cause more problems than it solves.
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Health + Medicine
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Brad Farrant, University of Western Australia; Chris Brennan-Jones, University of Western Australia
Middle ear infections (otitis media) are a common and often painful condition that
most children will experience at least once in their first year.
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Vincent Ho, Western Sydney University
Listeria is found in soil, water and vegetation, and can be carried by pets and wild animals. The illness it causes is rare but can be deadly if it results in blood poisoning or brain inflammation.
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Michael Livingston, La Trobe University; Sarah Callinan, La Trobe University
International evidence shows minimum pricing policies can reduce alcohol-related harm. But a downside of the mechanism is that the extra money will go to industry rather than government.
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Cities
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Jago Dodson, RMIT University
Scholars and planners have long pointed out the need in Australia's big cities for democratic governance structures that operate at a citywide scale. Now Infrastructure Australia has weighed in.
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Featured jobs
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University of Sydney — Kingswood, New South Wales
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RMIT University — Melbourne, Victoria
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Featured events
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Hyatt Regency Perth, Grand Ballroom, 99 Adelaide Terrace, Perth, Western Australia, 6000, Australia — Curtin University
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Level 12, 300 Flinders Street , Melbourne, Victoria, 3000, Australia — Victoria University
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Law School Foyer, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, 2006, Australia — University of Sydney
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Chau Auditorium, Dr Chau Chak Wing Building, Level 2 14-28 Ultimo Road, Ultimo, New South Wales, 2007, Australia — University of Technology Sydney
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