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Editor's note
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In our series this week on Changing the Brain, we’ve been looking at how the brain changes in various mental states and how we can affect it – for better and worse. Today James Kesby takes a look at what’s happening in our brain when we experience pleasure, and why some people just can’t get enough of it.
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Alexandra Hansen
Section Editor: Health + Medicine
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Top story
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It’s not just our taste buds thanking us when we give ourselves a sweet treat.
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James Kesby, The University of Queensland
Our society and culture play a big part in what our brain sees as rewarding.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
If we do escape the interest only debacle unscathed it will be pure, dumb luck, not a consequence of good design or sound regulation.
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Elise Bant, University of Melbourne
Even when ASIC has been sufficiently resourced to pursue litigation, the Australian courts have contributed to an environment where contravening behaviour is a rewarding option.
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Environment + Energy
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Kevin Thiele, University of Western Australia
Scientists have been naming species after well-known people since the 18th century, often in a bid for publicity. But the issue deserves attention – 400,000 Australian species are yet to be described.
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Jenni Downes, University of Technology Sydney
China new cleanliness standards for the recyclable materials it imports are so stringent that they are tantamount to a total ban. Australian councils are now in crisis mode as the rubbish piles up.
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Cities
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Jenny Donovan, La Trobe University
All around us, the places we inhabit send us physical and visual cues that influence our behaviour. Good design can tilt the balance so our surroundings help us act in ways that fulfil our needs.
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Arts + Culture
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Tony Birch, Victoria University
At 14, writer Tony Birch had rarely travelled two miles out of the centre of Melbourne. Encountering a billabong on the Birrarung River was the first time that country spoke to him.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
A new directive from the army chief banning death symbols has earned him harsh criticism, but his view is more about respect for the gravity of solders' tasks than political correctness.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The government is pinning its hopes on making this election all about tax – casting itself as champion of lower tax and Labor as signed up to what Morrison dubs the "high tax club".
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Ramón A. Feenstra, Universitat Jaume I
The financial oligarchies differ from other kidnappers by being silent about their power over institutions and policies – they don't want to alert anyone to what they have done.
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Science + Technology
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Caroline Wilson-Barnao, The University of Queensland
Museums in 2018 explore where technology fits in our culture, and examine the relationship between audiences and objects.
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Shelley Hepworth, The Conversation
Facebook grapples with balancing the privacy needs of users with needs of the research community.
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Health + Medicine
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Hannah Dahlen, Western Sydney University; Virginia Schmied, Western Sydney University
Domestic violence in pregnancy not only causes distress and trauma for the mother, it also poses serious risks for the baby's health and development.
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Kirsten Black, University of Sydney
Many women experience emotional responses to an abortion, which are normal reactions to a significant event. These are not to be confused with ongoing, serious mental-health issues such as PTSD.
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