The ethics, values and science surrounding the bionic body.

Mary Norris: what copy editors do and why standards matter.

Steven Pinker: how the craft of writing can be improved.

Mary Norris explains what copy editors do and why standards matter.

Steven Pinker explains how to write clear and coherent prose with a sense of style.

In the future United States of Lionel Shriver’s imagination, the nation is virtually bankrupt by the year 2029. The US dollar is worthless. Gold is confiscated by the government. A cabbage costs more than 20 dollars. This is the dystopian future she presents in her speculative novel, "The Mandibles". Lionel Shriver delivered a provocative speech at the Brisbane Writers Festival, ridiculing the concept of cultural appropriation. In this wide ranging conversation, she talks to Paul Barclay about free speech, identity, the future of America and how it’s governed, as well as Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton.

Gloria Steinem talks to Anna Bligh about her travels which formed her adventurous personality.

Activist, writer and revolutionary feminist, Gloria Steinem discuss her autobiography with former Queensland Premier Anna Bligh.

Comedy has evolved into many shapes and voices – and different tastes. So what characterises comedy? And what role does comedy have in art and society?

Grit - what it is and how it can be cultivated.

A market failure has prevented the development of vaccines against Ebola, MERS and other viruses. Ironically, emerging data suggest these vaccines might be quite straightforward to develop to licensure.