Do you want children and, if so, how many and when? Despite lifestyle choices, there’s still the expectation that you’ll find a partner, make a commitment and become a parent. But it’s not exactly going to plan. The birthrate’s going down and more women are choosing to be childfree.

Did you know that sharks have very distinct personalities? That they have social networks and a ‘home’? A panel of marine scientists tries to change the public perception of sharks. Understanding sharks better can help find the right balance of shark-human interaction.

The American Bill of Rights is held up as the best way to protect civil liberties and minorities. But entrenched rights from a document written hundreds of years ago can have a downside. Reith lecturer Jonathan Sumption gives his view of the pros and cons of constitutional rights. Are they the best protection against the excesses of the State?

Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google - or FAANG - have disrupted our idea of privacy and created what some are calling ‘surveillance capitalism’. And there are other new disruptions ahead.

Violent extremism is a global threat. And we’re caught in a deadly cycle of action and reaction. The recent attacks on the mosques in Christchurch shifted the focus from jihadi terror to the growing threat of far-right extremism. What drives extreme right wing groups in Australia?

A new training program helps people with anxiety disorder to change their unhealthy thinking patters. It can be done online or even over the phone improving access to professional care.

Are there certain rights we're all entitled to as members of the human race? Former UK judge Jonathan Sumption says that the European Court on Human Rights has expanded the definition of rights and it's undermining the wishes of democratically elected parliaments.

John Birmingham discusses being blindsided by the depression that followed the death of his father. He also talks about the challenges of being a professional writer in a time of disruption in the media and publishing industries.

For the last sixty years the Antarctic Treaty has protected Antarctica from mining, military activity and environmental damage. The frozen continent is dedicated to peace and science but will it survive the next sixty years?