Conversations: Archive: 2015-2017

How biologist David George Haskell discovered the unique songs of trees, and the way they interconnect

Historian Louise Pryke reveals the mysteries of the scorpion, an exceptional creature (R)

One of Australia's most recognisable actors, aka Rake's Cleaver Greene, reflects on his life on and off stage and screen

Growing up as a Pentecostal Christian in communist Yugoslavia, Miroslav experienced deep marginalisation (R)

As a young man John was left an 'incomplete paraplegic'. He spent 25 years achieving extreme physical feats, before finally walking again (R)

As the fifth girl in a Chinese-Malaysian family, Mei was given a freedom not granted to her sisters. She used it to become an internationally respected writer and journalist

Shankari Chandran grew up watching her father operate on the brain. But rather than following her parents into medicine, she chose an unexpected path

Scientist Chris Turney mounted a major expedition to Antarctica in 2013. Within months, extreme weather saw 52 people trapped, on a ship pinned in the sea ice

When Rusty Young met drug smuggler Thomas McFadden he became part of San Pedro's unique society

Mel Jacob's enviable life was turned upside down when her husband went to jail (R)