Self Improvement Wednesday

The crested porcupine is one of the largest rodents in the world, weighing up to 30kg, and growing nearly up to a metre in length. Find out all about them in this week's lesson with Ben Britton, director of Wild Animal Encounters.

Why does the word 'nothing' appear 29 times in King Lear? Is it just that play, or does Shakespeare have a tendency to repeat words in his other works? Find out in this week's lesson with Huw Griffiths from the University of Sydney.

Unless you head into your local wetlands after rain, or the desert in a flood, you might not realise just how many frogs there are! Would you be surprised to learn that in some cases amphibians may be more abundant than birds, mammals or reptiles. Take a listen to this week's lesson with Dr Jodi Rowley from the Australian Museum.

There are three big pillars of Chinese philosophy - Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism. Today's lesson looks at Daoism - take a listen to this week's Self Improvement with philosopher Tim Dean.

We might enjoy listening to music, but is it actually good for your health?

Just last week another Australian species was declared extinct, what was it?

Real Life Little Shop of Horrors

Elizabeth Ann McGregor. Museum of Contemporary Art, talks you through Lee’s inspiration, from a range of sources including film, literature and modern architecture, as well as both European and South Korean political and cultural history.

200 years ago - this month - Emily Brontë was born, the author of one of the most unusual novels in all of literature, Wuthering Heights.

Professor Fred Watson explains astrobiology and how it's being used in the search for life in the universe.