Archive - Mind Flexing

#37—Conceptual art, the power of words and Yoko Ono.

Sep 5 •

August 2024

We’re all plastic now

#36—Will this turn out to be the dumbest thing humanity has ever done?

Aug 29 •

#35—On enigmatic beings, unsolved mysteries and getting away from it all.

Aug 22 •

A pilgrimage will change you

#34—Humans have sought answers on long self-propelled journeys since before antiquity. But why?

Aug 15 •

Wake, butterfly

#33—It's time to take a break from this screen of brokenness.

Aug 8 •

The lost worlds that shape us

#32—Drinking with the mafia and growing old and grumpy.

Aug 1 •

July 2024

Is there a word for missing something before it's gone?

#31—Perhaps not in English, but there's music and Zen.

Jul 25 •

The right to disconnect

#30—What does it say about our work culture when we need to state the obvious?

Jul 18 •

Two little known pasts shaping modern Australia

#29—A fun look at the origins of two elements of modern Australia.

Jul 11 •

When the last snowflake melts

#28—The snow has settled on the alpine peaks, but for how long?

Jul 4 •

June 2024

Turns out the colour of our coffee cup matters

#27—Taste is a very strange thing.

Jun 27 •

The dog days aren't over

#26—On wolves and dingoes, and determining what lives and dies.

Jun 20 •

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