December, 2022 - Rationale Magazine

30 Dec

The role of rituals in human history

Each December, Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, among others, take over our thoughts and our wallets as we participate in ceremonies ou...

27 Dec

Science & Health

Behavioural science and its complications

07/01/2023
By Noel Turnbull
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Nudge theory offered a wonderful alternative future in which governments could nudge people to do the right thing and thereby avoid pes...

24 Dec

History

Gorbachev’s appeal for peace and freedom

13/02/2023
By Reg Naulty
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As a world statesman and a student of world affairs, Mikhail Gorbachev’s perspective is worth having. His 2019 book, What Is at Stake N...

22 Dec

Education

An evidence-based approach for improving student outcomes

22/12/2022
By Ioana Ramia
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There are many ways to teach school students. But research shows only some will significantly improve learning. While most teachers ...

20 Dec

Letters to the Editor

A trip back to the magic of childhood

Editor’s note: If you would like to submit a letter for possible publication, please email it to editor@rationalist.com.au. See our ...

18 Dec

Ethics & Religion

Andrew Denton: Report reveals gulf between conservative Christian politics and voters

18/12/2022
By Andrew Denton
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This foreword appears in the newly published Religiosity in Australia: Religion and politics. In May of 2022, as New South Wa...

17 Dec

Art, Humour & Poetry

MBJ’s view

See current affairs through the eyes of cartoonist Matt Bissett-Johnson.

15 Dec

Law & Politics

Foxes, hedgehogs and the death of journalism

18/12/2022
By Geoffrey Barker
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The age of journalism is gone, managed information processing has succeeded, and the glory of newspapers is extinguished forever. Th...

13 Dec

Ethics & Religion, Feature series

Christ’s commanders

30/11/2023
By Si Gladman
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This article is the third in a series on religion in the Australian Defence Force. Read the first article here. Read the seco...

10 Dec

Philosophy & Psychology

Will understanding Hegel become any easier?

10/12/2022
By Robert Stern
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There has been much excitement at the discovery of a treasure trove of notes from the lectures of the great German idealist phil...

08 Dec

History

Mikhail Gorbachev wanted to save communism, but buried it instead

08/12/2022
By Richard Shorten
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The death of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last leader of the Soviet Union, under whose leadership the communist bloc was brought to an...

06 Dec

Law & Politics

Misinformation in the mainstream media

06/12/2022
By Noel Turnbull
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While we worry about social media misinformation we overlook that one of the main sources of misinformation about politics is mainstrea...

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