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Himalayan sunrise (Credit:http://www.flickr.com/photos/tierecke/234386911/)

Epoch-changing times?

Historian Niall Ferguson says we are in epoch-changing times as the West gives way to the East, initially China and then India.

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  • Light through glass (Credit:http://www.flickr.com/photos/guest_family/2458164082/)

    The Mother Workshops

    Jeri Kroll confronts the devastating effects of Alzheimer's disease on her mother.

    PoeticA
    31/07/2010
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    Weeds etc.

    Weeds as products of culture and language as much as biology.

    360
    31/07/2010
  • Smile (Credit:http://www.flickr.com/photos/simulacrum/4729857040/)

    The voices of the politicians

    Staying on message: An examination of the human voice and power of utterance.

    Lingua Franca
    31/07/2010
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  1. Seagull

    Birdland

    Ever dreamed you were a bird? How close are birds and humans anyway? We’re calling for your contributions.

  2. Lilies in a river

    The rivers project

    Share your memories and impressions of our wonderful waterways.

  3. Poetry in Film Festival graphic

    Poetry in Film Festival

    Let your love of words inspire a new visual idea.

  4. Regional Museums Award 2010

    ABC Radio National is once again inviting Australia's regional museums to step forward and tell us all why they should be recognised as the finest in the land.

  5. Ramona Koval

    Reading on Vocation

    A series of free forums discussing the links between work and words.