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The concrete wall that divided Berlin for almost 30 years was more than a wall. It was the most enduring symbol of the Cold War. But in 1989 the wall came down, the Cold War ended, and world politics was altered forever. And the way that dramatic change came about still matters today.
Plus: Frog noises, living multilingually — and should we really be afraid of nuclear power?
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| During the Cold War, nuclear conflict felt imminent, and it seemed impossible that anything could change. But it did — and the story of that change has a lot to teach us.
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| Some Muslims are taught that dogs are unclean — if they touch one they must wash six times, including once with dirt. But not everyone agrees.
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| Life was brutal for Mary Catherine D'Aulnoy, forced as a teen to marry an abusive man three times her age. So she took to fairy tales to write cleverly coded messages of resistance.
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| In its interim report, released last week, the royal commission into aged care said there was a 'significant over-reliance' on chemical restraints. What are the alternatives?
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| | | | | Millions of Australians speak hundreds of languages other than English, yet as a nation we have a frustratingly monolingual mindset that denies our multilingual reality.
What are the implications for families raising their children in other languages at home? How does the monolingual mindset affect our school system and language education? Is it possible for languages to be maintained beyond a few generations?
Masako Fukui and Sheila Ngoc Pham explore these issues in this new series from Earshot, talking to people from all walks of life who share the experience of living with multiple languages.
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 | | | | | | | | Leading Indigenous filmmaker Rachel Perkins will give this year's ABC Boyer Lectures, starting next weekend. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Sunday Extra's The Year That Made Me is on YouTube. The first episode features maths teacher Eddie Woo. | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Hilary Harper and Michael Mackenzie invite you to book your free tickets for a live debate and Q&A in Hobart. Two teams, one topic, your questions | | | | | | |
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 | | | | | | | | Join us for an evening of real science told by real scientists: no props, no slides – just great stories. It's all part of ABC podcast Ockham's Razor. | | | | | | |
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