It's pretty well accepted that teenagers are... strange. But why? What is it about the teenage brain that makes them so different to adults? Can neuroscience explain why they won't clean their rooms? Find out what's really going on up there from educational neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath.
Interviewer: Amy Bugeja 
Audio Engineering: Gavin Nebauer
Editing: Amy Bugeja
Co-producer: Dr Andi Horvath
Production Assistance: Claudia Hooper
Voiceover: Chris Hatzis

Becoming An Elite Rower

5 Things About is for you and your inner curious cat. The part of you that just loves to know what others know about inventions, ideas, people and places. You've heard the proverb "curiosity killed the cat" ... the rest of the proverb is "but satisfaction brought it back." The 5 Things About podcast is a University of Melbourne training program created by Dr Andi Horvath.