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JOY Drive

6 Jul 2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: What Makes Someone Cool?

Popular Culture, Society & Culture

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: What Makes Someone Cool?

Crocs with confidence? Killer playlists? Lauren Rosewarne dives into the surprising science of cool and why our global obsession with being effortlessly impressive may say more about us than we realise.

Guest: Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne, School of Social and Political Sciences, University of Melbourne

Presenter: Warren Andrew

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