Despite a rise in Australian household debt, one-quarter of Aussies are choosing to ignore their debts, instead of taking action to resolve them. Through a lack of education, growing financial illiteracy has left people feeling anxious, creating space for financial services brands to offer clearer solutions.

Eco-conscious consumers may say they’ll only buy sustainable food and fashion, but their actions don’t always match their words. Canvas8 spoke to Rebecca Walker Reczek, associate professor of marketing at the Fisher College of Business, to find out why we’re wilfully ignorant of ethical issues.

The field of economics posits that you can apply subjective probabilities to everything – but life is not lived as a lab experiment and it’s hard to predict what people will do in real-world situations. Canvas8 spoke to economist John Kay to learn how risk and uncertainty affect everyday decisions.

People make thousands of decisions daily, from what to watch on TV to what to eat for lunch. Canvas8 spoke to Shankha Basu, assistant professor of marketing at Leeds University Business School, to find out why people make better decisions when options are presented together, rather than one by one.