Ranked #1
Mark Coeckelbergh: Wild AI and tame humans
Mark Coeckelbergh: Wild AI and tame humans
Do the benefits of artificial intelligence (AI) outweigh the potential negative effects, in the context of social respon... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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54mins
Ranked #2
Can calculus cure cancer?
Can calculus cure cancer?
In her talk, Professor Helen Byrne (Oxford University) explains how mathematical models are being used to understand how... Read more
13 Nov 2019
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54mins
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Sydney Ideas in India: Re-imagining the future – together
Sydney Ideas in India: Re-imagining the future – together
Australia and India have much to learn from each other, because while our economies are quite different, we face similar... Read more
28 Nov 2019
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53mins
Ranked #4
The power of inclusive filmmaking
The power of inclusive filmmaking
Award-winning filmmaker Genevieve Clay-Smith has channelled her passion for social justice and desire to equitise the fi... Read more
27 Nov 2019
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49mins
Ranked #5
After the Apology: Sorry means you don't do it again
After the Apology: Sorry means you don't do it again
Indigenous children are still being removed from their families at increasing rates, despite the clear links to negative... Read more
20 Nov 2019
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Ranked #6
Who should govern environmental disasters, and how?
Who should govern environmental disasters, and how?
Bushfires, hurricanes, life-threatening heatwaves and floods have ravaged our planet in recent years. There is a mountin... Read more
26 Nov 2019
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46mins
Ranked #7
Julie Leask: The vaccination gap (12 May 2020)
Julie Leask: The vaccination gap (12 May 2020)
Vaccines have controlled or even eradicated some of the world’s most serious diseases. But the success of immunisation i... Read more
12 May 2020
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30mins
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To the point: how we talk about COVID-19 (1 April 2020)
To the point: how we talk about COVID-19 (1 April 2020)
We're peeling back the layers of language and cognition and how it relates to COVID-19. Particularly at this time, the w... Read more
2 Apr 2020
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15mins
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COVID-19: fear and anxiety (25 March 2020)
COVID-19: fear and anxiety (25 March 2020)
The situation around COVID-19 is evolving at an astounding rate. Thinking beyond the physical health ramifications to th... Read more
25 Mar 2020
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51mins
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To the point: mental health and COVID-19 (20 March 2020)
To the point: mental health and COVID-19 (20 March 2020)
It's a natural, human response to fear disease. Yet we've seen this fear heightened with the outbreak of COVID-19. After... Read more
20 Mar 2020
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14mins
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COVID-19: What are the facts? (11 March 2020)
COVID-19: What are the facts? (11 March 2020)
Since COVID-19 (the novel coronavirus) first emerged in December last year there’s been a lot of uncertainty, anxiety an... Read more
13 Mar 2020
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46mins
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Leadership for good: combating viral panic, misinformation and racism (2 March 2020)
Leadership for good: combating viral panic, misinformation and racism (2 March 2020)
We're talking about the COVID-19 (novel coronavirus) outbreak and the social and political responses to it. Has fear of ... Read more
4 Mar 2020
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57mins
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Nano revolution
Nano revolution
Nanotechnology is unlocking new ways to understand human biology. Scientists expect discoveries in this field will compl... Read more
18 Feb 2020
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51mins
Ranked #14
Hope vs fear: climate change as a security issue
Hope vs fear: climate change as a security issue
What does it mean to call a climate emergency? Military and security experts have warned that as temperatures continue t... Read more
12 Nov 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #15
Parag Khanna: The future is asian
Parag Khanna: The future is asian
The world has gotten used to hearing 'America First', but is it ready for 'Asia First'? Leading global strategy adviser ... Read more
6 Nov 2019
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1hr 17mins
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How the waterfront dispute changed industrial relations in Australia
How the waterfront dispute changed industrial relations in Australia
Labour expert Professor Shae McCrystal, and Walkley Award-winning journalists Pamela Williams and Quentin Dempster, refl... Read more
29 Oct 2019
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43mins
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Arts, health and healing
Arts, health and healing
Why are the arts critical to public health? How can we embed creative practice into healthcare to improve outcomes for a... Read more
22 Oct 2019
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50mins
Ranked #18
Understanding neurodiversity and living with autism
Understanding neurodiversity and living with autism
Hear experts, including the Brain and Mind Centre's Professor Adam Guastella, explore how we might create cultures and e... Read more
13 Oct 2019
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54mins
Ranked #19
Public interest and toxic chemicals
Public interest and toxic chemicals
How do the harmful effects of chemicals go undetected, and what can we do to better protect against this? Public health ... Read more
20 Sep 2019
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46mins
Ranked #20
Alison Gopnik: When (and why) children are smarter than adults, and AI too
Alison Gopnik: When (and why) children are smarter than adults, and AI too
How might understanding childhood development lead to genuinely intelligent machines? Young children are actually better... Read more
18 Sep 2019
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42mins