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Sydney Ideas

Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world's leading thinkers and the latest research to the wider Sydney community.

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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

54mins

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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

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

53mins

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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

49mins

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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

1hr 1min

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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

46mins

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

51mins

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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

1hr 5mins

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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

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

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

50mins

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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

54mins

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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

46mins

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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

42mins

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