Planet versus profit: striking a balance
What is the role of Australia in sustaining our region's seas, skies and soil? A multidisciplinary panel of experts examines the role and responsibilities in balancing environmental sustainability an...
4 Loka 20181h 27min
How Australia can save democracy for the world
In this Sydney Policy Lab's inaugural lecture, leading academic, political strategist and its new Director, Marc Stears argues that it is possible for democracy to thrive, even in our very turbulent t...
4 Loka 20181h 24min
Why the Large Hadron Collider is a game changer
The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is the largest and most complex experiment ever built. It is located at the CERN laboratory near Geneva, Switzerland. What is it, and what does it do? Theoretical phys...
25 Syys 20181h 3min
Stem cell therapy: the good, the bad and the ugly
Stem cell research is a hot field of medical science but one that’s also prone to scandal and scientific fraud. How should health consumers respond in the face of such promise and uncertainty? Discu...
20 Syys 20181h 22min
Cultural Conversations - Differing views: valuing disagreement
What does it mean to “disagree well” within academia? Respect and integrity are accepted and practiced as vital to the life of the University. They are valued for their contribution to research and t...
18 Syys 20181h 4min
Brexit, ethnic populism and the end of the British Empire as we know it
For the 2018 J.M. Ward Memorial Lecture, Professor Bill Schwarz (Queen Mary University of London) discusses the fallout from Brexit and the evolution of a new English nation. A Sydney Ideas event hel...
10 Syys 201842min
Voices from the ashes
An esteemed panel will discuss how the testimony of Holocaust survivors is used today and the problems, questions and opportunities it presents to people grappling with the legacy of the Holocaust. He...
6 Syys 20181h 21min
Journalism's new bottom line: Impact
In a world disrupted by technology and global shifts, truth and quality journalism have never been more important. While legacy media brands work to adjust, new models for journalism are emerging. Fro...
6 Syys 201841min
