Sydney launch of “The Shortest History of Economics”
On 4 March 2024, my book “The Shortest History of Economics” was launched in Sydney. University of New South Wales Professor Richard Holden opened the event, and Associate Professor Rachael Meager hos...
12 Mar 202450min
Speaking about “The Shortest History of Economics” on ABC Conversations
In February 2024, I sat down with Richard Fidler on the ABC Conversations program to discuss my new book “The Shortest History of Economics”. The ABC Conversations homepage is https://www.abc.net.au/l...
27 Feb 202452min
Peace at the Policy Table: Australia's Path Forward
On 21 February 2024, I spoke at the Australian Peacebuilding Network Roundtable in Parliament House on the topic “Peace at the Policy Table: Australia’s Path Forward”. The text is available at https:/...
22 Feb 20247min
From Chance to Change: Leveraging Randomised Trials and Data Science for Policy Success
On 1 February 2024, I delivered a keynote address to the Human Technology Institute Shaping Our Future Symposium at the University of Technology, Sydney. The text is available here: https://ministers....
4 Feb 202420min
Does Sport Unite or Divide Us?
Sparking off my book “Fair Game”, the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia organised a debate with David Rowe on the topic “Does sport unite or divide us?”. You can also listen to it on ABC Big Ide...
9 Nov 202354min
Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI
On 20 October 2023, I chaired a panel on artificial intelligence at the SXSW Sydney conference. The panel was titled ‘Terminator or Star Trek? Shaping the Future of AI’, and featured Tracey Spicer, Ro...
23 Okt 202355min
Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time
On 11 October 2023, I spoke to the Evidence and Implementation Summit in Melbourne on the topic “Changing the World, One Coin Toss at a Time”. The full text is available here: https://ministers.treasu...
16 Okt 202321min
The Best Medicine: Lessons from Health for Policy Randomistas
On 29 September 2023, I spoke at the Australian Evaluation Society’s annual conference on what policymakers can learn from health. The speech began with the example of the radical mastectomy, a proced...
3 Okt 202320min
