The Syrian Conflict: How it affects economics, health and education
What does conflict in Syria mean for GDP, capital stock, fiscal and monitory dynamics, employment, poverty, education, health, human development index, and social capital? Zaki Mehchy, a co-founder a...
12 Jun 20181h 20min
The State of the Universe: Professor Brian Schmidt
In the 2018 Professor Walter Stibbs Lecture, Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt looks at the Universe's vital statistics and what we do (and don't) know about the past, present and future. A Sydn...
5 Jun 20181h 33min
Food as medicine
Are we eating ourselves sick? Join our panel of speakers to ask: could food really help us ward off diseases like diabetes, dementia, cancer and dental or cardiovascular disease? Hear from our panel ...
23 Mai 201840min
An Ancient and Dynamic History: Current and Future Approaches to Aboriginal Archaeology
This event, co-presented with the Department of Archaeology, brings together two archaeologists to discuss the status of Aboriginal archaeology, as well as where we should go from here into the future...
22 Mai 20181h 23min
Global and Diverse Leadership: Jean Lau Chin
Professor Jean Lau Chin from Adelphi University in New York examines what successful 21st century leadership should look like in our increasingly diverse and global society. A Sydney Ideas event held...
17 Mai 20181h 20min
The Landscape of Poetry: Mark Tredinnick in conversation with Robyn Ewing
Australia poet Mark Tredinnick discusses the landscape in and of contemporary poetry, the role of the lyric in a time of spiritual and ecological crisis, and the importance of writing across the disci...
15 Mai 20181h 27min
Is the health sector key to a low-carbon world?
This event brings together a panel of experts to discuss how the Australian healthcare system is a major contributor to the nation's carbon footprint. Held as part of Sydney Ideas on 1 May 2018: htt...
1 Mai 20181h 34min
2018 Michael Hintze Lecture: Global Security Cultures
Professor Mary Kaldor will introduce the concept of global security cultures in order to explain why we get stuck in certain ways of doing security. She argues that, in contrast to the Cold War period...
24 Apr 20181h 22min
