Saving Indonesia’s Rainforests: using maps, brands and politics to end deforestation
Did you know that at the height of 2015 forest fires, Indonesia was emitting more carbon than the entire US economy? Kiki Taufik, the Global Head of Greenpeace’s Indonesian Forests Campaign outlines ...
6 Mai 20161h 28min
Light and the Illusion of Space
Leading theatrical designers Michael Scott-Mitchell and Nick Schlieper join Associate Professor Branka Spehar, who specialises in the psychology of visual perception, to present a panel discussion abo...
5 Mai 20161h 33min
What’s the Announceable?: governing in a 24-hour news cycle
This forum brings together two esteemed investigative journalists from overseas, Anna Nemtsova from Russia and Madhu Trehan from India, with Australian journalist Tom Dusevic and former NSW Premier Bo...
4 Mai 20161h 23min
Professor Walter Stibbs Lecture 2016: Dr Natalie Batalha, NASA Ames Research Center
"Not too hot, not too cold" reads the prescription for a world that's just right for life as we know it. Finding evidence of life beyond Earth is one of the primary goals of science agencies around th...
28 Apr 20161h 28min
Human Rights in Uganda Today
Ugandan human rights lawyer Nicholas Opiyo and Human Rights Watch Senior Africa Researcher Maria Burnett examine Uganda’s failure to make progress on human rights issues, and discuss what can be done ...
26 Apr 20161h 11min
Dean's Lecture Series. Professor Ian Menter on What is a Teacher in the 21st Century?
There is now almost universal recognition around the world that 'teaching matters' and that the quality of teaching is crucial in social and economic development. However, there has been remarkably l...
26 Apr 20161h 11min
The Center Cannot Hold: rethinking the 1960s in America and beyond
As the United States teeters under the weight of Trumpism while inequalities of race, class, gender, and nativity inspire protests and political organising, it has become increasingly common to harken...
21 Apr 20161h 23min
Slippery Surfaces: How nanoscience is changing our material world
Discover how Harvard University Professor Joanna Aizenberg’s research is inspired by biology to design slippery surfaces that mimic those found in nature. Her novel nanostructured materials will have ...
19 Apr 20161h 3min
