Game of Thrones! History, Medievalism and How it Might End
Carolyne Larrington, Professor of Medieval European Literature at the University of Oxford, talks about watching and writing about HBO’s Game of Thrones as a medieval scholar. She explains some of the...
26 Okt 201659min
Security and Privacy in a Hyper-connected World
We've created a world where information technology permeates our economies, social interactions, and intimate selves. The combination of mobile, cloud computing, the Internet Things, persistent comput...
20 Okt 201658min
Hong Kong and Mainland China: contested realities, future visions
A public forum with Anson Chan and Martin Lee In 1997 the People’s Republic of China assumed sovereignty over Hong Kong, subject to The 1984 Sino-British Joint Declaration, which guarantees Hong Kong...
19 Okt 20161h 28min
Professor Herbert Huppert: How to get it right the first time
How can you obtain the best decision from a group of so-called ‘experts’ about future events such as a natural disaster or a stock market crash? Would you trust a family member’s opinion over a highl...
17 Okt 20161h 29min
Childhood Infectious Diseases
Which infectious diseases pose the greatest danger to a child during pregnancy, in infancy and adolescence? Most of us are aware of the dangers of whooping cough and influenza, but what about little-...
12 Okt 20161h 6min
The Rise of the Populists
What is happening in the US election campaign and where does the support for this ‘populist’ political movement come from? On the day after the second Presidential debate, a diverse panel of academic...
10 Okt 20161h 16min
Dr Benjamin Veness on Mindfulness
Is mindfulness all about the individual practice? What is the role of community when it come to the issues of well-being? How could institutions such as universities enhance emotional well-being of it...
10 Okt 20164min
Can Mindfulness Save the World?
A panel of the University of Sydney experts and practitioners discuss the possible benefits and risks of mindfulness, and how it has been used in education and workplace to produce resilient students ...
10 Okt 20161h 32min
