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Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world

Episodes

Total: 503

What can philosophy do?

2018/7/17

Professor Amie Thomasson leads a discussion of the state of philosophy today, and asks the question:

Two distinguished speakers, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Sue Salthouse, address issues surrounding

Some studies show dog owners are happier. Could having a dog indeed help combat depression? Could br

Radicalisation

2018/6/26

Case studies with a university student, a computer hacker, and a former drug dealer demonstrate diff

This roundtable discussion brings together experts from the University of Sydney and the Lowy Instit

The capacity to make precise genome edits is slowly changing our approach to medicine, agriculture a

What does conflict in Syria mean for GDP, capital stock, fiscal and monitory dynamics, employment, p

In the 2018 Professor Walter Stibbs Lecture, Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt looks at the Uni

Food as medicine

2018/5/23

Are we eating ourselves sick? Join our panel of speakers to ask: could food really help us ward off

This event, co-presented with the Department of Archaeology, brings together two archaeologists to d

Professor Jean Lau Chin from Adelphi University in New York examines what successful 21st century le

Australia poet Mark Tredinnick discusses the landscape in and of contemporary poetry, the role of th

This event brings together a panel of experts to discuss how the Australian healthcare system is a m

Professor Mary Kaldor will introduce the concept of global security cultures in order to explain why

The False Friends of Democracy

2018/4/17

Nadia Urbinati, one of Italy's most distinguished scholars, analyses the main forces that are nowada

A panel of distinguished international visitors and Australia-based experts discuss and debate the ‘

Australia is widely celebrated as a multicultural triumph, but any such success remains incomplete.

Can we make objects invisible? Professor Gunther Uhlmann explores inverse problems, and the progress

The Rise of Authoritarianism

2018/3/22

Authoritarian populists have disrupted politics in many societies, as seen in the U.S. and the UK. T

Ngarigu woman Professor Jakelin Troy discusses intimate details of the lives, language and knowledge