
Sydney Ideas
Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world's leading thinkers and the latest research to the wider Sydney community.
Latest episodes

Aug 28, 2018 • 50min
Sydney research goes full scale for Shakespeare: the Popup Globe
An expert panel summarises the research into the Popup Globe enterprise so far, and offers first-hand insights into acting in this unique space.
A Sydney Ideas event held on Tuesday 28 August at University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/sydney-research-shakespeare-the-popup-globe.html

Aug 27, 2018 • 60min
Being Collected: insights into repatriation
Behind the scenes of the good news stories of repatriation are a network of community elders and project workers who facilitate the logistics of returning cultural property on a case-by-case basis. This event brings together a panel of Aboriginal people working in community, museum and Government sectors to reflect on their experiences.
A Sydney Ideas event held on Monday 27 August at University of Sydney. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/being-collected-insights-into-repatriation.html

Aug 16, 2018 • 1h 26min
The Future of Building
Leading national and international experts discuss and propose the necessary shift in the way we think about building to meet the challenges of the 21st century.
This event was held on Thursday 16 August at University of Sydney.
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-future-of-building.html

Aug 16, 2018 • 57min
The end of time: the future history of the universe
Professor Geraint Lewis takes us on a cosmic journey through space and time, through galactic collisions and hyperactive black holes, and onto the death of the last star.
A Sydney Ideas event held on Thursday 16 August, as part of 2018 Sydney Science Festival. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-end-of-time-the-future-history-of-the-universe.html

Aug 15, 2018 • 54min
The promise (and threat) of algorithms
Professor Frank Pasquale, an expert on the law of artificial intelligence, algorithms and machine learning, proposes solution to questions over some aspects of algorithmic ordering of information.
A Sydney Ideas event held on Wednesday 15 August 2018.
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-promise-and-threat-of-algorithms.html

Aug 13, 2018 • 53min
The future of cancer: can we find a cure?
Hear from a panel of experts responding to the question: How will cellular therapy, immunotherapy, personalised medicine, and the use of big data impact cancer treatments?
A Sydney Ideas event held at Westmead Institute for Medical Research (WIMR) on Monday 13 August, as part of Sydney Science Festival. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-future-of-cancer-can-we-find-a-cure.html
TIME STAMPS
Professor Roger Reddel (introduction): 1:00 - 5:05
Professor Anna DeFazio: 5:25 - 16:20
Dr Matteo Carlino: 17:00 - 28:30
Dr Kenneth Micklethwaite: 42:50 - 52:20
Professor Roger Reddel (on big data and closing remarks): 42:50 - 52:20

Aug 9, 2018 • 57min
The 'shameful' history of Armenian genocide
Professor Taner Akcam reflects on the history of Armenian genocide and the refusal of other nations to accept responsibility for the atrocity, more than a century later.
A Sydney Ideas event held at University of Sydney on Thursday 9 August 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-shameful-history-of-armenian-genocide.html

Aug 7, 2018 • 1h 3min
Bla(c)kness in Australia
Hear readings from the special issue of the magazine Transition on "Bla(c)kness in Australia". The collection brings together the voices and artwork of diverse Bla(c)k writers, artists, poets, and scholars in Australia.
A Sydney Ideas event held on Tuesday 7 August 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/blackness-in-australia.html
TIME STAMPS
Sujatha Fernandes (introduction): 00:19 - 05:24
Jeanine Leane: 05:25 - 10:50
Kaiya Aboagye: 11:20 - 24:30
Yadira Perez Hazel: 25:00 - 38:40
Omid Tofighian: 39:30 - 49:26
Q&A: 49:30 - 01:03:00

Aug 6, 2018 • 48min
War and the modern world
World-renowned Canadian historian Professor Margaret MacMillan examines some of the paradoxes of war, drawing on examples from history since the end of the Great War.
A Sydney Ideas event held at University of Sydney on Monday 6 August 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/war-and-the-modern-world.html

Aug 3, 2018 • 1h 20min
The find of the century for archaeology?
Are archaeologists missing out on a valuable discovery channel? In the 2018 Tom Austen Brown lecture, Dr Mark Collard, an evolutionary anthropologist, argues that comparative ethnology – comparing and contrasting the features of large samples of human societies – should be a key archaeological tool.
An event held at the University of Sydney on Friday 3 August 2018.
https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-find-of-the-century-for-archaeology.html
Time stamps:
Peter Hiscock (introduction): 00:18 - 09:45
Mark Collard: 09:53 - 01:19:55