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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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

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