Sydney Ideas

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

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

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

A Sydney Ideas event for Innovation Week 2018, bringing together medical researchers focusing around both ends of the demographic spectrum - youth mental health and dementia and art practitioners to consider these question and more. Featuring Associate Professor Elizabeth Scott, Professor Sharon Naismith, Gill Nicol, Samantha Meers AO, Bernadette Harvey and Fenella Kernebone (moderator). A Sydney Ideas event for Innovation Week held at the University of Sydney on Wednesday August 1 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/art-and-neuroplasticity-are-they-linked.html TIMESTAMPS Introductions: 0:00 – 3:35 Liz Scott: 3:40 – 14:10 Sharon Naismith: 14:23 – 28:55 Gill Nicol: 29:15 – 39:30 Bernadette Harvey: 39:55 – 48:40 Samantha Meers: 49:05 – 56:04 Panel discussion: 56:20 – 1:12:30 Audience Q&A: 1:12:55 to end

A Sydney Ideas event for Innovation Week 2018, exploring the possibility that storytelling is exactly what science needs, with a view to answering the question: Is storytelling bad for science? Featuring Professor Nick Enfield, screen-writer John Collee, dramatist Alana Valentine, Professor Geraint Lewis and Professor Jennifer Byrne. A Sydney Ideas event for Innovation Week held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 31 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/is-storytelling-bad-for-science.html TIME STAMPS Introductions: 0:00 - 2:00 Professor Nick Enfield: 2:00 - 10:15 John Collee: 10:25 - 18:07 Professor Geraint Lewis: 18:14 - 26:18 Alana Valentine: 26:34 - 31:29 Professor Jennifer Byrne: 31:45 - 38:23 Discussion: 38:34 - 56:18 Audience Q&A: 56:51 - 1:22:50

This event brought together journalists, reporters and editors to discuss the power of investigative journalism, and how good journalism can change the world. This podcast is a collection of highlights and key takeaways from the talk. An event held at the University of Sydney on Monday 30 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/how-can-investigative-journalism-projects-change-the-world.html Time stamps: Alison Sandy 3:20 - 6:55 Michael West 7:10 - 10:10 Gerard Ryle 11:10 - 13:20 Carrie Fellner 14:20 - 16:10 Mark Schoofs 16:30-21:30

This podcast features a discussion on international thinking, through the lens of politics, law and history, and an examination of how the rise in nationalist sentiment affects international collaboration and institutions. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Monday 23 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-past-and-future-of-international-thinking.html

Could the worldwide rise in authoritarian-populism reflect a backlash to progressive cultural change? What does this mean for multicultural societies that value diversity, equity and social justice? An expert panel discusses the rise of this cultural backlash in public life and the challenges that ensue. Held as part of Sydney Ideas on 19 August 2018: https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/cultural-conversations-a-cultural-backlash.html

Professor Amie Thomasson leads a discussion of the state of philosophy today, and asks the question: what can philosophy still do that is useful and relevant? A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 17 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/what-can-philosophy-do.html

Two distinguished speakers, Professor Tom Shakespeare and Sue Salthouse, address issues surrounding the National Disability Insurance Scheme and what it takes to achieve control and choice for people living with disabilities. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 11 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/choice-and-control-for-people-with-disabilities.html