Sydney Ideas

Some studies show dog owners are happier. Could having a dog indeed help combat depression? Could bringing dogs to work help employees and businesses? Could therapy dogs speed up patient’s recovery? Could having a dog help college students during stressful times? In this talk, hear Dr Sandra Barker discuss how therapy dogs help people in a variety of settings. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Monday 2 July 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/dogs-helping-people.html

Case studies with a university student, a computer hacker, and a former drug dealer demonstrate different radicalisation experiences and suggest that radicalisation is not something done to people, but something produced by active participants. In this presentation Professor Kevin McDonald explores case studies of different radicalization experiences, based on interviews with members of banned organizations and the social media use of British and French young people who travelled to Syria. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 26 June 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/radicalisation.html

This roundtable discussion brings together experts from the University of Sydney and the Lowy Institute to explore the origins and implications of Kim Jong-un’s recent diplomatic activism from North Korean, US, and Chinese perspectives. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 19 June 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/peace-on-the-peninsula.html

The capacity to make precise genome edits is slowly changing our approach to medicine, agriculture and our planet. This panel discussion is the first in a series of Sydney Ideas events discussing the new possibilities of genome manipulation. This event discussed fundamental science and applications of genome editing. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Thursday 14 June 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/genome-editing.html

What does conflict in Syria mean for GDP, capital stock, fiscal and monitory dynamics, employment, poverty, education, health, human development index, and social capital? Zaki Mehchy, a co-founder and researcher of the Syrian Center for Policy Research, will present the latest findings on the socioeconomic impact of the conflict in Syria. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 12 June 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-syrian-conflict.html

In the 2018 Professor Walter Stibbs Lecture, Nobel Laureate Professor Brian Schmidt looks at the Universe's vital statistics and what we do (and don't) know about the past, present and future. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 5 June 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/the-state-of-the-universe.html

Are we eating ourselves sick? Join our panel of speakers to ask: could food really help us ward off diseases like diabetes, dementia, cancer and dental or cardiovascular disease? Hear from our panel of experts from across the University of Sydney’s health faculties. This event was held at the University of Sydney on Wednesday 23 May 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/food-as-medicine.html

This event, co-presented with the Department of Archaeology, brings together two archaeologists to discuss the status of Aboriginal archaeology, as well as where we should go from here into the future. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 22 May 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/an-ancient-and-dynamic-history-aboriginal-archaeology.html

Professor Jean Lau Chin from Adelphi University in New York examines what successful 21st century leadership should look like in our increasingly diverse and global society. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Thursday 17 May 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/global-and-diverse-leadership.html

Australia poet Mark Tredinnick discusses the landscape in and of contemporary poetry, the role of the lyric in a time of spiritual and ecological crisis, and the importance of writing across the disciplines and embedding creativity in education at all points of life and learning. A Sydney Ideas event held at the University of Sydney on Tuesday 15 May 2018. https://sydney.edu.au/news-opinion/sydney-ideas/2018/landscape-of-poetry-mark-tredinnick-in-conversation-robyn-ewing.html