Kevin Rudd, Ken Henry, Richard Holden and Andrew Charlton with Jennifer Hewett (chair).  

From sex robots and sex clowns, to being tied in a knot of lies or even rope, the ninth Festival of Dangerous Ideas today releases its line-up of speakers and artists, who will converge in Sydney from around the world to dissect the dangerous ideas informing our future.

Susie Latham responds to new government funded programs that train state workers to surveil children for signs of emerging terrorism.

"Consciousness is an intellectual illusion created by us because we're so darn reflective." – Daniel Dennett

He's been at he forefront of environmental activism since the 1970s, so what has he learned? What has been achieved and where should efforts be focused now?

Watch the 2018 Australian of the Year, Michelle Simmons deliver The Einstein Lecture in a sold-out event for Sydney Science Festival.

Listen to Australian of the Year and UNSW Professor of Science unpack the world of quantum computing for Sydney Science Festival. 

There has been a great deal of debate in recent years about finding a balance between privacy and security, writes Elise Thomas.

Why sharing health data with governments might not be such a great idea, writes Roz Bellamy.

Roboticist and robot ethics expert Ron Arkin explains what the rise of lethal autonomous systems will mean for the way wars are fought.

A “digital dark age” is looming unless a sophisticated regime for curating, preserving and accessing our data is established, the ‘father of the internet’, Vint Cerf.

Notoriously controversial American artist Andres Serrano talks with ABC journalist, Monique Schafter.