Centre for Ideas

Winners of the 2019 Nobel Prize in Economics, Esther Duflo and Abhijit Banerjee, reveal how economics can help to solve the thorniest social and political problems of our time.

What does physics tell us about the world? Join world-renowned scientist and science communicator Jim Al-Khalili as he reveals what we know about the laws of the universe and what we still need to discover.

How do we restart the conversation on climate change? Join climate scientist Tim Flannery, marine ecologist Adriana Vergés, and social researcher Rebecca Huntley to find out how we might turn these pressing climate conversations into climate solutions.

How will we feed a future population of 10 billion people? Learn how to fill your plate with the types of food that are healthy for you and the future of the planet.

Where will the search for alien life outside our solar system take us? Discover the latest research about the worlds beyond our solar system and the origins of life on Earth.

Join host Jane Caro to discuss the fight against the privatisation of education with US education expert Diane Ravitch, who will be joined in conversation by Finnish educator and deputy director of the Gonski Institute for Education (UNSW) Pasi Sahlberg, and President of the NSW Teachers Federation Angelo Gavrielatos.

Hear from a panel of medical experts as they discuss the next steps in researching COVID-19 to make sure we are better equipped to face the future.