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16 Feb Past event
LIVESTREAM Justice & Love
How can we create a more just world?
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11 Nov Past event
LIVESTREAM Good Economics for Hard Times
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.
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20 Aug Past event
LIVESTREAM The World According to Physics
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.
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19 Aug Past event
LIVESTREAM We Still Need To Talk About Climate Change
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.
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18 Aug Past event
LIVESTREAM Eating for the Planet
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.
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17 Aug Past event
LIVESTREAM Life Among the Stars
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.
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23 Jul Past event
LIVESTREAM Fighting the Privatisation of Education
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.
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2 Jun Past event
LIVESTREAM What Do We Need To Discover About COVID-19?
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.
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27 May Past event
LIVESTREAM Bringing Back the Economy
A UNSW Centre for Ideas event. How can we rebuild Australia’s economy after the pandemic?
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6 Apr Past event
Jon Ronson in conversation with Marc Fennell
EVENT CANCELLED
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3 – 5 Apr Past event
Festival of Dangerous Ideas
FESTIVAL CANCELLED
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