Centre for Ideas | UNSW Sydney

Past Events

17 Sep Past event

Caught in a Web

Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Where does the internet stop, and our human selves begin?

17 Sep Past event

The Crime Paradox

Festival of Dangerous Ideas | As crime rates decline, our pop culture fascination increases. What is going on?

17 Sep Past event

Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Five emerging thought leaders embark on a journey to save our future with fresh insights to intractable problems. 

7 Sep Past event

What comes next? | Humanities

How can we equip ourselves for a future plagued with uncertainty? Uncover the legal, financial and educational models that can help us persevere.

30 Aug Past event

How to make a better world: A. C. Grayling

Time is running out, so how can we make it count?

23 Aug Past event

What comes next? | Sciences

How can we equip ourselves for a future plagued with uncertainty? Immerse yourself in the science looking bravely to the future

16 Aug Past event

For the love of birds

Join our panel of prominent bird advocates as they discuss their adoration of our feathered friends and the ongoing efforts to promote and protect them.

15 Aug Past event

Addicted to dopamine

DIGITAL EVENT | Why our relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain and what we can do about it.

20 Jul Past event

Geraldine Brooks on Writing History

If you love writing that brings history to life, don’t miss this talk.

16 Jun Past event

Modern Love: Australian Museum x Vivid Ideas

Explore the whole gamut of modern love – from hard and fast hook-ups to lonely hearts and beyond.

14 Jun Past event

Something That May Shock and Discredit You

DIGITAL EVENT | Can making fun of the cultural canon create more honesty about our private truths?

25 May Past event

David Cooper Lecture | Julia Gillard in conversation with Tegan Taylor

DIGITAL EVENT | What have we learned from the pandemic about the importance of fighting inequality?

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