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Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:22:54 GMT 60 http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/how_wikileaks_will_transform_mainstream_media.mp3 A Sydney Ideas lecture co-presented with the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney (Running Time 97:42) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:22:39 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/is_viral_marketing_good_for_you.mp3 This forum looked at the ways in which the not-for-profits and public sector can creatively deploy new media technologies and other strategies, to more effectively compete for mind-share on public health issues such as tobacco control, obesity prevention (Running Time 93:44) Mon, 27 Jun 2011 00:22:38 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/assignment_china.mp3 Former CNN Asia correspondent Mike Chinoy, now a Senior Fellow at the US-China Institute at the University of Southern California, has gathered the perceptions, experiences and insights of these correspondents in Assignment: China, a fascinating seven-par (Running Time 56:39) Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:59:08 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/guernica.mp3 Pablo Picasso painted his large scale Guernica (1937) in response to the bombing of the Spanish town by German and Italian forces during the Spanish Civil War. Art historian T J Clark discussed Guernica, examining how a work of such enduring political res (Running Time 105:41) Wed, 22 Jun 2011 05:59:07 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/the_blue_economy.mp3 An economist by training, then a successful businessman, Gunter Pauli is now devoted to redesigning production and consumption into clusters of industries inspired by natural systems. His ZERI network is based on open source research and experimentation w (Running Time 89:23) Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:30:44 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/cities_-_athens_-_gift_of_athena.mp3 What are the myths that we tell about Athens? This lecture examines the legacy of Athenian culture. In particular, it focuses on looking at the darker side of that legacy. We like to imagine the Athenians as devoted to freedom and the spirit of reason. Ce (Running Time 58:13) Wed, 8 Jun 2011 03:01:25 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/cities_-_carthage_city_of_memories.mp3 How did the memory of Carthage as Rome's greatest and most dangerous enemy colour how the Roman city was portrayed by Roman and Greek authors? Carthage became an anti-type through which Romans writers could explore aspects of their political and cultural (Running Time 70:53) Wed, 8 Jun 2011 03:01:25 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/governance_corruption_and_world_poverty.mp3 Should we give aid to countries whose governments are corrupt? Fighting corruption is a global concern because it is found in both rich and poor countries, but evidence shows it hurts poor societies more. What is the answer? Listen to this important forum (Running Time 87:25) Wed, 1 Jun 2011 06:38:49 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/effective_engagement_-_the_tonic_for_a_reconciled_nation.mp3 Commissioner Gooda argues passionately and with great clarity that without effective engagement the reconciliation agenda with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples will stall. (Running Time 75:36) Wed, 1 Jun 2011 00:08:58 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/curating_tate_modern.mp3 In her nine years at Tate Modern internationally renowned curator Jessica Morgan has curated numerous group and solo exhibitions. Her talk reviewed these exhibitions, and discussed the rise of Tate Modern, now the most-visited modern art gallery in the wo (Running Time 67:59) Sun, 29 May 2011 23:28:56 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/sustained_development_systems_for_3_billion.mp3 Dr A P J Abdul Kalam became the 11th President of India on 25th July 2002. During his five years in office his focus was on transforming India into a developed nation by 2020. A scientist and aeronautical engineer by training he advocates that it is possi (Running Time 46:59) Tue, 24 May 2011 06:21:41 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/deepwater_horizon.mp3 The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion in April, 2010 and the subsequent fire and offshore oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is considered one of the major environmental disasters in US history. In his lecture for Sydney Ideas Frank Alcock gives a com (Running Time 92:23) Tue, 24 May 2011 00:03:17 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/modern_chinese_printmaking.mp3 (Running Time 85:22) Thu, 19 May 2011 04:27:51 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/spirited_voices_muslim_women_islamic_reform_movements.mp3 Dr Amina Wadud has long been at the forefront of the ‘gender jihad’ – the struggle for gender justice within the global Islamic community. Her writings and vision for gender equality incorporate the wider struggle against other forms of oppression such a (Running Time 89:41) Sun, 8 May 2011 23:45:32 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/hollywood_left_and_right.mp3 Steven J Ross tells an important story that has escaped public attention: the emergence of Hollywood as a vital centre of political life and the important role that movie stars have played in shaping the course of American politics. (Running Time 87:29) Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:37:37 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/uncanny_landscapes_gregory_crewdson.mp3 American photographer Gregory Crewdson has made a distinctive contribution to the aesthetics of photography with his ambitious and beautifully crafted work whose aesthetic owes as much to history painting and cinema as it does to contemporary photography. (Running Time 82:34) Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:37:37 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/media_editors_on_editing.mp3 In the rapidly changing sector that is the Australian media, the responsibility and function of the editor has undergone perhaps the most dramatic change. A panel of highly experienced editors from a range of media formats came together to discuss what ha (Running Time 95:49) Mon, 18 Apr 2011 23:54:49 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/authority_of_science.mp3 A panel of academics discuss the current status of science in the formation of government policy, in both Australia and internationally. Panellists include: Associate Professor Theodore Brown, University of Illinois; Professor David Castle, University of (Running Time 89:26) Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:19:17 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/reforming_the_humanities.mp3 Associate Professor John Armstrong from the University of Melbourne in conversation with Professors Paul Griffiths and Ann Curthoys from the University of Sydney, discuss ideas for a 'reformation and renaissance in the humanities.' They consider the probl (Running Time 77:20) Fri, 8 Apr 2011 00:13:09 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/end_of_distraction.mp3 Peter O'Connor's research centres on the application of drama pedagogy within wider social justice or public education actions. In this presentation he shares just some of his remarkable experiences after 30 years of work in developing theatre for... (Running Time 76:15) Wed, 30 Mar 2011 01:40:51 GMT