http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/ no The University of Sydney wpp.marketing@sydney.edu.au Podcasts produced by The University of Sydney. en-au Copyright 2002-2013 The University of Sydney. Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:00 +1000 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:08:00 +1000 Co-presented with the Sydney Democracy Initiative (SDI) and the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS). Social democracy is in trouble. Wolfgang Merkel draws on his extensive research and practical involvement with social democratic parties in Europe and Latin America to show how the survival of social democracy during the coming decades crucially depends on finding new voters and party members and inventing new policies, programs and different visions of a better future. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_wolfgang_merkel.shtml Professor Wolfgang Merkel, Social Science Research Center Berlin, (Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung WZB) A Sydney Ideas lecture Co-presented with the Sydney Democracy Initiative (SDI) and the School of Social and Political Sciences (SSPS). Social democracy is in trouble. Wolfgang Merkel draws on his extensive research and practical involvement with social democratic parties in Europe and Latin America to show how the survival of social democracy during the coming decades crucially depends on finding new voters and party members and inventing new policies, programs and different visions of a better future. 01:40:00 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=farewell_to_social_democracy_ 'The Australian Dream' is widely accepted in the media, politics and society as a summary of Australian identity, values and aspirations, of what it means to be Australian. So we ask the question – what are the values, hopes, and dreams that inspire and motivate 21st century Australians? The panel of experts included: Dr Fiona Allon, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney; Dean Economou, Technology Strategist, NICTA (National ICT Australia); Lawrence Gibbons, Group Publisher Alternative Media Group of Australia; Professor Alan Peters, Head of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney; and Lee Rhiannon, former Greens MP in the NSW Upper House and currently NSW Senator-elect. Moderated by Peter Carr, CEO Sydney Development Agency. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/australian_dream_debate.shtml A Sydney Ideas Open presentation 'The Australian Dream' is widely accepted in the media, politics and society as a summary of Australian identity, values and aspirations, of what it means to be Australian. So we ask the question – what are the values, hopes, and dreams that inspire and motivate 21st century Australians? The panel of experts included: Dr Fiona Allon, Department of Gender and Cultural Studies, University of Sydney; Dean Economou, Technology Strategist, NICTA (National ICT Australia); Lawrence Gibbons, Group Publisher Alternative Media Group of Australia; Professor Alan Peters, Head of Urban and Regional Planning, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney; and Lee Rhiannon, former Greens MP in the NSW Upper House and currently NSW Senator-elect. Moderated by Peter Carr, CEO Sydney Development Agency. 01:52:00 Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=the_australian_dream_debate_defining_the_australian_dream The University of Sydney was very pleased to host a special weekend lecture on campus by Malaysian Leader of the Opposition Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/dr_anwar_ibrahim.shtml Dr Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysian leader of the Opposition A Sydney Ideas lecture co-presented with the Dept of Government and International Relations The University of Sydney was very pleased to host a special weekend lecture on campus by Malaysian Leader of the Opposition Dato' Seri Anwar Ibrahim. 01:49:00 Sat, 13 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=islam_democracy_and_the_status_of_malaysia_s_quasi-secular_state Professor Aleklett's crucial research, published in March, is a critical review of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) forecasts of steady growth in oil production at least till 2030. Policy makers and investors can no longer assume that ever-increasing oil production will fuel their forecasts of continual economic growth. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_kjell_aleklett.shtml Kjell Aleklett, Professor of Physics and leader of the Global Energy Systems Group, Uppsala University, Sweden Professor Aleklett's crucial research, published in March, is a critical review of the International Energy Agency's (IEA) forecasts of steady growth in oil production at least till 2030. Policy makers and investors can no longer assume that ever-increasing oil production will fuel their forecasts of continual economic growth. 01:29:00 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=the_peak_of_the_oil_age_declining_world_oil_production_will_halt_economic_growth A fascinating analysis of the results of the 2010 US midterm elections with James Fallows, Chair in US Media at the US Studies Centre and correspondent for The Atlantic, and Professor Morris Fiorina, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/midterm_referendum_obama.shtml James Fallows, Chair in US Media at the US Studies Centre and correspondent for The Atlantic, and Professor Morris Fiorina, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. A Sydney Ideas and US Studies Centre event A fascinating analysis of the results of the 2010 US midterm elections with James Fallows, Chair in US Media at the US Studies Centre and correspondent for The Atlantic, and Professor Morris Fiorina, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. 01:23:00 Tue, 09 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=the_midterm_referendum_on_obama A favourite topic in modern Chinese archaeology is the definition of ancient ethnic group on the basis of excavated materials. What can archaeology tell us about the ethnic origins of the Qin ruling group–were they colonisers from the dynastic centers of China, or were they assimilated Barbarians? What are the methodological problems involved in this type of archaeological analysis? http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_lothar_von_falkenhausen.shtml Professor Lothar von Falkenhausen, Professor of Chinese Archaeology and Art History, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) A Sydney Ideas lecture co-presented with the Confucius Institute and the School of Languages and Culture at the University of Sydney A favourite topic in modern Chinese archaeology is the definition of ancient ethnic group on the basis of excavated materials. What can archaeology tell us about the ethnic origins of the Qin ruling group–were they colonisers from the dynastic centers of China, or were they assimilated Barbarians? What are the methodological problems involved in this type of archaeological analysis? 01:36:00 Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=the_first_emperor_rsquo_s_home_base_archaeological_perspectives_on_ethnicity_in_ancient_china For decades the phrase 'women's reproductive rights' served as a rallying cry for assertions of women's right to control their own fertility. In the words of the CEDAW Committee: "women are entitled to decide on the number and spacing of their children." This entitlement is far from having been achieved. And now the issues at stake have been complicated by the emergence of 'human rights' as the framework within which women's claims are increasingly understood and by the 'globalization of motherhood' as well as the development of technologies that have facilitated markets in babies and baby-making. If 'reproductive rights' are to be understood as 'human rights' what are the consequences for women's control over their own bodies? And, what kind of rights are at stake in the global market place for reproduction? http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/human_rights.php#2nov Yasmine Ergas, Associate Director of the Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University A Sydney Ideas and Human Rights and Democratisation Lecture For decades the phrase 'women's reproductive rights' served as a rallying cry for assertions of women's right to control their own fertility. In the words of the CEDAW Committee: "women are entitled to decide on the number and spacing of their children." This entitlement is far from having been achieved. And now the issues at stake have been complicated by the emergence of 'human rights' as the framework within which women's claims are increasingly understood and by the 'globalization of motherhood' as well as the development of technologies that have facilitated markets in babies and baby-making. If 'reproductive rights' are to be understood as 'human rights' what are the consequences for women's control over their own bodies? And, what kind of rights are at stake in the global market place for reproduction? 01:38:00 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=women_s_reproductive_rights_selves_others_bodies Towards the end of the fifth century BC Herodotus wrote his Histories, a work in which he sought to explain why the Greeks had won the Persian Wars. The Histories are widely credited for pioneering the Western tradition of historiography – already Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history". But what is original about Herodotus' Histories is not so much what he wrote about – after all Homer had already focused his narrative on a great war – but how he wrote about it. Herodotus blended history and literature, political, cultural, and military history, ethnography, geography, zoology, linguistics and religion (to name just a few interests of this highly versatile author) in a unique and sophisticated fashion. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/key_thinkers/index.php#27oct Dr Julia Kindt, Classics and Ancient History, Faculty of Arts Sydney Ideas Key Thinkers Series Towards the end of the fifth century BC Herodotus wrote his Histories, a work in which he sought to explain why the Greeks had won the Persian Wars. The Histories are widely credited for pioneering the Western tradition of historiography – already Cicero called Herodotus "the father of history". But what is original about Herodotus' Histories is not so much what he wrote about – after all Homer had already focused his narrative on a great war – but how he wrote about it. Herodotus blended history and literature, political, cultural, and military history, ethnography, geography, zoology, linguistics and religion (to name just a few interests of this highly versatile author) in a unique and sophisticated fashion. 00:57:00 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=herodotus_and_the_discovery_of_history One hundred years ago, Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) was the most influential psychiatrist in the world, revered as the man whose system of classification put the study of mental illness on firm scientific foundations. We owe to Kraepelin the distinction between schizophrenia (which he called premature dementia) and manic-depressive illness. This lecture explained Kraepelin's approach to psychiatry and his influence on modern psychiatry, and discussed why some contemporary theorists think that his influence is keeping psychiatry on the wrong track. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/key_thinkers/index.php#20oct Dr Dominic Murphy, History and Philosophy of Science, Faculty of Science Sydney Ideas Key Thinkers Series One hundred years ago, Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) was the most influential psychiatrist in the world, revered as the man whose system of classification put the study of mental illness on firm scientific foundations. We owe to Kraepelin the distinction between schizophrenia (which he called premature dementia) and manic-depressive illness. This lecture explained Kraepelin's approach to psychiatry and his influence on modern psychiatry, and discussed why some contemporary theorists think that his influence is keeping psychiatry on the wrong track. 01:01:00 Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=emil_kraepelin_and_the_origins_of_modern_psychiatry A special One Just World Forum with participants including: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO - Chancellor of the University of Sydney; Tracey Spicer, broadcaster and journalist; Louise Baur, Professor & Deputy Associate Dean, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health University of Sydney; Tim Costello, Chief Executive, World Vision Australia: Michael Dibley. Associate Professor of International Public Health, University of Sydney; Rosaria Martins da Cruz, Director, HIAM Health, Timor Leste; Sue Ndwala, maternal and child health advisor, World Vision Australia; and a special report from Malawi via video by Rebecca Gibney. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/one_just_world_chilld_health_now.shtml Tracey Spicer - Broadcaster and Journalist Sydney Ideas Forum A special One Just World Forum with participants including: Her Excellency Professor Marie Bashir AC CVO - Chancellor of the University of Sydney; Tracey Spicer, broadcaster and journalist; Louise Baur, Professor & Deputy Associate Dean, Discipline of Paediatrics & Child Health University of Sydney; Tim Costello, Chief Executive, World Vision Australia: Michael Dibley. Associate Professor of International Public Health, University of Sydney; Rosaria Martins da Cruz, Director, HIAM Health, Timor Leste; Sue Ndwala, maternal and child health advisor, World Vision Australia; and a special report from Malawi via video by Rebecca Gibney. 01:22:00 Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=child_health_now How do the emotions affect our physical and mental health? What is the science that shows how brain and body interact to make us sick or well? Two of the world's leading researchers expose and explore the pathways within the brain through which our emotions connect with our bodies. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_esther_sternberg.shtml Professor Esther M Sternberg MD and Professor Ian Hickie AM A Sydney Ideas Open event How do the emotions affect our physical and mental health? What is the science that shows how brain and body interact to make us sick or well? Two of the world's leading researchers expose and explore the pathways within the brain through which our emotions connect with our bodies. 01:25:00 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=emotions_the_brain_and_the_body_the_science_connecting_health_and_the_emotions Discussions of lying in politics often cite the work of Plato and Kant or (more usually) draw upon the writings of Hannah Arendt. But it was the Russian-born philosopher and historian of science Alexandre Koyré (1892-1964) who was perhaps the first contemporary writer to pose radically new questions about the damaging effects of lying. This lecture aims to unsettle our thinking about the political dangers of telling lies by revisiting Koyré's provocative but little-known claim that democracy and lying are twins. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/key_thinkers/2010.php Professor John Keane, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Faculty of Arts Sydney Ideas Key Thinkers Series Discussions of lying in politics often cite the work of Plato and Kant or (more usually) draw upon the writings of Hannah Arendt. But it was the Russian-born philosopher and historian of science Alexandre Koyré (1892-1964) who was perhaps the first contemporary writer to pose radically new questions about the damaging effects of lying. This lecture aims to unsettle our thinking about the political dangers of telling lies by revisiting Koyré's provocative but little-known claim that democracy and lying are twins. 01:58:00 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=alexandre_koyr_eacute_on_the_political_dangers_of_telling_lies Discussions of lying in politics often cite the work of Plato and Kant or (more usually) draw upon the writings of Hannah Arendt. But it was the Russian-born philosopher and historian of science Alexandre Koyré (1892-1964) who was perhaps the first contemporary writer to pose radically new questions about the damaging effects of lying. This lecture aims to unsettle our thinking about the political dangers of telling lies by revisiting Koyré's provocative but little-known claim that democracy and lying are twins. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/key_thinkers/2010.php Professor John Keane, Centre for the Study of Democracy, Faculty of Arts Sydney Ideas Key Thinkers Series Discussions of lying in politics often cite the work of Plato and Kant or (more usually) draw upon the writings of Hannah Arendt. But it was the Russian-born philosopher and historian of science Alexandre Koyré (1892-1964) who was perhaps the first contemporary writer to pose radically new questions about the damaging effects of lying. This lecture aims to unsettle our thinking about the political dangers of telling lies by revisiting Koyré's provocative but little-known claim that democracy and lying are twins. 01:58:00 Wed, 06 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=alexandre_koyr_eacute_on_the_political_dangers_of_telling_lies The alumni team: Adam Spencer, the Vice-Chancellor and Judith Whelan challenged members of the University of Sydney Union debating team: Pat Bateman, Alex Lee and Ben Jenkins in the University of Sydney annual Comedy Debate hosted at the Great Hall on Tuesday 5 October 2010. Listen to the Podcast to find out the winners of this very close debate! http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=5736 Julian Brophy Comedy Debate 2010 - Alumni vs. Students The alumni team: Adam Spencer, the Vice-Chancellor and Judith Whelan challenged members of the University of Sydney Union debating team: Pat Bateman, Alex Lee and Ben Jenkins in the University of Sydney annual Comedy Debate hosted at the Great Hall on Tuesday 5 October 2010. Listen to the Podcast to find out the winners of this very close debate! 01:12:00 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=shakespeare_would_have_tweeted In the age of near-universal access, what should be the division of labour between colleges and universities? As open-door institutions, colleges transferred some students to selective universities and persuaded the rest in strongly vocational directions. The talk explored the issues of access and equity posed by a larger role for universities in widening participation and by new remits for colleges and schools in higher education. http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/compass/1585.html?newsstoryid=5504 Professor Gareth Parry, University of Sheffield, UK A Sydney Ideas/Social Inclusion Unit co-presentation In the age of near-universal access, what should be the division of labour between colleges and universities? As open-door institutions, colleges transferred some students to selective universities and persuaded the rest in strongly vocational directions. The talk explored the issues of access and equity posed by a larger role for universities in widening participation and by new remits for colleges and schools in higher education. 01:03:00 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=doing_the_dirty_work_of_higher_education Professor Block first came to prominence with his book The Origins of International Economic Disorder: Study of United States International Monetary Policy from World War II to the Present. In this study he asserted what would become a career long interest in the destabilizing influence of unregulated capital flows across national borders. His lecture examined the future of social democracy in Australia and around the world, and included an introduction by Eleanor Hall of ABC Radio's The World Today. http://www.usyd.edu.au/news/84.html?newsstoryid=5699 Professor Fred Block, University of California, Davis Ted Wheelwright Memorial Lecture Professor Block first came to prominence with his book The Origins of International Economic Disorder: Study of United States International Monetary Policy from World War II to the Present. In this study he asserted what would become a career long interest in the destabilizing influence of unregulated capital flows across national borders. His lecture examined the future of social democracy in Australia and around the world, and included an introduction by Eleanor Hall of ABC Radio's The World Today. 01:19:00 Tue, 05 Oct 2010 00:00:00 +1100 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=reinventing_social_democracy The most distressing fact about public awareness of evolution is not that roughly 50% of Americans don't believe the theory but that nearly 100% worldwide don't appreciate its tremendous relevance to human affairs. I will show how evolutionary theory can help to solve the problems of everyday life, from the quality of life in our cities to rethinking the fundamentals of economic theory and policy. http://sydney.edu.au/news/93.html?eventid=6573 David Sloan Wilson, evolving the city: Using evolutionary theory to understand and improve the human condition Templeton Lecture The most distressing fact about public awareness of evolution is not that roughly 50% of Americans don't believe the theory but that nearly 100% worldwide don't appreciate its tremendous relevance to human affairs. I will show how evolutionary theory can help to solve the problems of everyday life, from the quality of life in our cities to rethinking the fundamentals of economic theory and policy. 01:41:00 Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=evolving_the_city_using_evolutionary_theory_to_understand_and_improve_the_human_condition In a moderated discussion with Joel Negin, lecturer in international public health at the University of Sydney, Kenyan photojournalist Thomas Mukoya presented his experiences in telling African stories in the global media; outlining challenges, successes and reporting angles. Thomas and his camera have documented many of Africa's humanitarian crises, showing the circumstances of refugees and displaced people whose lives are forever changed by the effects of conflict and insurrection. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/thomas_mukoya.shtml Thomas Mukoya, Kenyan photojournalist Sydney Ideas Public Lecture Series co-presented with Australia for UNCHR In a moderated discussion with Joel Negin, lecturer in international public health at the University of Sydney, Kenyan photojournalist Thomas Mukoya presented his experiences in telling African stories in the global media; outlining challenges, successes and reporting angles. Thomas and his camera have documented many of Africa's humanitarian crises, showing the circumstances of refugees and displaced people whose lives are forever changed by the effects of conflict and insurrection. 01:28:00 Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=telling_african_stories_in_the_media There are few historical figures as dramatically enticing and colourfully enigmatic as Germaine de Staël. The young Germaine had an early introduction to the culture of the French Enlightenment through her mother's influential Paris-based salo. De Staël's published oeuvre spans a crucial period in the modernist history of the nation as an idea: from the French revolution to the Restoration, and from the Enlightenment to Romanticism. This talk will sketch out the parameters and significance of de Staël's conception of nation, and its importance for our historical understanding of patriotism as an idea and ideal. http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/key_thinkers/2010.php Professor Glenda Sluga, International History, Faculty of Arts Sydney Ideas Key Thinkers Series There are few historical figures as dramatically enticing and colourfully enigmatic as Germaine de Staël. The young Germaine had an early introduction to the culture of the French Enlightenment through her mother's influential Paris-based salo. De Staël's published oeuvre spans a crucial period in the modernist history of the nation as an idea: from the French revolution to the Restoration, and from the Enlightenment to Romanticism. This talk will sketch out the parameters and significance of de Staël's conception of nation, and its importance for our historical understanding of patriotism as an idea and ideal. 00:51:00 Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=germaine_de_sta_euml_l_on_the_nation_and_nationalism There is no doubt that Buddhist thought, above all through its stress on the mutual dependence of all phenomena, contains resources that have been important for those working towards a more ecologically aware and sustainable way of life. In this address, the University's Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, examines some of the writing in this area, suggests that the actual practice of Buddhist societies, particularly in Tibet and the Himalayas, often did engage quite deeply, if at a less explicit level, with environmental and ecological issues, and that these societies have useful lessons for us today in the search for a sustainable world . http://sydney.edu.au/sydney_ideas/lectures/2010/professor_geoffrey_samuel.shtml Geoffrey Samuel, Cardiff University and 2010 Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, University of Sydney Sydney Ideas Public Lecture Series There is no doubt that Buddhist thought, above all through its stress on the mutual dependence of all phenomena, contains resources that have been important for those working towards a more ecologically aware and sustainable way of life. In this address, the University's Visiting Professor of Buddhist Studies, examines some of the writing in this area, suggests that the actual practice of Buddhist societies, particularly in Tibet and the Himalayas, often did engage quite deeply, if at a less explicit level, with environmental and ecological issues, and that these societies have useful lessons for us today in the search for a sustainable world . 01:37:00 Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:00:00 +1000 http://sydney.edu.au/podcasts/2010.php?id=buddhism_and_a_sustainable_world_some_reflections