Sydney Ideas
<p>Great minds don't always think alike</p>
Great minds don't always think alike
Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's flagship public talks program.
We believe in the value of ideas that make a difference and have been bringing leading thinkers from around the world to the Sydney community since 2006.
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Summary: British journalist and editor Alan Rusbridger sits down with Mark Scott, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Sydney.
Event Start Date: 2025-03-26T18:00:00.000+11:00
Event End Date: 2025-03-26T18:30:00.000+11:00
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Summary: Grace Tame and an esteemed panel discuss open, respectful dialogues around consent, sexual harassment and sexual assault.
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Summary: Economist and parliamentarian Andrew Leigh discusses his book, Battlers and Billionaires with entrepreneur Cliff Obrecht.
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Summary: Explore the natural world, deep sea, and life through time with Dr. James Bradley, Professor Maria Byrne, and Tishiko King.
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Summary: Jo-An Occhipinti, John Buchanan, and Richard Denniss explore mental wealth as a new measure of national wellbeing.
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Summary: Explore how the arts are transforming health and education to improve care and wellbeing.
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Summary: Defining the elements of a breakthrough, can we engineer the next great discovery in business, science, policy and civic life?
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Summary: Alastair Campbell and leading experts discuss what we can do to move the needle on mental health outcomes.
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Summary: Can liberalism be the basis of a meaningful and fun way of life? Philosopher Alexandre Lefebvre explores this with Mark Scott.
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Summary: Can we fast-track cures for diseases? Researchers Michael Bowen, Victoria Cogger, and Chenyu Tim Wang discuss.
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Summary: Lee-Fay Low, Neal Peres Da Costa, and Helen Mitchell explore whether music participation can prevent dementia.
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Summary: Fake research papers are on the rise. Explore what's fuelling this, why it's concerning, and how we can address this issue.
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Event LinkThought-provoking talks and ideas regularly take place across the University beyond the Sydney Ideas program. Here are our recommendations.
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Summary: Join The Power Institute for a presentation about underwater robotic systems by Alexandre Cardaillac.
Event Start Date: 2025-04-09T17:00:00.000+10:00
Event End Date: 2025-04-09T18:30:00.000+10:00
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Summary: Dr Mitch Gibbs presents the lecture entitled, Co-creating futures: embedding Indigenous knowledges in environmental research.
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