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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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Is storytelling essential to innovation?

Writers Sophie Gee and Charlotte Wood, scientist Stephen Simpson and policy expert Kate Harrison Brennan, share how they use creative narratives to push boundaries and the surprising ingredients of great innovation and change.

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Mental wealth forecast

Join epidemiologist and complex systems scientist Jo-An Occhipinti and labour market expert John Buchanan, along with leading thinkers, to explore mental wealth as a new measure of national wellbeing.

Economist and parliamentarian Andrew Leigh will be in conversation with technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Cliff Obrecht about Andrew’s new book, 'Battlers and Billionaires: The Updated Story of Inequality in Australia'.

Trust and error

Fake research papers are on the rise. Explore what's fuelling this, why it's concerning, and how we can address this issue with science integrity consultant Elisabeth Bik, computer scientist Judy Kay, linguist Nick Enfield and host Jennifer Byrne.

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