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Sydney Ideas launches its 2022 programming by canvasing bold ideas from across the University to understand what’s on the horizon and the priorities for the year. What’s trending – or what shouldn’t be trending – and how should we set the agenda?
How can we foster the conditions for creativity to thrive? Hear from NSW's 24 Hour Economy Commissioner Michael Rodrigues, City of Sydney Deputy Lord Mayor Jess Scully, writer and poet Sara Saleh, Carla Theunissen from Sydney Olympic Park Authority, and host Steph Harmon, Culture Editor of Guardian Australia.
Delve into the surprising ways that artificial intelligence can enhance our human intuition with esteemed Australian mathematician Professor Geordie Williamson and MC Adam Spencer.
Hear from young people and academic experts, including a leading US researcher, who are driving research that is changing the out-of-home care system, using creative methods for social change.
In the aftermath of devastating climate disasters like Australia’s recent east-coast floods, how do communities – those at the centre of the crisis and those on the periphery – support each other emotionally during times of climate distress?
Respected journalist Fran Kelly moderates a panel featuring ABC Chief Election Analyst Antony Green and leading political experts, discussing the main policy issues guiding the upcoming election.
Hear from global leader Dr Kakenya Ntaiya, scholar, activist and 2021/2022 Senior Fellow at Brown University. Kakenya is the founder of an international nonprofit organisation that seeks to educate girls, end harmful traditional practices including FGM and child marriage, and transform her community.
Teela Reid, proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan woman, lawyer and the University of Sydney's inaugural First Nation’s Practitioner-in-Residence, will examine the hard questions that cut to the legitimacy of our democracy.
How will the new government deliver on its promises? Respected journalist Nick Bryant hosts this conversation with Sally Sitou, Member for Reid; Kylea Tink, Member for North Sydney; Constitutional reform expert; Anne Twomey; and political theorist Tim Soutphommasane.
Sydney Ideas is delighted to welcome back Professor Frank Pasquale (Brooklyn Law School), a leading author and academic on the law of artificial intelligence (AI), algorithms, and machine learning, along with local experts to unpack the challenges and advantages of AI and how it is changing medical practice.
British-Australian academic, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, highlights the complex nature of state hostage taking, and outlines ways in which Australia’s approach can be refined to tackle this insidious and growing global problem.
What is really going on 'under the hood'? What can we do each day to improve our own - and our collective - mental health? In this Sydney Ideas event, a team of experts share cutting-edge research and explore practical ways to reach peak mind and brain health.
What is the impact of extreme heat and hot weather on human health across the human lifespan? How can we thrive in a hotter world? In this Sydney Ideas event, experts from the University's Heat and Health Research Incubator discuss the latest research and provide us with some pretty cool solutions.
Header image: Dr Karl and Professor Peter Tuthill presenting a Sydney Ideas public talk, 'Invisible infrared: connecting the James Webb Telescope and climate change'. Photo credit: Michael Amendolia