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Rhonda Magee grew up in segregated North Carolina in an abusive household. She knows firsthand the deep divides that define America right now. She draws on her life, and her work as a law professor and leading mindfulness meditation teacher in her book The inner work of racial justice: Healing ourselves and transforming our communities through mindfulness. Mariam Tokhi is a writer and GP in a refugee and asylum seeker health service in Melbourne. She has created a trailblazing narrative medicine course to help doctors use the power of storytelling to fully see the humanity of their patients and themselves.
This event was organised by the Contemplative Studies Centre, School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne.
Speakers:
Rhonda MageeAuthor, The inner work of racial justice: Healing ourselves and transforming our communities through mindfulness (Tarcher, 2019)Professor Emerita of LawMindfulness meditation educatorFounding director, Center for Contemplative Law and EthicsUniversity of San Francisco.Dr Mariam TokhiGP and writer Utopia refugee and asylum seeker health serviceNarrative medicine lecturer, University of Melbourne Medical School
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Is menstruation linked to the moon? Do women's periods sync up when they live together? Are girls getting their first period younger? Why don't we talk about menstruation and menopause more? Popular US-based physician and bestselling author Dr Jen Gunter is on a mission to change the conversation about women's health.
This event was recorded as part of National Science Week at the University of NSW's Centre for Ideas on 15 August 2024.
Speakers
Dr Jen Gunter Obstetrician and gynaecologistAuthor, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of MenstruationThe Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism and more
Professor Caroline Ford Lead, Gynaecological Cancer Research Group, University of NSW
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Back in 1994, it was a pretty wild pitch for a movie: a troupe of drag queens road tripping across the Australian outback, in a lavender bus named Priscilla. But The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, put the Australian film industry on the global map, and these days it's become an icon of Australian cinema.
This event was recorded on 11 September, 2024, at the Capitol Theatre, RMIT University, as part of Social Sciences Week.
Speakers
Rebel Penfold-Russell Executive Producer, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
Tim Chappel Costume designer, Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Academy Award for best costume along with Lizzy Gardiner)
Cerise Howard Program Director, Melbourne Queer Film Festival
Kristy Kokegei History Trust of South Australia
Stephen Gaunson (host) Senior lecturer in Cinema Studies at RMIT University
Further information
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert at 30: more important, enjoyable and vital than ever - by Stephen Gaunson, The Conversation, 5 September 2024
Donate to the Save the Queen campaign - History Trust of South Australia
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The Australian federal government wants to restrict social media to those aged over 16. Would that work? Adult and teen experts mount their arguments for and against social media and its harms and benefits.
The Great Debate was presented by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia as part of 2024 Social Sciences Week, recorded at the National Library of Australia on 10 September 2024.
Speakers
STUDENT DEBATEFeaturing Year 7 and 8 students at University of Canberra High School Kaleen
Host Ivy Affirmative team Misha, Sienna and Jacob
Negative teamUmar, Addy and Shreya
ADULT DEBATE
Lisa Given Professor of Information Sciences, RMIT University
Anthony Elliott Distinguished Professor of Sociology, University of South AustraliaAuthor, Algorithms of Anxiety: Fear in the Digital Age
Ginger Gorman (host) Journalist and author of the book Troll Hunting: Inside the World of Online Hate and Its Human FalloutHost of the Seriously Social podcast
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Is social media a contagious force harming young minds, a life saver helping people find their neurodiverse tribes and support, or, for better or worse, a bit of both?
From the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, join Natasha Mitchell with renowned social psychologist Jean Twenge, neurodiversity advocate Sonny Jane Wise, technology policy campaigner Alice Dawkins, suicide prevention researcher Dr Sandersan Onie.
Young people depressed, distressed, and anxious. ADHD and Autism diagnoses on the increase. All at record rates. Is it a renaissance in awareness, enabled by social media, or are people reaching for labels that risk losing meaning?
Speakers:
Jean TwengeProfessor of psychologySan Diego State UniversityAuthor ofiGen: Why Today's Super-Connected Kids Are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy—and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood (2017)Generations: The Real Differences between Gen Z, Millennials, Gen X, Boomers and Silents—and What They Mean for America's Future (2023)Alice DawkinsExecutive Director, Reset.Tech. Au
Dr Sanderson OniePsychologist and suicide prevention researcherBlack Dog InstituteUniversity of NSW
Sonny Jane WiseNeurodiversity advocateAuthor, We’re All Neurodiverse (2023) and The Neurodivergent Friendly Workbook of DBT Skills (2022)
Thanks to Danielle Harvey, Director of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and the festival team.
Further information:
Not Just Algorithms: Online Safety, Children and Young People, Data Security, Privacy and Data Protection report (24 March, 2024)
Festival of Dangerous Ideas on-demand audio and video archive selected from over a decade of provocative events
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Mediation in armed conflicts means sitting down with brutal war lords, hiding your true values and in an open dialogue trying to really understand all sides of the parties involved. In the most pressurised environments, there are nearly always possible pathways to a win-win outcome — but finding the way requires a combination of imagination, goodwill, timing, and street smarts.
Reflections on Diplomacy and Peace Mediation was presented at the TheMHS Conference 2024
Speaker
Paul DziatkowiecDirector of Mediation and Peace Support, Geneva Centre for Security Policy
Listen to Big Ideas - Is making war more humane in fact prolonging the fighting?
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Pressing a full-time workload into four days sounds like simply adding more stress to your job – even if you keep your pay. But many people who have tried this model say that one would need to pay them double their salary to make them go back to a standard work week. And businesses enjoy better staff retention and get a completive edge on the job market.
Presented by UQ ChangeMakers
Speakers
Debbie BaileyConsultant Partner, 4 Day Week Global
Shannan QuainChief People Officer, Australian Digital Health Agency
Associate Professor James KirbyClinical Psychologist and the Co-Director of the Compassionate Mind Research Group, University of Queensland
Professor Tyler Okimoto (host)Associate Dean (Academic), Faculty of Business, Economics and Law, University of Queensland
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She was Andy Warhol's muse, she's been sampled by Notorious BIG, and her music was once voted on the ten best songs to dry-hump to. This is the amazing true story of how Indian-born singer Asha Puthli became a music legend.
This event was recorded at Rising Festival on 7 June 2024.
Speakers
Asha Puthli Singer
Adriana Lazaridis (host) DJ
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The leading playwright Joanna Murray-Smith makes a powerful case for the role of the arts in Australian public life, arguing that moral righteousness is stifling artistic expression.
The last ever Stephen Murray-Smith Memorial Lecture was recorded at the State Library of Victoria on 8 October 2024.
Speaker
Joanna Murray-Smith Playwright, screenwriter and novelist
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How should we reflect on wars, past and present? Do the rituals of Remembrance Day and Anzac Day hold meaning for young people?
Natasha Mitchell is joined by a crowd of high school students and special guests with opinions on the future of commemoration.
This event was hosted and organised by Victoria's Shrine of Remembrance to mark its 90th anniversary.
Speakers:
Che Weon (Michelle) LeeMasters of architecture student, University of Melbourne School of DesignGranddaughter of Korean war veteran(Michelle's Shrine design is linked to below)
William MuhlhauserYear 9 student, Haileybury CollegeMember, ‘Winjeels’ student club, Moorabbin Air MuseumRecipient of 2024 Spirit of Anzac Prize
Zackary MelvaineYear 11 student, Mill Park Secondary CollegeAustralian army cadetMember of Australian Defense Force's National Drone Racing TeamYouth Mayor of the City of WhittleseaRecipient of 2023 Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize
Thanks to Sue Burgess and Laura Thomas at the Shrine of Remembrance.
Further information:
"First Songline" Che Weon (Michelle) Lee's design for the Shrine of Remembrance for her Masters degree in ArchitectureVictoria's Shrine of Remembrance 90th anniversary events
Drone warfare, technology and the psyche: an insider speaks [this episode of Science Friction by Natasha Mitchell is mentioned in this program]
What it's really like to live with drone warfare [illustrated feature]
Premier's Spirit of Anzac Prize
Shrine of Remembrance Young Ambassador Leadership program
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It needs strong leadership and good coordination. But most of all, it needs public opinion to rise up and push policy makers to tackle this crisis. Canada can teach us a lesson in how to do that. Homelessness is a systemic housing problem – not caused by mental health issues or drug abuse.
Presented at the Australian Homelessness Conference, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Speakers
Tim RichterFounder, President & CEO of the Canadian Alliance to End Homelessness (CAEH)
Carmel HaughSystems and Community Lead for the Brisbane Zero collaboration, Micah Projects
David PearsonCEO Australian Alliance to End Homelessness
Dr Tom AlvesHead of Development, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI)
Further information
Big Ideas – Housing as a human right? With Alan Kohler and Kevin Bell
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When you're alive, the idea of dying feels weird, remote, alien. Yet it's the one experience we will all have. Can philosophy help us make sense of that weirdness? What can talking about death and dying teach us about living? Natasha Mitchell is joined by a philosopher, funeral director, and a First Nations' songman for an uplifting, insightful conversation on death.
This event is part of the Sophia Club live philosophy event series, presented by Aeon Media, publishers of Aeon and Psyche.
Speakers:
Kimba GriffithCo-founder and co-owner, The Last Hurrah
Professor Klaus JahnPhilosopherSchool of Historical and Philosophical Studies and Graduate School of Humanities and Social SciencesUniversity of Melbourne
Fred LeoneButchella songman, musician, and performerGarrwa-Mambaliya Clan
Thanks to Sophia Club event creators and producers Brigid Hains (Editorial director, Aeon Media), Rosie Black, Jasmine Walter.
Further information:
LIsten and read a Days Like These feature and podcast about Fred Leone’s family story about a king, escape and connection to country.
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From To Kill a Mockingbird to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, there are no shortage of options to include on those lists of "The Great American Novel". But which is the real plot in the story of America?
This event was recorded at the University of Melbourne on 24 October 2024.
Speaker
Sarah Churchwell Professor of American Literature and Chair in Public Understanding of the Humanities, University of LondonAuthor, Careless People: Murder, Mayhem and The Invention of The Great Gatsby, The Wrath to Come: Gone with the Wind and the Lies America Tells, and more
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Friends are among the most important relationships we will have in our lives. So what makes someone a friend, how do we hold on to them, and how do they shape who we are?
This event was recorded at the Sydney Writers Festival on 22 May, 2024.
Speakers
Gyan Yankovich Author, Just Friends: On the Power, Influence and Joy of FriendshipLifestyle editor, Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
Susan Wyndham Co-editor (with Brigitta Olubas), Hazzard and Harrower: The lettersFormer Literary editor, Sydney Morning Herald
Melanie Kembrey (host), Editor, Spectrum (arts and culture publication), Sydney Morning Herald
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Why did acclaimed actor Melissa Jaffer step away from the spotlight and the swinging 60s to enter a strict cloister of Australian nuns for 4 years? Sister Marian McClelland is the last of two surviving members of the same Australian order of contemplative nuns. They became nuns at a time of radical change for women worldwide and for the Catholic Church and have extraordinary stories to tell about how faith shaped their sense of identity and purpose. They join Natasha Mitchell with oral historian Dr Sarah Gilbert, author of Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia.
This event was organised by Melbourne University Press and hosted at the Abbotsford Convent in Melbourne.
Speakers:
Dr Sarah GilbertWriter, researcher, producer, and oral historianAuthor, Unconventional Women: The story of the last Blessed Sacrament Sisters in Australia (Melbourne University Press, 2024)
Sister Marian McClellandOrder of the Blessed Sacrament sisters in Australia
Melissa JafferAustralian actor of stage and screen
Further information:
Sisters in arms: Catholic nuns through two millenniaJo Ann Kay McNamaraHarvard University Press, 1998
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Literature on crime is huge. Many of you just love to read about a good murder. But do you prefer a soft touch around violent scenes? Or do you want to read it in the drastic, graphic language that shows crime the way it is? Writing crime stories can be a minefield: Do authors have to tell people, if they want to use them in their book? Particularly if they want to paint 'your character' the villain? Can you re-traumatise a victim when you turn their painful experience into a bestseller? A stellar panel of acclaimed crime authors tell how they found their own way to deal with the dilemma of the ethics of writing about murder and corruption.
Presented at the Byron Writers Festival.
Speakers
Matthew CondonAward-winning journalist and author, host of two true crime podcasts – Ghost Gate Road and Dig: Sirens Are Coming
Candice FoxBestselling author, her latest book is 'Devil's kitchen'
Benjamin StevensonAward-winning stand-up comedian and USA Today best-selling author of the 'Ernest Cunningham Mysteries', including 'Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone' and 'Everyone on This Train is a Suspect'
Rosemarie Milsom (host)Founding director of Newcastle Writers Festival, former award-winning print journalist with Fairfax Media and broadcaster with the ABC
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From mis and disinformation to election interference, parts of the internet have become dystopian, due to a lack of regulation. What is this doing to our democracies, and how are governments around the world trying to reign the tech giants in?
The 8th annual Sir Zelman Cowan Centre Oration was recorded on 10 October 2024.
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Jon Faine Vice Chancellor's Fellow at the University of MelbourneFormer ABC Radio hostAuthor, Apollo and Thelma
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Ninety years ago, in the face of communism, fascism, and the Great Depression, Australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies, asked the question 'Is democracy doomed?' Today, we're asking that same question – with some answers that might surprise you.
The 2024 Robert Menzies Oration was presented by the Robert Menzies Institute, recorded on 23 October 2024.
The 2024 Henry Parkes Oration was recorded at the Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House on 22 October 2024.
Speakers
Sir Niall Ferguson Milbank Family Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University
Barrie Cassidy Chair, Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House
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Democracy is in retreat, authoritarianism on the rise. But this has happened before. So how did big thinkers of the past respond to the threats to democracy, and what can we learn from them?
The Humanities Research Centre 50th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture was recorded at the Australian National University on 31 July 2024.
Speakers
Scott Stephens Co-presenter (with Waleed Aly) The MinefieldDigital editor, ABC Religion and EthicsCo-author of Quarterly Essay 87, Uncivil Wars: How Contempt is Corroding Democracy (2022)Editor of Justice and Hope: Essays, Lectures and Other Writings by Raimond Gaita (2023)
Dr Kim Huynh Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations, Deputy Director of the Humanities Research Centre
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When you're swimming in the ocean, do you ever startle at a piece of seaweed? Mistake a wave for a fin? Does the thought of sharks cross your mind at all? Nearly 50 years ago, a little movie by the name of Jaws, changed everything.
This event was recorded at the National Film and Sound Archive, in partnership with the Australian National University, on 28 February 2024.
Speakers
Dr Hannah Calich Postdoctoral research fellow, Australian National University
Professor Kenneth Lampl Convenor, Composition for Film and Video Games, School of Music, Australian National University
Dr Anna-Sophie Jürgens Senior Lecturer in Science Communication, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of ScienceHead of Popsicule, ANU's Science in Popular Culture and Entertainment Hub
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