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Sydney Ideas is the University of Sydney's premier public lecture series program, bringing the world's leading thinkers and the latest research to the wider Sydney community.
Dr Joanne Gray and Dr Rebecca Huntley discuss public discourse, digital platforms and democracy. Hosted by Fenella Kernebone. Is big tech sk...
What stories have taken hold in the public imagination about sharks and marine animals? How does this shape attitudes and policy responses t...
How, and for what, should life be optimised? Is the growing culture of optimisation leading us towards the homogenisation of culture? These...
How can we eat well to live longer, feed future populations, and sustain planetary health? What's the science behind creating the world's mo...
How can we eat well to live longer, feed future populations, and sustain planetary health? What's the science behind creating the world's mo...
Join University of Sydney experts for fresh insights and evidence unlocking our understanding of healthy brain ageing. How might we all live...
Is Australia still the Lucky Country? In public opinion polling, more and more Australians believe things are, on the whole, getting worse t...
Science has shown us the universe began with a Big Bang but what about its endgame? Will everything burn out and freeze over, or collapse in...
Why are nations around the world racing to secure critical minerals? What’s at stake, and what does it mean for you? In this conversation, o...
Is a language owned by its speakers or is it a public good? 'Who' gets to have a say, lay claim to, and wield a language? What does this all...
Hear Simon Schama, acclaimed historian, writer and Professor of Art History and History at Columbia University, in-conversation with Profess...
If we can define the elements of a breakthrough, can we engineer the next great discovery in business, science, policy and civic life? Join...
Economist and parliamentarian Andrew Leigh is in conversation with technology entrepreneur and philanthropist Cliff Obrecht about Andrew’s n...
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 inte...
Join epidemiologist and complex systems scientist Jo-An Occhipinti, labour market expert John Buchanan and economist Richard Denniss to expl...
Can liberalism be the basis of a meaningful and fun way of life? Philosopher Alexandre Lefebvre delves into this idea with Mark Scott, Vice-...
Can we fast-track cures for diseases? Hear about exciting discoveries in novel therapeutics, nanomedicines, AI and neuroimaging with leading...
Psychologist Lee-Fay Low, and music scholars Neal Peres Da Costa and Helen Mitchell and host Angharad Yeo unravel the fascinating links betw...
Explore how the arts are transforming health and education to improve care and wellbeing with acclaimed playwright Wesley Enoch, poet Selina...
How do we move the needle on mental health outcomes? Alastair Campbell and leading experts discuss what can be done to influence the appropr...
A public conversation about intergenerational perspectives on allyship for gender equality – its importance, how to activate allies, and wha...
Yorta Yorta woman, composer and soprano Deborah Cheetham Fraillon was joined by some of the country’s most creative minds for an expansive c...
In today’s show we wanted to introduce to you a new podcast we think you might enjoy. It’s called 'The Solutionists', with Mark Scott. Big c...
Hear from two pioneering University of Sydney alumni changing the game in news and media: Zara Seidler, co-founder of Australia's fastest gr...
In this conversation, hear academic experts discuss disinformation – what makes it so influential and problematic, roles and responsibilitie...
Can we save lives and save the planet? Hear how the healthcare sector is tracking, finding solutions and making changes, to be more sustaina...
Why taking a moral and philosophical lens to understanding housing can help us get out of the crisis in Australia – and create a fairer, sus...
A keynote address by prominent anthropologist and geographer Professor Marcia Langton AO, on the Indigenous Voice to Parliament. The Indigen...
Epidemiologist and population behavioural scientist Melody Ding gives a talk on the trends and predictors of loneliness and why it’s a publi...
If there’s a 10% chance that human-level artificial intelligence (AI) would lead to existential risk or an “extremely negative outcome”, wha...
Hear a keynote address by University of Sydney alumnus Noel Pearson (BA '87, LL B '93), a proud leader from the Guugu Yimidhirr community of...
Carbon removal, solar power and clean hydrogen – these are just some of the renewable technologies touted as solutions to fossil fuel. How c...
How do we meaningfully engage with Pacific peoples and issues across the region? We invite you to this Talanoa (shared conversation) with ho...
Hear from acclaimed writer and historian Dr Olesya Khromeychuk, a leading voice on Russia's war against Ukraine. International observers est...
What is the impact of extreme heat and hot weather on human health across the human lifespan? In this Sydney Ideas event, experts from the U...
What is really going on 'under the hood'? What can we do each day to improve our own - and our collective - mental health? A team of experts...
In this talk, The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury shares why he believes that competition...
2022 Michael Hintze Lecture with Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert British-Australian academic, Dr Kylie Moore-Gilbert, highlights the complex nature o...
Join Dr Karl Kruszelnicki and Professor Peter Tuthill on a guided tour of the latest photos from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) – our...
Sydney Ideas welcomes back Professor Frank Pasquale (Brooklyn Law School), a leading author and academic on the law of artificial intelligen...
How will the new government deliver on its promises? Respected journalist Nick Bryant hosts this conversation with Sally Sitou, Member for R...
Renowned environmental scientist, Professor Emma Johnston AO, the co-chief author of the 2021 Australian State of Environment Report and the...
Why are we a nation that has not yet recognised the First People, and what can we do to take action? Teela Reid, proud Wiradjuri and Wailwan...
Hear from global leader Dr Kakenya Ntaiya, scholar, social activist and 2021/2022 Senior Fellow at Brown University. Kakenya is the founder...
In the lead up to the federal election, as the parties vie for voter’s attention, Sydney Ideas brings together a panel of experts to examine...
In the aftermath of devastating climate disasters like Australia’s recent east-coast floods, how do communities – those at the centre of the...
How can artificial intelligence help us solve tough mathematical problems? Delve into the surprising ways that AI can enhance our human intu...
Hear from young people and academic experts, including a leading US researcher, who are driving research that is changing the out-of-home ca...
What can the 24 hour economy look like and how might it help future proof the city? FEATURING: – Michael Rodrigues, 24 Hour Economy Commissi...
2022. It's a new year yet the same-old. Off the back of the pandemic, there was talk of a Great Reset, a chance to turn a crisis into an opp...