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UNSW Centre for Ideas

UNSW Centre for Ideas

An initiative of UNSW Sydney, the Centre for Ideas is a thought-provoking program of events and digital content from the globe's leading thinkers, authors and artists.

Episodes

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We built this thing Ep5: The age of consent: When your social media post causes a national reckoning with Chanel Contos

When Chanel Contos first hit post on an Instagram poll in 2021, she had no idea of the cultural reckoning she was about to unleash. She aske...

47:31Sep 18, 2026

We built this thing Ep4: The ethical executive: when your moral compass guides your career decisions with Raji Ambikairajah

Raji Ambikairajah has had a very successful career. She was awarded NSW Woman of the Year for her work with Room to Read, she has a PhD in e...

30:16Sep 10, 2026

Daniel Joinbee: Indigenous aerospace trailblazer

From a family story rooted in Yarrabah, to the lawns of the White House in Washington DC, hear the incredible story of Daniel Joinbee, a pro...

65:24Sep 2, 2026

Andrew Upton: From stage to page

What happens when a master of the stage turns to the page? Acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, artistic director and now novelist Andrew Upt...

71:41Aug 26, 2026

We built this thing Ep3: From incarcerated to CEO: driving change in youth justice from the inside-out with Michael Kwan

During his first night in prison at 16 years old, Michael Kwan knew it was time to take accountability for the choices he'd made. Now, Micha...

25:41Aug 21, 2026

We built this thing Ep2: The competitive edge as a first-time founder in your 40s with Janet Salem

After 17 years at the United Nations, Janet Salem was growing frustrated with the gap between the sustainability data she was gathering, and...

30:48Aug 12, 2026

We built this thing Ep1: When solving the water crisis comes from thin air with Shannon Lemanski

On this episode, Shannon chats about pivoting your start-up after funding failure, committing to your mission and transforming lives in the...

37:20Aug 5, 2026

Human vs Machine: Joel Pearson on staying optimistic about the intelligence revolution

The development of AI has brought humanity to the cusp of a seismic change the likes of which has never been seen before. Workforces of the...

21:57Jul 29, 2026

Human vs Machine: Barbara Wilby and Joel Pearson in conversation

The development of AI has brought humanity to the cusp of a seismic change the likes of which has never been seen before. Workforces of the...

51:38Jul 23, 2026

Women on Top

Statistics can sometimes paint a rosy picture. Women now make up half of federal parliamentarians in Australia, more women graduate from uni...

74:03Jul 13, 2026

Whistleblowers: In defence of truth

Most whistleblowers are unknown and ordinary people shedding light on corruption and misconduct. They rarely make the front page; many pay a...

55:17Jul 9, 2026

Sue-Anne Hunter: Our kids deserve better

Following the historic appointment of Sue-Anne Hunter as the inaugural National Commissioner for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Child...

64:38Jul 1, 2026

Nalini Prasad on global oil and the Aussie wallet

The ongoing conflict between Iran, the US and Israel has not only led to the deaths of many thousands of people, it has destabilised the glo...

8:41Jun 3, 2026

Nila Ibrahimi: Song of Rebellion (Re-release)

When Nila Ibrahimi posted a video of herself online, singing proudly in protest of the ban on girls over 12 singing in public, she hoped the...

60:08May 28, 2026

Guardians of the future: Māori knowledge in the age of AI

Dr Karaitiana Taiuru is a leading global voice at the forefront of Māori data sovereignty and AI ethics. His practice draws on tikanga Māori...

26:55May 7, 2026

Meditation on Country: Professor Angie Abdilla

Angie Abdilla creates video installations interrogating Indigenous deeptime knowledges, automation and AI, focusing on technology as cultura...

25:20May 6, 2026

Look Again: Why AI images don’t tell the whole picture

Every day, generative AI is pumping millions of new pictures into existence. Researcher and UNSW lecturer Dr Charu Maithani is redefining ho...

12:56May 6, 2026

The Housing Crisis with Alan Kohler (Re-release)

Richard Holden | Alan Kohler Australia, a land of sweeping plains, has one of the lowest population densities on the planet. So, how did we...

46:04Apr 30, 2026

Laurie Woolever: The gluttony of life

Since its 2025 publication, Laurie Woolever's Care and Feeding was an immediate New York Times bestseller, tracing her path from small-town...

60:25Apr 22, 2026

6 things you need to know about AI with Toby Walsh (Re-release)

As one of the world's leading researchers in artificial intelligence, Toby Walsh has been awarded the Humbolt Research Award and elected as...

24:37Apr 15, 2026