UNSW Centre for Ideas

UNSW Centre for Ideas

UNSW Centre for Ideas

Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 45m
Activity Active
Since May 2024
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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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.

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Nalini Prasad on global oil and the Aussie wallet

Jun 03, 2026 8m

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 global world order. As a middle power, Australia is being…

Nila Ibrahimi: Song of Rebellion (Re-release)

May 28, 2026 1h

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 music would inspire young girls to continue their…

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

May 07, 2026 26m

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

Meditation on Country: Professor Angie Abdilla

May 06, 2026 25m

Angie Abdilla creates video installations interrogating Indigenous deeptime knowledges, automation and AI, focusing on technology as cultural practice. Her research, artworks and films have been…

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

May 06, 2026 12m

Every day, generative AI is pumping millions of new pictures into existence. Researcher and UNSW lecturer Dr Charu Maithani is redefining how we think about the images flooding our world, exposing…

The Housing Crisis with Alan Kohler (Re-release)

Apr 30, 2026 46m

Richard Holden | Alan Kohler Australia, a land of sweeping plains, has one of the lowest population densities on the planet. So, how did we end up with a housing shortage? In conversation with…

Laurie Woolever: The gluttony of life

Apr 22, 2026 1h

Since its 2025 publication, Laurie Woolever’s Care and Feeding was an immediate New York Times bestseller, tracing her path from small-town childhood to working with two of the most powerful men in…

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

Apr 15, 2026 24m

As one of the world’s leading researchers in artificial intelligence, Toby Walsh has been awarded the Humbolt Research Award and elected as a fellow of the Association for the Advancement of AI.…

Karen Hao: Empire of AI (Re-release)

Apr 09, 2026 1h 27m

Programs like ChatGPT have become ubiquitous with AI, promising to kick start the next industrial evolution. But the scale of resources needed to support AI are staggering, with the cost largely…

Yael Stone: Giving to gain

Apr 02, 2026 1h 3m

Many people would recognise Australian actress Yael Stone from her breakout role as the red-lipped Lorna Morello in TV series Orange is the New Black. But, in 2020 she gave up her green card, and…

Who's the Man? (Re-release)

Mar 20, 2026 1h 9m

Within today's social media landscape, a finely tuned content algorithm is serving up often unhealthy and sometimes extreme views on masculinity. For boys, in particular, the injection of vitriol…

Gough Whitlam: The Vista of the New

Mar 11, 2026 1h 6m

Hear acclaimed political biographer Troy Bramston in conversation with UNSW’s Verity Firth and delve into his latest book Gough Whitlam: The Vista of the New. From Whitlam’s rise through the Labor…

Lesbians are Lovely!

Mar 04, 2026 1h 25m

We’ve come a long way since references to lesbians could potentially land you jail-time and lesbian culture was less visible in literature and the arts, social commentary and public life. From…

David Cooper Lecture | Ending AIDS: A Global Responsibility

Feb 24, 2026 39m

With Australia on track to be among the first countries in the world to eliminate the transmission of HIV, there is a lot to be optimistic about. Yet globally the rates of transmission and…

Kind by Design with Dr Gabi Nudelman | One Big Idea

Feb 19, 2026 31m

In an era of increasing productivity, efficiency and automation it’s important not to lose sight that education – the learning and teaching that we all pursue – is about human connection and…

Unpicking the Lock to the Blood-Brain Barrier with Dr Alexis Minchaca Acosta | One Big Idea

Feb 12, 2026 21m

The blood-brain barrier prevents 98% of medicines from reaching the brain. This prevents the effective treatment of neurological disorders, from cancer to Alzheimer’s. If we knew how to create drugs…

Reframing Rescue with Communities at the Heart with Dr Regina Jefferies | One Big Idea

Jan 22, 2026 32m

As natural disasters increase in frequency and severity, we are all at risk of one day having our homes and our lives being in danger from fire or flood. Right now, we are seeing an unprecedented…

Grand Designs for our Oceans' Habitats with Ann Flemming Nielsen | One Big Idea

Jan 15, 2026 31m

Our coastal marine habitats are suffering from the man-made degradation of climate change. From coral reefs to seagrass meadows, oyster reefs and kelp forests, these ecosystems are vital nurseries…

Who's the Man?

Jan 07, 2026 1h 9m

Within today's social media landscape, a finely tuned content algorithm is serving up often unhealthy and sometimes extreme views on masculinity. For boys, in particular, the injection of vitriol…

The Power of Light with Dr Alison Goldingay | One Big Idea

Dec 18, 2025 27m

Light has unlocked many technologies over the course of human history. The more we learn about what light is and what it can do, the more applications we find to advance our lives. When we study…

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