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Donna Strickland: Laser Jock
Donna Strickland on exploring a life of lasers, quantum science and the joy of discovery.
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Tim Minchin on how social media algorithms shape our digital lives
Tim Minchin unpacks how social media algorithms have shaped our digital lives in ways we didn’t expect.
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Ivan Coyote: Playlist
Shedding light on life beyond the binary with award-winning author, film-creator, and LGBTQIA+ advocate Ivan Coyote.
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Kenneth Roth on battling abusive governments
Attorney and human rights activist Kenneth Roth shares how everyone can play a part in dismantling disinformation and defending human rights from abusive governments.
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Nila Ibrahimi: Song of Rebellion
2025 Gandhi Oration | An evening with the winner of the 2024 International Children’s Peace Prize Nila Ibrahimi.
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Climate Warriors
What role will you play, no matter how small, in helping to shift the climate crisis?
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Bronwyn Graham on women in medicine
Professor of Psychology at UNSW, Bronwyn Graham addresses the longstanding neglect of the female anatomy in medical research.
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John Vaillant: Fire Weather
Jack Beale Lecture | There is no longer a bushfire season, but instead they are a year-round reality. So how do we adapt to our rapidly warming world?
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Silenced Women
Listen to an urgent discussion on gendered violence and the systemic silencing of survivors.
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Steve Kassem | Google maps for your brain
A brain so accurately mapped a neurosurgeon could pinpoint tumours with microscopic accuracy.
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Tailor-made childhood cancer treatments with Professor Maria Kavallaris AM
More than 400,000 children and adolescents will be diagnosed with cancer worldwide this year. But the tiniest tools – nanoparticles – could beat childhood cancer.
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Queer Life, Love & Identity
Explore the joy, tenderness and triumphs of queer storytelling.
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