Billy Bragg in Conversation
Source: Melbourne FestivalBlipTV Code: 6396440 Activist-troubadour Billy Bragg brings his trademark wit to a discussion of music, life and politics. The session, an artist talk at the 2012 Melbourne...
View ArticleCensorship, the Body and Porn. Hosted by Lynne Haultain
Authors: David MarrSource: Melbourne Writers FestivalBlipTV Code: 6402749 When frank sexual imagery is normal, but frank discussion about sex taboo, how can we assess the politics and impact of porn,...
View ArticleTo A Clean Energy Future. Gilding, Parkinson, Sandiford
Source: Australian Environmental Grantmakers Network (AEGN)BlipTV Code: 6417339 We often hear about a zero or low carbon future, but is it really possible to achieve this in the near future? What...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Maxine McKew and James Button
Authors: Maxine McKewJames ButtonBlipTV Code: 6419745 In this Monthly Talks event, Maxine McKew and James Button discuss the state of political discourse in Australia, and give differing perspectives...
View ArticleThe New Yorker: What's The Story?
Source: Melbourne Writers FestivalBlipTV Code: 6433910 Be a fly on the wall at the New Yorker and hear how a story makes it from an idea to the newsstand. An anecdotal chat with editorial director...
View ArticleTim Flannery on Australia's New Extinction Crisis
Source: Black Inc.In his new Quarterly Essay, 'After the Future', Tim Flannery shows that Australia is now on the brink of a new wave of extinctions, which threatens to leave our national parks as...
View ArticleCharles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World. Simon Callow
Source: Melbourne Writers FestivalBlipTV Code: 6442612 Well known for his appearances in major feature films such as Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love, Phantom of the Opera and Amadeus,...
View ArticleLiterature and Global Citizenship. Kwame Anthony Appiah
Source: Melbourne Writers FestivalBlipTV Code: 6449761 Global citizenship is an old idea that has acquired new salience in our increasingly multicultural societies. In this lecture, Kwame Anthony...
View ArticleMichael Palin In Conversation
Source: The Wheeler CentreBlipTV Code: 6455506 Michael Palin was first famous as ‘the nice one’ in the Monty Python team, then as an actor in films from Brazil to A Fish Called Wanda. He’s now best...
View ArticleSustainable Materialism. An Environmentalism of Everyday Life
Source: Sydney IdeasBlipTV Code: 6463578 What is sustainable materialism? Do our choices about what we eat and where, how we get about everyday, and where we live matter … and to whom? Distinguished...
View ArticleMaking the Most of the 21st Century Mind. Susan Greenfield
Source: Creative Innovation 2012BlipTV Code: 6464835 Baroness Susan Greenfield is a scientist, writer, broadcaster and Director of the Institute for the Future of the Mind. She has been awarded 30...
View Article2 Billion Jobs to Disappear by 2030. Thomas Frey
Source: Creative Innovation 2012BlipTV Code: 6464843 Thomas Frey is the Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute. Author of the groundbreaking book “Communicating with the...
View ArticleThe Divided Brain and the Courage to Think Differently. Iain McGilchrist
Source: Creative Innovation 2012BlipTV Code: 6464849 Iain McGilchrist was a Research Fellow in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. He has published articles and research papers in a...
View ArticleHow Will Our Bodies Keep Up With Technology?: Nadia Rosenthal
Source: Creative Innovation 2012BlipTV Code: 6464872 In her talk at the Creative Innovation 2012 conference, Professor Nadia Rosenthal discusses the impact of modern technology and environmental...
View ArticleThe Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Wade Davis
Source: Creative Innovation 2012BlipTV Code: 6464894 Wade Davis is an Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society. An ethnographer, writer, photographer, and filmmaker, Davis holds...
View ArticleAn Evening with Neil Gaiman
Source: Sydney Writers' FestivalBlipTV Code: 6505654 Neil Gaiman is one of the world's greatest storytellers. He is a multi-award winning novelist who writes across genres and has been credited as one...
View ArticleCorporation 2020. Pavan Sukhdev
Source: Sydney IdeasBlipTV Code: 6508593 Economist Pavan Sukhdev, a leading strategist in sustainable practice, shares his vision of a global green economy as explored in his latest book Corporation...
View ArticleAn Evening With Helen Garner
Helen Garner’s narrative non-fiction is practically its own genre, attracting international acclaim. Her landmark The First Stone, a controversial bestseller, broke new ground for Australian...
View ArticleWhat Would Gandhi Do Today?: Michael Kirby
Source: UNSWBlipTV Code: 6520534 The UNSW Gandhi Oration commemorates Martyrs’ Day and is delivered by a person whose life’s work exemplifies the ideals of Gandhi. This year the oration is delivered...
View ArticleClive Hamilton on the Politics and Ethics of Geo-Engineering
Source: Sustainable Living FestivalBlipTV Code: 6524052 In the first segment of this Sustainable Living Festival session, Playing God With the Planet, author, intellectual and environmental activist...
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