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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

This National Science Week, join us @sydney.edu.au for a range of events to inspire, inform and entertain. Explore what's on 15 - 23 August: srkr.io/63320BKKg

The Species Showdown, National Science Week 2024. Photo credit: Katje Ford

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Why do we need to learn to disagree well? In our latest Conversations for Good event, USYD philosophers Luara Ferracioli and Alexandre Lefebvre explored how intellectual humility, generosity, and curiosity can help us navigate political differences. Catch up: srkr.io/63323BKEf

L-R Alexandre Lefebvre, Luara Ferracioli, Lucy Marshall, Fenella Kernebone

L-R Luara Ferracioli, Alexandre Lefebvre, Fenella Kernebone

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Can AI understand us, better than we understand ourselves and each other? @sydney.edu.au experts Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter & Kai Riemer take us through some philosophical questions about the future of AI and humanity – through icons through the ages. Catch up now on-demand: srkr.io/63326B1bO

(L-R) Sandra Peter, Sophie Gee, Kai Riemer

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What can we say about the common good in a world marked by deep disagreement? 💬 Join political philosophers Luara Ferracioli & Alexandre Lefebvre for the next part of the Conversations for Good series. Tickets: srkr.io/63328BG8n @sydney.edu.au

Conversations for Good public talks series at the University of Sydney

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

A brilliant discussion at the Sydney Opera House with Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter & Kai Riemer + music from Titus Grenyer. From Frankenstein to Commander Data, explore what AI means for empathy, creativity, writing and human thought in the age of artificial intelligence. 🎧 srkr.io/63322B1XA

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

We recently heard from Prof Reuben Bolt and A/Prof Michael Mossman at @sydney.edu.au in a public conversation about Indigenous knowledge systems, and its potential to transform the way we learn, lead and connect. Catch up on-demand now: srkr.io/63320BENG

L-R Michael Mossman and Reuben Bolt, at the University of Sydney

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

How can Indigenous knowledge systems transform the way we see and live in the world today? Join the convo with Prof Reuben Bolt & A/Prof Michael Mossman. Register for the live event on campus @sydney.edu.au – last chance for tickets tonight! Or catch up on-demand: srkr.io/63328BDvi

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Indigenous knowledge systems continue to shape how we understand land, community and the world around us. Reuben Bolt and Michael Mossman discuss how Indigenous knowledge and western systems can come together to inform the way we live, learn & work. Join us at Sydney Ideas: srkr.io/63329B8mH

Sydney Ideas event on Thursday 21 May at the University of Sydney.

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Our latest Conversations for Good event, Across Platforms, is now out in podcast & video. Drs Joanne Gray & Rebecca Huntley discuss algorithm-driven outrage, democracy, and how curiosity, listening & learning can rebuild meaningful conversation. 🎧 srkr.io/63326B8iM

Conversations for Good: Across Platforms with Rebecca Huntley, Joanne Gray and Fenella Kernebone

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

What happens when Indigenous knowledge systems are elevated? Join us for an exciting public conversation with leading thinkers, Professor Reuben Bolt and A/Prof Michael Mossman. Register now: srkr.io/63327B8j1 @sydney.edu.au

Sydney Ideas - What Country could be: Indigenous knowledge to take Australia forward, event on Tuesday 19 May at the University of Sydney

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Last week we kicked off the first event in our Conversations for Good series, talking 'Across Platforms'. We explore how platforms shape public discourse, what a good conversation looks like today - and how can we create more of them? Podcast & video 📹 srkr.io/63322BBi8

L-R: Lucy Marshall, Joanne Gray, Rebecca Huntley, Fenella Kernebone

Conversations for Good, 'Across platforms'

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

In an age of AI, how can tech help us become better at being human? Join @sydney.edu.au's Sophie Gee, Sandra Peter and Kai Riemer as they explore the evolving — and often contentious — relationship between humans and machines. Register now: srkr.io/63327hGB

A matter of life and tech, upcoming Sydney Ideas public talk at the Sydney Opera House

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

How are technology and digital platforms shaping the way we connect, debate and participate in public life? Researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley discuss. Join us in person this Wednesday, or sign up to catch the conversation online: srkr.io/63329CrF

Conversations for Good: Across Platforms on Wednesday 22 April

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Technology shapes so much of how we communicate, connect and engage with the world around us - so what influence is it having on democracy and social cohesion in Australia? Join researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley to discuss on April 22. Register: srkr.io/63326CrI

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Introducing Conversations for Good: a new public series exploring how we exchange ideas that help us all to live well, together. Our first event on Wed 22 April discusses links between technology & democracy, featuring researchers Joanne Gray and Rebecca Huntley. Register: go.sydney.edu.au/zbP3SX

Sydney Ideas: Conversations for Good public talk series

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Explore the 2026 Biennale of Sydney with @sydney.edu.au art and art history students, and hear the next generation of curators and artists share fresh perspectives on the art of now. View dates and book online: srkr.io/6332445y

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

This evening, join The Power Institute and US artist & activist Dread Scott for a lecture on 'Lockdown', a photography and interview project that tells the story of the US prison system through the words and images of the people it imprisons. Register: srkr.io/6332545W

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

@sydneypolicylab.bsky.social and @seisydney.bsky.social invite you to the launch of a new report on how universities and local communities can work together before, during and after crisis. Register: srkr.io/63329NLb

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

A conversation between artist Kirtika Kain and art historian Kajri Jain (the 2026 Sydney Asian Art Series Scholar in Residence), on the occasion of Kirtika's new exhibition at the University of Sydney's Chau Chak Wing Museum, "Unkept". Register to attend: srkr.io/63328NIm

Kajri Jain and Kirtika Kain, at the Chau Chak Wing Museum

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Join Dr Eva Amanda Calomino to explore stories of the excavations at Tell el-Ghaba and discover how frontier communities in ancient Egypt’s eastern Delta lived, worked, and pushed boundaries. Held next Tuesday evening at the Chau Chak Wing Museum. Register: srkr.io/63320NIo

Dr Eva Amanda Calomino with the Pyramids

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

The ocean is a dynamic ecosystem - it's evolving every 10 minutes! Our event with A/Prof Chris Pepin-Neff & Dr Vanessa Pirotta brought together science, storytelling and captivating questions from the audience on sharks, risks + how we understand the ocean. Catch the video: srkr.io/63322N4C

(L-R) Chris Pepin-Neff, Helen Sullivan, Vanessa Pirotta at Ocean imaginaries event by Sydney Ideas, held at the University of Sydney

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Join Kajri Jain at the Art Gallery of NSW tomorrow evening, as part of the Sydney Asian Art Series 2026. This public lecture explores the sensory infrastructures of collage in a religious souvenir from Nathdwara & a work by modernist Bhupen Khakhar. Register: srkr.io/63329NIJ

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Tomorrow at Chau Chak Wing Museum: Explore the story behind Hamnet, the bestselling novel and Oscar-nominated film inspired by William Shakespeare’s family, and why we’re still captivated by him as both legend and human. Join the waitlist: srkr.io/63327NvF

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

At the @sydneypolicylab.bsky.social Annual Lecture on 19 March, Bernadette Black AM will explore how Australia can better support children and families in the first 1,000 days of life, and what it takes to make prevention a national priority. Register: srkr.io/61802qo

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

This Sunday at the Chau Chak Wing Museum, try your hand at basic weaving with Biennale of Sydney artist Ema Shin and play with a range of materials, including wool offcuts, recycled fabric, and paper. Register: srkr.io/63322NRj

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Celebrate International Day of Mathematics & Pi Day with a public lecture led by Professor Tadashi Tokieda, hosted by Sydney Mathematical Research Institute. Register: srkr.io/63321N8R

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

What comes to mind when you think of sharks? Political scientist Chris Pepin-Neff unpacks how sharks became cultural villains, and how changing these stories could reshape our relationship with the ocean. Register for Ocean imaginaries this Wednesday 11 March: go.sydney.edu.au/36JYX9

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Explore Australia’s complex relationship with the ocean, timely after recent shark bite incidents that have reignited debate around public safety in our waters. With political scientist Christopher Pepin-Neff & Australian wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta. 🎟️ srkr.io/63325F7Z

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Parenting has never been so optimised. Writer and comedian Alex Lee unpacks influencer culture, mum-targeted marketing and how algorithms turn fear and guilt into engagement. Watch the full talk now: srkr.io/63324290

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Visit Chau Chak Wing Museum this Thursday to join internationally renowned Head of Antiquities Trafficking Unit, Colonel Matthew Bogdanos, as he speaks on current issues in antiquities looting and the global struggle to expose, recover and repatriate. Register: srkr.io/63328294

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

This Saturday, visit Chau Chak Wing Museum to learn how to recreate the beautiful art of Chinese calligraphy and make your own design in this hands-on Year of the Horse workshop. Register srkr.io/63329F77

Chinese calligraphy at Chau Chak Wing Museum

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Next Monday evening, Dr Rebecca McNaught presents: Communities in an era of compounding disasters: stories of hope from the Northern Rivers for the 2026 Iain McCalman Lecture. @seisydney.bsky.social Register: srkr.io/63322F70

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Join political scientist Christopher Pepin-Neff, and Australian wildlife scientist Vanessa Pirotta, to explore Australia’s relationship with the ocean & protecting all forms of life, from surface to seafloor. Presented with @seisydney.bsky.social during #CAWSYD26 Register: srkr.io/63327Ff5

Ocean imaginaries for Sydney Ideas on Wednesday 11 March at 6:30pm. Image of shark with blue background.

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Has a united or singular “Chinese Australian community” ever actually existed? To explore some possible answers to these questions, Dr Nathan D. Gardner Molina will discuss his new book, In the Face of Diversity at the Chau Chak Wing Museum this Friday. Register: srkr.io/63323F7S

The Sydney Chinese Community at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Join the 2026 Michael Hintze Lecture, featuring influential international relations scholar Peter Katzenstein, as he speaks on world #politics & the power of #uncertainty. RSVP for 3 March: srkr.io/63327FDx Presented by USYD's Centre for International Security Studies

'Uncertainty ahead' sign on empty road with looming dark clouds

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Celebrate the Lunar New Year with tours of the Chau Chak Wing Museum collection in Mandarin and Cantonese, including the current exhibition Infinite Scroll which features works by contemporary Chinese artists. Tours on Wednesday and Saturday, register here: srkr.io/63329FUN

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Final call for your chance to win one of two $50 gift cards! Your feedback helps shape the future of our program. As a member of our Sydney Ideas community, we'd love to hear your thoughts and experience with us. Complete the survey: srkr.io/63324Its

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Technology isn't just a tool anymore, it's the stage where we build and broadcast who we are. Thea-Mai Baumann reflects on how in a world full of posts, edits and filters, identity is now increasingly curated, performed and managed online. Learn more: srkr.io/633270r3

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Join the Faculty of Science for the 2026 Stibbs Lecture - Deciphering the Music of the Stars: Asteroseismology, presented by renowned astrophysicist Professor Conny Aerts. Prepare to listen to the music of the stars, and to see them a whole new way! Register: srkr.io/63327INv

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

What do you know about modern farming and the grasses you eat? Dr Rebecca Cross explains why we only eat a handful of the 400 edible grass species - and how modern wheat production creates major ecological and social problems. Learn more: srkr.io/633290r1

Dr Rebecca Cross at Parramatta Lanes 2025

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

As a member of our community, we'd love to hear from you. Help shape the future of our program by taking a short audience survey. Share your feedback, thoughts and any suggestions for 2026 by 16 February for your chance to win one of two $50 gift cards: srkr.io/63320Ito

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Join Professor Paul Davies for a mind-bending journey through the quantum wonderland, in person on Friday 6 February! Learn everything about what's to come as we reach the cusp of a second great quantum revolution, hosted by the Faculty of Science. Register: srkr.io/63323INF

Navigating the Quantum Wonderland presented by Prof. Paul Davies

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

What exactly are we optimising? Philosopher Emily Hulme challenges assumptions of optimisation culture - whilst drawing on Ancient Greek philosophy (via Aristotle and Socrates) and Dawson's Creek, the iconic teen drama. Learn more: srkr.io/63328LE4

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Do you ever think of what happens behind the scenes of food delivery apps? Public health researcher Alice Gibson unpacks the economic pressure delivery apps place on local restaurants, and what it means for the future of our food culture and social connection. Learn more: srkr.io/63327Ixx

Public health researcher Alice Gibson at Parramatta Lanes

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

What would you like to see at #SydneyIdeas in 2026? We'd love to hear from members of our community. Your feedback is invaluable in helping shape the future of our program. Complete the survey by 16 Feb for a chance to win one of two $50 gift cards: srkr.io/63322IaY

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

The internet has changed the world, now meet the person who helped build it. Join Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, live in conversation with @sydney.edu.au Vice Chancellor and President Mark Scott at @sydneyoperahouse.bsky.social. 🎟️ srkr.io/63325IeZ

Tim Berners-Lee, Inventor of the World Wide Web with Mark Scott. 30 January at the Sydney Opera House

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

To mark the end of the exhibition of ceramic works 'Kerameikos', Chau Chak Wing Museum invites you to celebrate a summer evening of art, wine and jazz this Thursday evening. Free to register: srkr.io/63320IbY

Pinch Me: A Summer Evening of Pottery and Music at Chau Chak Wing Museum

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

How does light affect your mood and sleep? What could a youth justice system look like in Australia? Explore The Solutionists podcast & dive into the most pressing issues of our time - with the people unearthing the seeds of remarkable solutions. Listen: srkr.io/63325IyT

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

When we use AI, are we optimising efficiency - or just saving time? Computer scientist and USYD lecturer Dr Elliot Varoy explores how generative AI genuinely helps us, and where it starts to get in the way, such as the case with AI slop and 'workslop'. Learn more: srkr.io/63322IyQ

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Sydney Ideas @sydneyideas.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Join Chau Chak Wing Museum for Dancing Oceania - a fun, informative and interactive program on Saturday 17 January, to bid farewell to the exhibition 'Dance Protest, Project Banaba' with an exploration of Pacific music and dance forms. Visit the museum: srkr.io/63329IBl

Exhibition at Chau Chak Wing Museum, 'Dance Protest, Project Banaba'.

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