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The Conversation
Ideas and analysis from the sharpest minds in the academic and research world.
Speaking with: Chris Ho and Edgar Liu about diversity and high density in our cities
Dallas Rogers speaks with Chris Ho and Edgar Liu about what's going on in apartment buildings as we move up, rather than out, and how we can look after ourselves and each other in culturally diverse, high-density living.
Nov 8, 2018
25 min
Speaking with: ‘Everybody Lies’ author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz on why we tell the (sometimes disturbing) truth online
In this episode of Speaking with, author Seth Stephens-Davidowitz explains why humans lie to each other, but often tell the internet the truth.
Oct 30, 2018
15 min
Speaking with: Author Anita Heiss on Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
Author Anita Heiss speaks with Professor Jacinta Elston about her new anthology of essays from First Nations writers spanning the breadth of Australian society.
Sep 5, 2018
24 min
Speaking with: law professor Cass Sunstein, on why behavioural science is always nudging us
Governments and businesses are using "nudges" to influence our choices, but how? On this podcast episode, Cass Sunstein, a Harvard professor who wrote the book on nudges, unpacks behavioural science.
Sep 3, 2018
22 min
Speaking with: journalist David Neiwert on the rise of the alt-right in Trump’s America
With the election of Trump, these once marginalised groups now have a figurehead who promotes their conspiracy theories to the world.
Aug 30, 2018
30 min
Speaking with: Cameron McAuliffe on NIMBYs, urban planning and making community consultation work
Dallas Rogers speaks with Western Sydney University's Cameron McAuliffe about leveraging conflict and informal processes in the urban planning process.
Apr 5, 2018
22 min
Speaking with: satirist Armando Iannucci on The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci, the satirist and director behind the film The Death of Stalin spoke with Associate Professor Stephen Harrington, an expert on political satire.
Mar 26, 2018
19 min
Speaking with: Andrew Leigh on why we need more randomised trials in policy and law
Economist, author and MP Andrew Leigh spoke to Fiona Fidler about how we should be using randomised trials more to drive decisions and policy in public life.
Mar 15, 2018
23 min
Speaking with: David Field about unusual crimes that have changed the law
Sleepwalking murders and 'battered wife' syndrome are unique precedents set by extraordinary cases. David Field talks about unusual cases that have shaped Australian law.
Jan 24, 2018
19 min
Speaking with: social researcher and author Hugh Mackay on 2017, ‘a really disturbing year’
Author and social researcher Hugh Mackay says fragmentation was among the key themes of 2017 – but he has some concrete suggestions on how we can do better in 2018.
Dec 22, 2017
59 min
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