Talk of the Town brings you the best talk events and audio documentaries from around Sydney
Talk Of The Town
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Talk of the Town brings you the best talk events and audio documentaries from around Sydney
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March 26, 2020
UTS Big Thinking: The Space Race to Cure Cancer
Ahead of his journey to NASA in June, UTS’s Dr Joshua Chou joined Australia's first astronaut Dr Paul Scully-Power and 2SER's Alex James to discuss his ground-breaking research which has the potential to kill cancer cells. This international space mission will send cancer cells into space to see if they behave as Dr Chou’s on earthly experiments have, with some 80 to 90 per cent of the cancer cells dying without drug treatment.
February 21, 2020
TEDx Macquarie University: Diverse Voices
Australia is known for its multiculturalism and the diverse population, but this diversity unfortunately doesn’t lead to the end of discrimination. Diverse communities can often be underrepresented, persecuted and ignored. But many are dedicated to making sure their voices are heard. In this episode of Talk of the Town, we present talks from four different voices that each highlight the importance of diversity in a different field. From the uniting power of sport, to the issues with tokenism, these talks dive deep into the ways diversity can affect the lives of everyone. These talks were originally presented at the TEDx Macquarie University event on the 21st of September 2019, and are presented here in collaboration with Macquarie University Featured in this episode: Moving beyond the token minority – Amal Awad: Much of the talk about diversity focuses on representation – whether there is enough, whether what we have is good enough, and what it should look like. In her talk, writer Amal Awad takes aim at the stereotype of the token minority, and explains how we can get more authentic representation by increasing representation behind the scenes. Why everything you know about autism is wrong – Jac Den Houting: For many, autism is viewed as a tragedy or a disability. But for Jac Den Houting, receiving an autism diagnosis was an experience that changed her life for the better. In this talk, she explains the recent paradigm shift in the way we think about autism, and how it changes everything for those with autism. Disruption is not a dirty word – Amy Thunig Many of the powerful institutions in the land commonly known as ‘Australia’ continue to reflect the white supremacist ideologies upon which they were founded. This statement may be controversial or hard to hear, but it forms the basis of Amy Thunig’s talk. In it, she challenges the dominance of these colonial institutions that continue to shape the lives of minorities in contemporary Australia. People Power – Craig Foster Craig Foster is an SBS sports analyst and former Socceroos captain. He is also a human rights advocate responsible for leading a campaign in early 2019 to free a young Bahraini footballer and refugee, Hakeem al-Araibi from a Thai prison. In this talk, he discusses the power present when people unite, as well as the responsibility of powerful institutions to care for all those they influence.
February 21, 2020
TEDx Macquarie University: Super-Science
Science! Sometimes, it’s a wonderful tool used to ease some of life’s greatest problems and solve some of the universe’s biggest mysteries. Other times it’s the cause of life’s greatest dangers and a threat to humanity, something which fiction is more than happy to dramatize. This week though, science is the focus of Talk of the Town. This episode features four talks, each discussing different advancements in science – covering both the benefits and the potential pitfalls that they may bring. These talks were originally presented at the TEDx Macquarie University event on the 21st of September 2019, and are presented here in collaboration with Macquarie University Featured in this episode: Will AI mean we no longer need doctors? – Enrico Coiera: The advent of AI has many worried about their role in the workforce; if AI can do so much, is there any job they can’t replace? In his talk Professore Enrico Coiera discusses the way that the upcoming robot revolution could affect doctors – and whether they’ll have a job when all is said and done. Nanotechnology is not simply about making things smaller – Noushin Nasiri: For many, the word nanotechnology rings to mind images of modern technology on a miniscule sale. But the reality of nanotechnology is far more complicated than this. In her talk Noushin Nasiri explains what nanotechnology really is – and what possibilities it could unlock. Turning, breaking, or vanishing point? – Jeffrey Braithwaite: The misuse of science is at the core of many a post-apocalyptic or science fiction story. But how likely are these scenarios? In this talk, Jeffrey Braithwaite explains the possible dangers present in current scientific trends – and whether we can pull back from the possible brink they may represent. How much would you be willing to pay for shade? – Leigh Staas: In the face of climate change, cities are getting hotter and hotter, and as a result, more and more people are looking for solutions that will cool them down. In her talk, Leigh Staas presents a simple but surprising idea – pointing out a flaw in city design while providing the possible solution.
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