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UNSW x Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2024

The Festival of Dangerous Ideas – presented by The Ethics Centre – returned to Carriageworks and UNSW Sydney in August 2024 to set – or reset – the current affairs agenda and provide a sanctuary for curious minds with a taste for danger. In 2024 the program featured 71 Australian speakers and 16 international speakers, as well as a host of UNSW researchers and academics. Visitors experienced a weekend of talks, panels, performances and workshops which provoked and inspired.

Relive the Festival and catch up on what you missed with on demand content covering everything from the generational divide and military AI to synthetic wombs.

UNSW Sydney is the exclusive university sponsor and proud Principal Partner of the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.

Articles

Bronwyn Graham | Women, Your Healthcare is Based on a Man’s Body

Professor of Psychology at UNSW, Bronwyn Graham addresses the longstanding neglect of the female anatomy in medical research.

Megan Evans | (Don’t) Question the Fake Carbon Forests

Carbon markets have been hailed as key to our climate response but in actuality, have turned out to be largely greenwash. Listen as Megan Evans advocates for genuine environmental progress.

Michael Richardson | Military AI is Even Worse Than You Think

Explore how AI, culture, and power converge to shape our understanding of war, security, and surveillance with Professor Michael Richardson.

Toby Walsh | Ministry of AI

What can we expect from a world of deepfakes where anything you see or hear might be synthetic and the output of AI? Listen as Toby Walsh unpacks it all.

The Generation Gulf

Breakneck cultural change means growing up today is a completely different experience. Jean Twenge, Stephanie Ward and Sam Koslowski discuss.