2013 - Festival of Ideas

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    Our poisonous politics
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Watson, Don
    Has politics turned toxic? Forty three days after the federal election, former political speech writer, best selling author and the godfather of weasel words, Don Watson assesses the state of play, sharing his views on language and writing, politics and history to examine whether politics is broken or if it’s just the same old game.
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    Defying expectations
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Sarra, Chris; Plastow, Andrew; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Dr Chris Sarra's "Strong and Smart" philosophy of Indigenous education led to improved school attendance and increased community involvement at Cherbourg State School (QLD). Andrew Plastow leads an innovative program for the Indigenous children under his care as principal of Alberton Primary. Together, they talk about how they've built their schools from the ground up, while discussing pragmatic solutions to harness their students' potential.
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    Using and abusing technology
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Davies, Paul Charles William; Schmidt, Brian; Keane, Bernard
    Adelaide Festival of Ideas session, Bonython Hall, University of Adelaide, 11:30am, Sunday 20th October, 2013. Hosted by Bernard Keane.
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    For starters, they probably don’t have eyes
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Pickles, Steven; Williams, Sean
    A thorough debunking of the conventional notion of extraterrestrial life. We consider the likely possibility that alien life is non-humanoid, non-lingual and even non carbon-based. Steven Pickles and Sean Williams examine the sheer variety of potential alien environments, as well as the value of thinking about our own civilisation from a non-human, post-cultural perspective.
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    Darwinian feminism: broadening horizons and bridging disciplines
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Parish, Amy
    Adelaide Festival of Ideas session, The Braggs, The University of Adelaide, 11:30am, Sunday 20th October, 2013. Hosted by Jennifer Byrne.
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    Hashtag activism
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Price, Jenna; Dux, Monica; Summer, Anne; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Destroy the Joint is one of the many social media movements that have sprung up in what's been a banner year for sexism. But if such battles are being fought online, do they have an impact offline? Jenna Price, Monica Dux and Dr Anne Summers discuss if Destroy the Joint is creating a lasting legacy, and are they tackling the "right issues"?
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    Charting the unknown
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Dryza, Kristina; Chen, Rick; Lee, Mike; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    We all like certainty and the comfort it brings to our lives, but why do some of us have an ongoing need to explore beyond the boundaries of the familiar? We meet innovative scientists, artists and entrepreneurs who are willing to take a leap of faith to explore new frontiers in arts, science and society. With Kristina Dryza, Rick Chen and Mike Lee.
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    A typology of convergences: a theory of cultural transmission
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Weschler, Lawrence; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Lawrence Weschler is exploring how we see the world and untangling the ways we engage with our visual culture. In this talk, Weschler will consider a spectrum of convergent effects, from the tendency of humans to see patterns where none exist, to the impact of influence homage, allusion, quotation and appropriation, through to outright plagiarism.
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    Civic urbanity: what matters to twentieth century cities?
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Landry, Charles
    Adelaide Festival of Ideas session, Main Auditorium, Freemasons Hall, 11:30am, Sunday 20th October, 2013. Hosted by Lord Mayor Stephen Yarwood.
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    Anxiety, meet creativity
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Greenberg, Gary; Goldsworthy, Anna; Drew, Peter; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    The philosopher Søren Kierkegaard argued that anxiety is essential for creativity - as a dual force it can be both destructive and generative, depending on how we approach it. Author and psychotherapist Gary Greenberg, writer and pianist Anna Goldsworthy and artist Peter Drew discuss whether inner angst helps or hinders the creative process, and how they channel their inner demons without assuming the foetal position.
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    The stories behind Beatriz’s War
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Pires, Lurdes; Tolentino, Irim; Acquisto, Luigi; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Beatriz's War is the story of one woman's struggle to remain true to the man she loves and the country for which she fought. The film also heralds the birth of a film culture in East Timor. What does this mean for our close neighbours?
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    What is cancer and how can we control it?
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Davies, Paul Charles William
    Prof Paul Davies will outline a bold new approach based on tracing cancer's ancient evolutionary roots and its intriguing links with embryo development. He will argue that cancer is not the result of accumulated genetic damage but a deeply embedded and evolutionary-honed "subroutine" in the genetic program of life, which can be repressed by both the host organism and the physician.
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    George Pell: can he keep the faith (and the faithful)?
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Marr, David; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    George Pell is the face of the Catholic Church in Australia but as the scandal of clerical sex crimes deepens and we head towards the Royal Commission, Pell is struggling to keep the faith and the faithful. David Marr investigates the life and career of Pell and asks what’s left of the old political and moral authority of his church.
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    Saving life or prolonging death?
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Corke, Charlie; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    We choose how we live - but few of us choose how we die. Dr Charlie Corke has surveyed over 1000 people through his Personal Values Profile project and offers some surprising insights into how people see choices at the end of life, and how this might inform more effective planning in a system tailored towards prolonging life through technology.
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    A new democracy: a citizen's jury
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Walker, Iain
    Adelaide Festival of Ideas session, Sam Jacobs Room, Freemasons Hall, 10:00am, Sunday 20th October, 2013. Hosted by John Williams.
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    A funny thing happened on the way to the vibrancy forum
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Horton, Tim; Holmes, Jennifer Greer; Reid, Alex; Ware, Ianto; Mahoney, Stan; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Too much of the discussion about creative industry involves either the demonisation of public servants or the dismissal of practitioners at the coalface. Five battle-weary veterans attempt to inject some meaning back into the dreaded V-word. Join the "community consultation" with Tim Horton, Jennifer Greer Holmes, Alex Reid, Dr Ianto Ware, and Stan Mahoney.
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    Old bones, shooting stars and new technologies
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Senden, Tim; Bland, Phil; Long, John; Adelaide Festival Corporation
    Through new technologies, creative and scientific fields are coming together to shake how we look at our world. Tracking shooting stars and flying through the nostril of a 400 million- year-old fossil: bold new visions of science will take your breath away. Professors Tim Senden, Phil Bland and John Long explore how the worlds of maths, physics, biology and the movies combine to create radical new ways of understanding.
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    Art costs; entertainment pays
    (Radio Adelaide, 2013) Meyrick, Julian; Bovell, Andrew; Archer, Robyn
    Art doesn't pay but addresses the things we value most deeply. Monetary value is not a primary issue; but neither is it an insignificant one. When "entertainment" does pay, how do the arts and entertainment sit alongside each other? Julian Meyrick, Andrew Bovell and Robyn Archer ask how can and should we value the arts, and the people and organisations that deliver them?