Festival of Dangerous Ideas
Episodes
Philippe Legrain (2016) | Open the Borders
25 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We look back at Philippe Legrain's impassioned talk about immigration from FODI 2016. By flipping current assumptions on their heads, he builds a case...
Vandana Shiva (2013) | Growth = Poverty
24 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Revisit Vandana Shiva's speech from FODI 2013 on globalisation and its impacts on environment and society alike. This impassioned rebuttal of modern e...
Jon Ronson (2011 / 2015) | Psychopaths & Shame Culture
23 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We highlight the work of a FODI favourite, Jon Ronson. Enjoy his unique brand of reporting as he investigates psychopaths at work, at home and in hosp...
Hanna Rosin (2013) | The End of Men
22 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Revisit Hanna Rosin's talk from the Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2013. Documenting the tectonic shifts in gender equality taking place across America, ...
Kajsa Ekis Ekman (2014) | Surrogacy is Child Trafficking
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In 2014 Swedish Journalist Kajsa Ekis Ekman presented one of most divisive and dangerous talks in the festival's history. Her talk Surrogacy is Child ...
Sam Harris (2012) | The Delusion of Free Will
21 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Revisit Sam Harris' life-changing presentation from the 2012 Festival of Dangerous Ideas. This deconstruction of the illusion of free will is challeng...
Naomi Klein (2014) | Capitalism and the Climate
20 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We revisit Naomi Klein's powerful presentation at The Festival of Dangerous Ideas 2014. This meticulous critique of capitalisms impact on climate chan...
Ayelet Waldman (2018) | LSD: Forbidden Medicine
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Former law professor Ayelet Waldman saved her marriage and her life by taking LSD. Now she's fighting for microdosing's wider use. Waldman shares her ...
Rehearsal for Fascism (2018) | Pankaj Mishra, Angela Nagle & Tim Soutphommasane
30 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Around the world, we are seeing the rise of nationalism, racism and authoritarian regimes. Will democracy survive the century? Or has freedom has beco...
Niall Ferguson (2018) | Post Populism
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Populist tribes around the world have increasing political sway. Can this movement sustain itself? What comes next? Award-winning author and conservat...
Sex Robots Have No Taboos (2018) | Rob Brooks, Dr Nikki Goldstein & Xanthe Mallett
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Does the arrival of sex robots mean the end of intimacy or the next sex revolution? Will humanoid dolls regulate sexual perversity or provoke greater ...
Fight the Fear (2018) | Haris Aziz, Khandis Blake, Lee Rollins & Martina Stenzel
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
What we don't understand often looks dangerous. But if we're going to be able to cope with inevitable and accelerating change, we need to go beyond te...
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz (2018) | Everybody Lies (Except the Internet)
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Big data reveals the sad truth that we all lie, almost all of the time. Except, that is, when we're online. Why do we treat the internet like a confes...
Pankaj Mishra (2018) | Age of Anger
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Anarchy, resentment and an urge to smash the system are spreading. What caused this age of anger? How can we understand it? And what kind of transfor...
Privacy is Selfish (2018) | Seth Stephens-Davidowitz & Zeynep Tufekci
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Insights from big data can cure diseases, control epidemics, end congestion in our cities and aid the just distribution of natural resources. If withh...
Angela Nagle (2018) | Kill All Normies
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
In the internet culture wars, the ascendant alt-right confronts a complacent left obsessed with identity politics. Has the worst of the internet becom...
Cancer on Democracy (2018) | John Hewson, Rebecca Huntley & Dee Madigan
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Australian politics is in a maelstrom, fake news has taken root and increasingly, democracy is looking decidedly unwell. Does this have anything to do...
Choose China (2018) | Zhao Hai, Linda Jakobson & Adam Ni
29 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
As China's rise continues and the US retreats, do our strategic interests lie in a positive alignment with our region's traditional power? Could an al...
Zeynep Tufekci (2018) | Our Attention Has Been Stolen
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Addictive technology is on the march – from poker machines to smartphones. And it is stealing something even more valuable – our attention – in ...
Too Dangerous (2018) | Germaine Greer, Megan Phelps-Roper & Ayelet Waldman
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Controversial feminist Germaine Greer, LSD advocate Ayelet Waldman and ex-Westboro Baptist Church member Megan Phelps-Roper discuss the ethics of free...
Toby Walsh (2018) | The End of the World (As We Know It)
28 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
AI will bring about a seismic shift in politics, equality, work and the psyche of mankind. How brave is our new world going to be? Australian AI exper...
Stephen Fry (2018) | The Hitch
26 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Fry conjures the lost art of fabulous disagreement at a special Sydney Town Hall event. Presented as part of the 2018 Festival of Dangerous Id...
Chuck Klosterman (2018) | What If We're Wrong?
25 Nov 2018
Contributed by Lukas
Author, writer and pop culture expert Chuck Klosterman presents a keynote talk at the 2018 Festival of Dangerous Ideas on Cockatoo Island. If retrospe...