Centre for Ideas

International human rights lawyer Jennifer Robinson reflects on how the law can help bring about positive social change.

How can we nurture innovation and creativity in order to rise to the challenges of the 21st century? Hear from visionary thinkers, artists and authors.

Our invisible puppet masters, AI and the things they decide about our lives.

42,000 years ago the temporary breakdown of Earth’s magnetic field sparked major climate shifts that led to global environmental change and mass extinctions.

Is creative destruction the answer to capitalism's post COVID-19 existential crisis?

It's 2021 and we're still talking about consent.

How can humility, grace and gratitude help us to chart a course for justice?

Hear from award-winning author and science communicator David Quammen about his insights into pandemics, his far-flung adventures and his enduring passion for telling the stories of science.

From personalised medicine to new treatments for heart disease, uncover the incredible evolution modern medicine.

Hear from Asha de Vos who is an internationally acclaimed Sri Lankan marine biologist, ocean educator and pioneer of long-term blue whale research within the Northern Indian Ocean. 

At a time characterised by derision and disunion, Jelani Cobb's work is celebrated for welcoming conversation and dialogue.

Combating the climate crisis with a Blue New Deal.