
Steve Fieldhouse
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2 weeks ago |
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Steve Fieldhouse |David Le May
What if we could turn back time on our biological clock and slow down — even reverse — aging? High profile Harvard scientist David Sinclair is co-author of the New York Times bestseller Lifespan: Why We Age and Why We Don’t Have To.His lab’s work is as ambitious as it is controversial. He wants to radically change the way we live our lives — and push at the boundary of what it means to be human. Professor Sinclair joins Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell at the 2025 World Science Festival Brisbane.
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2 months ago |
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Karin Zsivanovits |Steve Fieldhouse |David Le May
The structures of families have gotten complex, even messy. Patchwork families are increasingly common. You can a birth mother, a genetic mother and a social mother. People choose friends as kin. How have families and communities changed? Presented at the Byron Writers Festival, supported by the Byron Shire Council.
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Feb 20, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Karin Zsivanovits |Steve Fieldhouse |David Le May
Humans have a conflicted relationship with animals: We love our pets and admire our wildlife. But we continue the industrial production of dairy, meat and eggs, that often leaves animal suffering in dreadful conditions. We create a division between US and THEM, if it suits us. What does that say about how we value animals in our lives?
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Feb 2, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Steve Fieldhouse |David Le May |Karin Zsivanovits |Natasha Mitchell
Australia resettled fascists, even war criminals after World War II as part of a worldwide program led by the International Refugee Organisation. The background of these immigrants was known to all political parties, but they were regarded as cheap – and white – labour. Historian Jayne Persian explores the impact of these characters on the trajectory of postwar politics — a phenomenon well documented in other parts of the world but with which Australia has barely begun to reckon.
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Jan 27, 2025 |
abc.net.au | Natasha Mitchell |Karin Zsivanovits |Steve Fieldhouse |David Le May
Nicky Winmar's iconic stand against racism was a wakeup call more than 30 years ago. But how much has really changed? Racism on and off the field continues to be an issue across Australia, when we should be celebrating Indigenous sport icons. Presented by the Byron Writers Festival, supported by First Nations Australia Writers Network FNAWN.
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