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| Sunday 26 September 2010 |
| ASIO. Secret Files, Films and Persons of Pnterest | | Founded in 1949 to track down KGB spies, ASIO soon came to track the lives of dissenters and non conformists. Film maker Haydn Keenan speaks about his new television series Persons of Interest and will show newly discovered ASIO surveillance films and actual pages from ASIO files.
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| Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Sep 26 Cost: Free
Venue: Ruby's Place, Chapel by the Sea, 95 Roscoe St , Bondi Beach
Enquiries: Chapel by the Sea, Bondi Beach Uniting Church www.chapelbythesea.unitingchurch.org.au (02) 9130-3445 |  |
| Wednesday 29 September 2010 |
| Nuclear or Not?: Dr Ziggy Switkowski | | Dr Ziggy Switkowski traces the growing importance of nuclear technology around the world, examines concerns with its use, and concludes that nuclear power cannot be excluded if Australia is to meet its energy and climate change targets, in the inaugural Kevin McCann Lecture on energy and resources law. |
| Time: 6:00pm-7:30pm Sep 29 Cost: Free: Registration essential
Venue: Foyer, Level 2, Sydney Law School, New Law School Building, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney (Camperdown Campus), Camperdown
Enquiries: Sydney Law School www.sydney.edu.au/law (02) 9351 0238 | | |
| Using Evolutionary Theory to Understand and Improve the Human Condition | |
Prof. David Sloan Wilson shows how evolutionary theory can help to solve the problems of everyday life, from the quality of life in our cities to rethinking the fundamentals of economic theory and policy.
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| Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm Sep 29 Cost: Free, no bookings or registration
Venue: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, Eastern Avenue Auditorium, University of Sydney, Sydney
Enquiries: University of Sydney www.chast.org 0 2 9351 5080 |  |
| Friday 1 October 2010 |
| Symbolism in Tibetan Art: Buddhist Deities of Longevity | |
Learn about the symbolism associated with the popular long life deities of Tibetan Buddhism from renowned Tibetan Buddhist artist Andy Weber, whose works have been displayed in the Potala Palace in Lhasa and Buddhist centres worldwide.
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| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Oct 01 Cost: $25/$20 Members
Venue: Vajrayana Institute, 9 Victoria Sq, Ashfield
Bookings: Vajrayana Institute www.vajrayana.com.au (02) 9798 9644 | |
| Saturday 2 October 2010 |
| Is Right the New Left? | |
With the fall of communism, the war on terror and the global financial crisis, does the traditional certainty of 'left' and 'right' still make sense? Waleed Aly, David Hetherington, Luke Malpass and Tom Switzer discuss the issue.
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| Time: 1:30pm-2:30pm Oct 02 Cost: From $20 + B/F
Venue: Playhouse, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. (02) 92507777 |  | |
| Good Ideas = Bad Politics? | |
If Australia is an anti-intellectual country where politics is a blood sport, can it be dangerous to have ideas in politics? Join Waleed Aly, Annabel Crabb, Elizabeth Farrelly and Miriam Lyons as they discuss the issue.
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| Time: 3:15pm-4:15pm Oct 02 Cost: From $20 plus BF
Venue: Playhouse, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. (02) 92507777 | | |
| Delusions of Gender: The Real Science Behind Sex Differences | |
The neuroscience of sex differences continues to fascinate author and Psychologist Cordelia Fine, who studied experimental psychology and criminology at Oxford and Cambridge Universities. Join her as she delves into whether it's real science or enduring stereotypes.
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| Time: 4:45pm-5:45pm Oct 02 Cost: From $20 plus BF
Venue: The Studio, Sydney Opera House , Bennelong Point, NSW, Sydney
Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. (02) 925077777 | | |
| IQ2 Debate: If You Want Peace, Forget Justice | |
Alexander Downer, Ratih Hardjono, George Galloway, Eric Kaufmann, Agio Pereira, and Stuart Rees debate the thorniest issues in the world to draw out what justice can mean in the 21st century.
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| Time: 4:45pm-6:30pm Oct 02 Cost: From $35 + B/F
Venue: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney
Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. (02) 92507777 | |
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