| Tuesday 9 February 2010 | ||
| Faith, Fundamentalism and 21st Century Terrorism | ||
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Barrister David Knoll examines terrorism, including what motivates terrorists, the difference between belief-based terrorism and guerrilla warfare, defending values or defending territory, options for fighting terrorism, and are we overreacting? |
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| Time: 6:15pm-7:45pm Feb 09 Cost: $32/16 concession incl refreshments Venue: St James' Hall, Level 1, St James' Hall, 169 Phillip St , Sydney NSW Bookings: St James' Institute www.sjks.org.au (02) 82271300 |  | |
| Kink: A Straight Girl's Investigation with Stephanie Clifford-Smith | ||
| "Turned on by something unusual? Interview subjects required for ultra-confidential research into fetishes." was the beginning of Stephanie Clifford-Smith's research for Kink. For the inside story, join Stephanie for a glass of wine as she discusses the book with friend and fellow author, Charlotte Wood. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-9:00pm Feb 09 Cost: $10 incl Wine Venue: The Velvet Room, The Bank Hotel, 324 King St, Newtown Bookings: Better Read Than Dead Bookshop www.betterread.com.au (02) 9557 8700 | | |
| IQ2 Debate: Popular Culture: I've Seen the Future and it's Junk | ||
| In the first IQ2 Debate for 2010 Stephen Sewell, Peter Craven and Elizabeth Farrelly speak for the motion. Bryce Courtenay, Wendy Harmer and Tom Crago argue against it. There will be an extended floor debate as a number of well-known cultural identities wish to speak. | ||
| Time: 6:45pm-8:45pm Feb 09 Cost: $32 Venue: City Recital Hall, Angel place, Angel Place, Sudney Bookings: Intelligence Squared www.iq2oz.com (02)8256 2222 |  | |
| Wednesday 10 February 2010 | ||
| Meditation - It's More than You Think! | ||
| Introducing the wide ranging benefits of meditation, Phil Joseph, who has taught the techniques throughout Europe, USA, Asia and Australia, draws on 15+ years experience as he shares his insights. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:00pm Feb 10 Cost: Free Venue: Free Trade Coffee Company Cafe, 33 Glebe Point Rd, GLEBE Enquiries: Clairvision School of Meditation www.clairvision.org.au 0424 449 485 |  | |
| Thursday 11 February 2010 | ||
| David Dale and The Little Book of Australia | ||
| A keen observer of fashions and foibles, David Dale introduces his new book, The Little Book of Australia: A Snapshot of Who We Are, a comprehensive guide packed with fascinating and humorous facts, figures and quotations. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Feb 11 Cost: Free Venue: Stanton Library, 239 Miller Street, North Sydney Enquiries: Stanton Library www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au 02 9936 8400 | | |
| Finding Your Soul Mate | ||
| Paul Fenton-Smith talks about his new book Finding Your Soul Mate and offers guidance on understanding how to identify soul mates, who may be friends, business partners or family members, plus how we are offered several soul mate opportunities in our lifetime. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-6:45pm Feb 11 Cost: Free Venue: Meeting Room, Level 2, Theosophical Society, 484 Kent St, Sydney Enquiries: Adyar Bookshop www.adyar.com.au (02) 9267 8509 | | |
| Reconciling God and Mammon: Adam Smith and Theology | ||
| How was Adam Smith's vision of a free market order shaped by his theological background? How did Stoicism, Newtonian natural theology, and Calvinist ideas influence his economics? International experts Professors Paul Oslington and Gavin Kennedy and Dr Brendan Long debate links between Smith's theology and economics. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-7:15pm Feb 11 Cost: $11 payable in advance by credit card/Members free Venue: Library, The Centre for Independent Studies, Level 4, 38 Oxley St, St Leonards Bookings: The Centre for Independent Studies www.cis.org.au (02) 9438 4377 | | |
| From Mystery To Modernity – Freemasons Today | ||
| What is the truth behind the rumours of secret handshakes, behind-the-scenes influence and bizarre rituals long associated with the Freemasons? Freemason Richard Dawes pulls back the cloak to reveal the history, relevance and secrets of one of the last all-male bastions. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Feb 11 Cost: $30/$20 Members Venue: Australian Museum, William Street entrance, 6 College Street, Sydney Bookings: Australian Museum www.australianmuseum.net.au/members 02 9320 6225 | | |
| Friday 12 February 2010 | ||
| Lord Monckton debates Tim Lambert on Anthropogenic Global Warming | ||
| Due to overwhelming interest, Lord Monckton is back in Sydney. Tim Lambert, University of NSW lecturer from the school of Computer Science and Engineering, has challenged Lord Monckton to debate: Does anthropogenic global warming endanger mankind?. Pre-registration recommended. | ||
| Time: 12:30pm-2:30am Feb 12 Cost: $30 cash donation Book by email at: cool@exemail.com.au Venue: Hilton Hotel, 488 George St , Sydney Enquiries: The Climate Sceptics Party agmates.ning.com/group/climatscep.. 0419703465 | | |
| A Spectacular Night Among The Ruins | ||
| Perry Celestino displays and discusses some of the Pacific Basin's most fascinating archaeological ruins including: Ayutthaya and Sukhothai in Thailand; Angkor Wat in Cambodia; Easter Island; plus the great ruins of Mexico and South America. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Feb 12 Cost: $39 Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| Saturday 13 February 2010 | ||
| Introducing Wolfgang Giegerich | ||
| Dr John Woodcock introduces the thoughts of post-Jungian Wolfgang Giegerich, described as one of Archetypal Psychology's most brilliant theorists for over three decades, and provides some 'sign posts' essential to understanding his work. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:30pm Feb 13 Cost: $25/$20 Conc/Members $10 incl tea/coffee Venue: Level 2, 484 Kent St, 484 Kent St, Sydney Enquiries: C G Jung Society of Sydney www.jungdownunder.com (02)93657750 | | |
| Sunday 14 February 2010 | ||
| A Human Rights Act for Australia: Religion and Ethics | ||
| Prof Edward Santow, Law, UNSW, discusses the role of religion and ethics in the debate over Australia's proposed Human Rights Act. Prof Santow serves as Legal Adviser to the NSW Legislation Review Committee, which assesses whether Parliamentary Bills infringe unduly on human rights. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Feb 14 Cost: Free Venue: Nags Head, 162 St Johns Road, Glebe Enquiries: Sydney Atheists Meetup www.meetup.com/sydneyatheists/cal.. (02) 8005 0549 | | |
| Tuesday 16 February 2010 | ||
| The Immune System in Health and Disease | ||
| What goes wrong in the immune system that can lead to diseases like Type 1 Diabetes, Arthritis, Chronic Fatigue and Asthma? Are there links between diet and immune function? Dr Shane Grey and Prof Tony Basten, leading researchers from the Garvan, discuss the latest findings and treatments for these conditions. | ||
| Time: 10:00am-12:00pm Feb 16 Cost: Free Venue: NAB Auditorium, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria Street, Darlinghurst Bookings: Garvan Institute of Medical Research www.garvan.org.au (02) 9295 8110 | | |
| The Obama Presidency One Year On: Substance or Style? | ||
| During the Presidential campaign, Hillary Clinton criticised Barack Obama for being "all hat, no cattle". Many commentators now say President Obama is lacking in substance. Dr Helen Pringle, Presiding Member of the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences UNSW, assesses Obama's first year as president and his successes and failures. | ||
| Time: 12:30pm-1:30pm Feb 16 Cost: Free Venue: Mitchell Theatre, Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street, Sydney Enquiries: Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts www.sydneymsa.com.au (02) 9262 7300 | | |
| This Is What We Said: The NT Intervention | ||
| Concerned Australians is a group dedicated to revealing how little the Federal Governement listened to the views of Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territory in their so-called consultation process. Jason Glanville, CEO of the National Centre of Indigenous Excellence, launches this book of quotes putting on record what was actually said by those people. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Feb 16 Cost: Free Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Psychiatry Revealed: Serial Killers | ||
| Let psychotherapist John Clarke take you into the dark, dark world of serial killers. What are their personality traits? Why do they do it? And who are their likely victims? | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:15pm Feb 16 Cost: $30/$20 Members Venue: Australian Museum, William Street entrance, 6 College Street, Sydney Bookings: Australian Museum www.australianmuseum.net.au/members 02 9320 6225 | | |
| Wednesday 17 February 2010 | ||
| Emancipation: From Revolution through Renaissance | ||
| UK writer and broadcaster Michael Goldfarb talks with author and blogger Antony Loewenstein about the effect the emancipation of Jews had on the cultural and intellectual life of Europe from the French Revolution through to the Twentieth Century. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Feb 17 Cost: $10/$7 conc. and Gleeclub Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Thursday 18 February 2010 | ||
| Mahboba's Promise: A Journey of Hope | ||
| Mahboba Rawi fled Afghanistan in 1984 and lived for two years in a refugee camp in Pakistan before settling in Australia. She speaks about founding Mahboba's Promise, an organisation dedicated to raising money to help widows and orphans in Afghanistan and to establishing schools for the children. | ||
| Time: 12:00pm-1:30pm Feb 18 Cost: $20/$15 members, incl sandwich lunch Venue: Seminar Room 2, Ultimo Community Centre, Ultimo Community Centre, Bulwara Road, Ultimo Bookings: Jessie Street National Womens Library www.nationalwomenslibrary.org.au (02) 9571 5359 | | |
| Indonesia in 2010: What Kind of Neighbourhood? | ||
| Max Lane and Adrian Vickers in conversation. Ten years after Suharto, the Indonesian government is still banning films such as Balibo, while the police, prosecutor's office and the courts are revealed as corrupt. Are these anomalies in a new democratising Indonesia, or the results of unfinished business in an unfinished nation? | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Feb 18 Cost: Free Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Sunday 21 February 2010 | ||
| Dangerous Liaisons #1: Men Behaving Badly on the Grand Tour | ||
| In the first talk in the Nicholson Museum's Dangerous Liaisons series for Mardi Gras 2010, Trevor Howells, Faculty of Architecture, Sydney University, revisits the Grand Tour enjoyed by 17th and 18th century intellectuals and considers how classical art influenced European aesthetics. | ||
| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Feb 21 Cost: $30/$20 Mardi Gras Members and Friends of Nicholson Museum Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Bookings: Sydney University Museums www.usyd.edu.au/museums (02) 9351 2812 | | |
| Tuesday 23 February 2010 | ||
| Author Talk: Message From an Unknown Chinese Mother | ||
| Xinran discusses the sequel to her bestselling The Good Women of China including her own experience of Chinese mothers who have lost, or had to abandon, their daughters and are still searching for them. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Feb 23 Cost: Free Venue: Stanton Library, 239 Miller Street, North Sydney Enquiries: Stanton Library www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au 02 9936 8400 | | |
| Early to Mid 20th century Garden Designers in NSW | ||
| Stuart Read presents an overview of eight key garden designers, ranging from the Burley/Mahony Griffins to Bruce McKenzie, whose work was influential in NSW between 1900 and the 1960s. | ||
| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Feb 23 Cost: $8 inc light refreshments Venue: History House, 133 Macquarie St, Sydney Bookings: Royal Australian Historical Society www.rahs.org.au (02) 9247 8001 | | |
| Wednesday 24 February 2010 | ||
| Ian Hoskins: Sydney Harbour a History | ||
| Sydney Harbour has been a defining element for the people who have lived around it since the time of the harbour clans - a means of communication, a barrier, a resource to be exploited, a place of beauty, spirit and meaning. Author Ian Hoskins discusses his book. | ||
| Time: 11:00am-12:30pm Feb 24 Cost: $5 Venue: Meeting Room, Manly Library, Market Place, Manly Bookings: Manly Library www.manly.nsw.gov.au/Library.html (02) 99761740 | | |
| Gretel Killeen and the 2010 ArtExpress artists | ||
| Gretel Killeen, author, charity ambassador, mother and former host of Big Brother, turns her well-honed interrogation skills on this year's ArtExpress artists as she delves behind the scenes of the popular art event. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Feb 24 Cost: Free Venue: Art Gallery of NSW, Art Gallery Rd, The Domain, Sydney Enquiries: Art Gallery of NSW www.artgallery.nsw.gov.au/events 02 9225 1744 | | |
| Thursday 25 February 2010 | ||
| International Law and Human Rights: Michael Kirby on Gough Whitlam | ||
| Former Judge and well-known advocate of Human Rights, Michael Kirby examines former Prime Minister Gough Whitlam's transformative vision of International Law and Human Rights. Drinks and light refreshments will be served. | ||
| Time: 5:30pm-7:00pm Feb 25 Cost: Free. Limited seating so RSVP essential to info@whitlam.org or 02 9685 9187 Venue: Gilbert+Tobin, Level 37, 2 Park Street , Sydney Bookings: Whitlam Institute www.whitlam.org (02) 9685 9187 | | |
| Superfoods: Are We Really What We Eat? | ||
| Can we really achieve optimum health, live longer and prevent disease through changing the way that we eat? Are the claimed benefits of superfoods simply too good to be true? TV presenter Dr Andrew Rochford, hosts a forum featuring the Garvan's own Dr Amanda Sainsbury-Salis. | ||
| Time: 6:15pm-8:45pm Feb 25 Cost: $20 incl wine and canapes Venue: Galleria and NAB Auditorium, Garvan Institute of Medical Research, 384 Victoria St, Darlinghurst Enquiries: Garvan Institute www.garvan.org.au/get-involved/young-gar.. (02) 9295 8110 | | |
| The Symbolism of Maat: Justice in Ancient Egypt | ||
| How did the Greek philosophers Socrates and Aristotle explain the concept of Justice? Guner talks about the concept of Justice in Philosophy and particularly in Ancient Egypt where the Goddess of Justice was Maat, and one of her symbols an ostrich feather. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Feb 25 Cost: $5 Venue: Suite 111, New Acropolis, 250 Pitt St., 2 minutes to Town Hall station, Sydney Enquiries: New Acropolis www.acropolis.org.au (02) 92863950 | | |
| Author Talk: Sarah Waters | ||
| Sarah Waters provides some fascinating stories as she discusses her new book The Little Stranger, a story pulsing with malevolent energy that shows the writer at the height of her powers. | ||
| Time: 7:15pm-8:30pm Feb 25 Cost: $12 with $5 off purchase of the book Venue: Palace Cinema, 99 Norton St, Leichhardt Enquiries: Shearers Bookshop www.shearersbookshop.com.au 02 9572 7766 | | |
| Friday 26 February 2010 | ||
| Angkor The Living City | ||
| Archaeologist Professor Roland Fletcher tells how the Sydney University archeological dig at Angkor in Cambodia shows the famous temples were in the centre of a vast urban complex covering almost 1000 sq km and Angkor was a living city, the most extensive urban area of the pre-industrial world. | ||
| Time: 10:00am-11:00am Feb 26 Cost: Free Venue: Woollahra Council, 536 New South Head Rd, Double Bay Enquiries: Woollahra Library www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au (02) 9391 7100 | | |
| James Van Praagh – The Original Ghost Whisperer | ||
| One of the world's foremost mediums, James Van Praagh, talks about communicating with the dead and relaying information on their physical traits and manner of death as proof of life after death. | ||
| Time: 11:00am-12:00pm Feb 26 Cost: Free Venue: Meeting Room, Level 2, Theosophical Society, 484 Kent St, Sydney Enquiries: Adyar Bookshop www.adyar.com.au (02) 9267 8509 | | |
| Saturday 27 February 2010 | ||
| Demolished Houses of the Parramatta River | ||
| An armchair trip with Angela Phippen, Local Studies Librarian, Ryde Library, to see the magnificent houses that adorned the banks of Parramatta River and hear about the builders, owners and occupiers. Includes Dudhope and Cleves in Putney, Helenie and Glendower in Meadowbank, Lauriston in Ryde and Ermington Park in Melrose Park. | ||
| Time: 10:15am-12:30pm Feb 27 Cost: Free Venue: hall, Herb Greedy Hall, 79 Petersham Rd, Marrickville Enquiries: Marrickville Heritage Society (02) 95573823 | | |
| Pigs, Mats, Shells and Money in Modern Melanesia | ||
| Kirk Huffman looks at how pigs, mats and shells served the traditional economies Melanesia for centuries, while the introduction of the Western free-market economy has brought problems and introduced 'poverty' into societies where none existed before. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:30pm Feb 27 Cost: $57 Venue: David Stewart Room, WEA Sydney, Ground Floor, 72 Bathurst Street, SYDNEY Bookings: WEA Sydney www.weasydney.nsw.edu.au (02)9264 2781 | | |
| Rod Quantock: Bugger the Polar Bears This is Serious | ||
| Changing the world is never so much fun as when you do it in the company of Rod Quantock. Join him as he injects some humour into our machinations about global warming and climate change. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Feb 27 Cost: $30/20 incl refreshments Venue: Mitchell Theatre, 1st floor, Sydney Mechanics School of Arts (lift) , 280 Pitt St Sydney, near Town Hall Station, Sydney Bookings: Sustainable Population Australia boxoffice.mca-tix.com.au/ticketin.. 1300 306 776 | | |
| Tuesday 2 March 2010 | ||
| Dorothy Rowe: Why We Lie | ||
| Phsychologist and philosopher, Dorothy Rowe talks about the reasons for and effects lying has on our psyches and our lives. Lying, she says, is much easier than facing the truth no matter how inconvenient it is. We lie to others, and, even worse, we lie to ourselves. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 02 Cost: $10/$7 conc.and Gleeclub Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| John Waters: This Filthy World | ||
| America's royal raconteur and director of cult film classics such as Pink Flamingos, Hairspray and Cry Baby, Waters is famous and infamous as "The Pope of Trash". In a devious monologue celebrating his joyously bad taste, Waters talks about his film origins and Hollywood career. | ||
| Time: 8:00pm-9:00pm Mar 02 Cost: $65 A Reserve/$55 B Reserve/$45 C Reserve Venue: Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House, Bennelong Point, Sydney Bookings: Sydney Opera House www.sydneyoperahouse.com/whatson/.. (02) 92507777 | | |
| Wednesday 3 March 2010 | ||
| Around the World in 80 Gays + Frigid Lovers | ||
| Two talks for the price of one! As part of the Nicholson Museum's Dangerous Liaisons series for Mardi Gras 2010, Professor Robert Aldrich talks about homosexuality in colonial Australia and colonial travel; plus, Dr Alistair Blanshard tells a tale of love, lust and marble! | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-7:30pm Mar 03 Cost: $30/$20 Mardi Gras members and Friends of the Nicholson Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Bookings: Sydney University Museums www.usyd.edu.au/museums (02) 9351 2812 | | |
| Thursday 4 March 2010 | ||
| Caroline Jones: Through A Glass Darkly | ||
| The ABC's Caroline Jones, AO, talks openly about the journey of grief and loss explored in her book Through A Glass Darkly, written after the death of her father. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Mar 04 Cost: Free Venue: Lvl 3 Ashfield Civic Ctre, Ashfield Library, 260 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield Enquiries: Ashfield Library www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au 02 9716 1810 | | |
| Author Talk: The Swan Thieves by Elizabeth Kostova | ||
| Elizabeth Kostova discusses her new novel The Swan Thieves in which she explores love, obsession, loss and the power of art to preserve hope. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Mar 04 Cost: Free Venue: Stanton Library, 239 Miller Street, North Sydney Enquiries: Stanton Library www.northsydney.nsw.gov.au 02 9936 8400 | | |
| The Good Soldiers with David Finkel | ||
| Former ABC foreign correspondent Eric Campbell talks with Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, David Finkel, about The Good Soldiers and what happened when "the surge" began in Iraq, including the effect it had on soldiers from the battalion he was embedded with. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 04 Cost: $10/$7 conc.and Gleeclub Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Friday 5 March 2010 | ||
| Sarah Dunant: Sacred Hearts | ||
| Best-selling UK author Sarah Dunant talks with Nerida Newbigin about her recent book Sacred Hearts and the many noblewomen forced into convents in the 16th Century. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 05 Cost: $10/$7 conc and Gleeclub Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |
| Sunday 7 March 2010 | ||
| The Hanging Gardens of Babylon: Lost or Legend? | ||
| Maree Brown of the Near East Archaeology Foundation talks on one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, The Hanging Gardens of Babylon, as part of the Nicholson Museum's free Sunday talk series. | ||
| Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm Mar 07 Cost: Free Venue: Nicholson Museum, Quadrangle A14, The University of Sydney Bookings: Sydney University Museums www.usyd.edu.au/museums (02) 9351 2812 | | |
| Tuesday 9 March 2010 | ||
| Dynamics in Human Relationships: Psychological, Social and Spiritual | ||
| Karl-Heinz Finke explores how our mood swings can turn the hero in shining armour into a faithless traitor or the woman of our dreams turns into a cursed witch. | ||
| Time: 7:00pm-8:30pm Mar 09 Cost: Suggested Contribution $8/$6 conc Venue: Rudolf Steiner House, 307 Sussex Street, Sydney Enquiries: Anthroposophical Society - Sydney Branch www.anthroposophy.org.au (02) 9264-5169 | | |
| Valuing Gay and Lesbian Voices | ||
| Broadcaster and comedienne Julie McCrossin, with Acceptance co-ordinator Paul Harris give their perspectives on the challenges, hopes and dreams of gay and lesbian people today. | ||
| Time: 7:30pm-9:00pm Mar 09 Cost: Donation Venue: Town Hall Hotel, Newtown, 326 King St, Newtown Enquiries: Newtown Spirituality in the Pub www.catalyst-for-renewal.com.au (02) 95193595 | | |
| Wednesday 10 March 2010 | ||
| Harro Drexler on Global Warming: Just The Tip of The Iceberg | ||
| Harro Drexler explores the issues from his book on the Global Burden and the idea that global warming is not the only climatic problem we face. | ||
| Time: 1:00pm-2:00pm Mar 10 Cost: Free Venue: Lvl 3 Ashfield Civic Ctre, Ashfield Library, 260 Liverpool Rd, Ashfield Enquiries: Ashfield Library www.ashfield.nsw.gov.au 02 9716 1810 | | |
| 8 Ways To Prevent Cancer | ||
| World leading cancer researcher Prof Graham Colditz examines the lifestyle factors that cause cancer; discusses the time in life when these may act; and considers how quickly risk reduces after changes in lifestyle. | ||
| Time: 6:00pm-8:00pm Mar 10 Cost: Free Venue: Eastern Avenue Auditorium, The University of Sydney, Eastern Avenue, The University of Sydney Bookings: The University of Sydney www.cancerresearch.med.usyd.edu.a.. 02 9036 3478 | | |
| Thursday 11 March 2010 | ||
| Siimon Reynolds on Why People Fail | ||
| Advertising guru Siimon Reynolds, introduces his new book Why People Fail and discusses how to overcome the 16 obstacles to success in any endeavour. | ||
| Time: 1:00am-2:00am Mar 11 Cost: Free Venue: STANTON LIBRARY, Ridge St, NORTH SYDNEY Enquiries: Constant Reader Bookshop www.constantreader.com.au 02 9438 1763 | | |
| Tuesday 16 March 2010 | ||
| CHANGED DATE: Author Talk: Requiem for a Species with Clive Hamilton | ||
| PLEASE NOTE NEW DATE: In his new book public intellectual Clive Hamilton takes on the climate change deniers, asking why and how we have ignored the warnings about the dire state of the planet. It's not too late to do something says Hamilton, who offers his vision of a new future. | ||
| Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm Mar 16 Cost: Free Venue: Gleebooks, 49 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe Bookings: Gleebooks www.gleebooks.com.au/events/ 02 9660 2333 | | |