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UNSW x Social Sciences Week 2022

6 July - 18 September 2022
10.00am – 9.00pm AEST
Free for everyone
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Talks and ideas that examine the unexpected foundations of our rapidly changing future.
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Humanity has never been more connected or more capable, yet decades of stability are dissolving into a future of ecological and geopolitical turmoil. Chart the path ahead with conversations touching on Putin’s invasion, the wild west of cryptocurrencies and our true crime obsession. It’ll take a week – at least! 
 
Join the critics, the thinkers, the movers and the shakers for a series of talks and ideas that will challenge you to think courageously about how we shape our future, and about how we might grapple with the next unprecedented crisis waiting just around the corner.

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25 Aug 6.30pm 7.30pm
Masha Gessen: On Russia & Ukraine
The war in Ukraine has fundamentally altered Europe’s social fabric, so what is Russia’s next move?
Centre for Ideas
Humanities and Social Sciences
Politics and Society
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30 Aug 6.30pm 7.30pm
How to make a better world: A. C. Grayling
Time is running out, so how can we make it count?
Business and Economics
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Centre for Ideas
Environment
Humanities and Social Sciences
Innovation
Law
Politics and Society
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7 Sep 6.30pm 7.30pm
What comes next? | Humanities
How can we equip ourselves for a future plagued with uncertainty? Uncover the legal, financial and educational models that can help us persevere.
Architecture and Urban Planning
Art and Culture
Built Environment
Centre for Ideas
Design
Engineering
Humanities and Social Sciences
Law
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17 Sep 12.00pm 1.00pm
Fresh Blood
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Six emerging thought leaders embark on a journey to save our future with fresh insights to intractable problems. 
Centre for Ideas
Humanities and Social Sciences
Medicine and Health
Science
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17 Sep 2.00pm 3.00pm
The Crime Paradox
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | As crime rates decline, our pop culture fascination increases. What is going on?
Centre for Ideas
Humanities and Social Sciences
Law
Media
Politics and Society
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17 Sep 3.00pm 4.00pm
Caught in a Web
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Where does the internet stop, and our human selves begin?
Centre for Ideas
Engineering
Politics and Society
Technology
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17 Sep 4.00pm 5.00pm
Harmful Thoughts
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | There is a window for effective child sexual abuse prevention if we are not too scared to seize it. 
Humanities and Social Sciences
Law
Politics and Society
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17 Sep 4.00pm 5.00pm
Expendable Australians
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | If an Australian passport does not protect you, what are you owed by your government?
Centre for Ideas
Humanities and Social Sciences
Law
Politics and Society
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18 Sep 1.00pm 2.00pm
Unthinkable
Festival of Dangerous Ideas | Forget slow progress, fast track your understanding with a different perspective in these illuminating bite size talks.
Centre for Ideas
Humanities and Social Sciences
Law
Medicine and Health
Science