Webcasts - science and technology
Introducing... genetics
Emma Whitelaw introduces the world of the gene and demystifies the science behind controversial issues like stem cell research, designer babies and the human genome.
Speaker: Emma Whitelaw
Duration: 1 hr 5:34 minutes
Date: 4 July 2007
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Introducing... the future
Futurist Tony Stevenson discusses our complex relationship with the future and how even just thinking about it can bring about change and a different world for our children and future generations.
Speaker: Tony Stevenson
Duration: 59:13 minutes
Date: 10 October 2007
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Introducing...extreme weather
Ian Townsend introduces the social and political side of extreme weather phenomenon through the context of one of Australia's deadliest natural disasters.
Speaker: Ian Townsend
Duration: 1hr 4:09 minutes
Date: 26 March 2007
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Introducing...HIV/AIDS
Bill Bowtell revisits Australia's successes in containing HIV/AIDS and introduces the idea of a renewed threat on our doorstep which could destabilise the Asia-Pacific region.
Speaker: Bill Bowtell
Duration: 59:18 minutes
Date: 8 August 2007
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