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As a child, Shannon’s dad told her that her great-grandfather was supposed to be among the first to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the opening ceremony, but was robbed of the honour at the last minute by a white man in a suit.
When she became a professional researcher, she searched for years and years to verify the story, but couldn’t. However, she did uncover some other parts of her family history. And what she found shocked her.
Guest: Shannon Foster, D'harawal Saltwater Knowledge Keeper and artist
Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull -
Traditionally, attempts to save animals in the wild have focused on their population numbers and reproductive success. But new research exploring the mental quality of life experienced by wild animals could revolutionise conservation efforts.
Featuring:
Dr Andrea Harvey, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Morgan Philpott, WIRES Volunteer Koala Carer
Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull
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When we think of the city, “nature” might be the furthest thing from our minds. But we’ve found a hidden army of people bringing our cities back to life.
Featuring:
Dr Judy Friedlander, Founder and Director of PlantingSeeds Projects and Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
The Mudcrabs and the Mudlarks – Hans Beg, Russel Cail, Jennifer Kent and Jo
Abbie Galvin, NSW Government Architect
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A pharmaceutical company profits from legions of addicted customers; a gambling company knowingly markets to people in debt; a hospital kills its patients.
People who do far less damage are locked up for life, yet corporations act like horror villains and get away with no criminal penalty.
Why do we let them get away with it? And how do we stop them?
Featuring: Penny Crofts, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney
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At least forty countries and the European Union now have a price on carbon. Australia tried, and failed in 2012. What do we need to do to make it work this time around?
Featuring: Mona Mashhad Rajabi - Post-doctoral Research Associate, UTS School of Business Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience.
Executive producer and post production: Lawrence Bull
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Our online lives and the massive digital infrastructure that supports them are eating up our carbon budgets. But who's paying attention?
Featuring:
Jessica McLean, Associate Professor in the School of Social Sciences at Macquarie University
Gordon Noble, Research Director at the Institute for Sustainable Futures at the University of Technology Sydney
Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull
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It seems like every product has an ad campaign. Cars, cereal, chewing gum, in-soles… What about the most important issue of our time?
Featuring:
Aimee Smith, Graduate Research Student and Sessional Academic in the Marketing Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney
Sam Saunders, Chief Creative Officer at Sam Saunders Creative Nyoosa, and International Entrepreneur
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A good ad campaign can change your behaviour for life. A bad one can hurt a good cause. But both can be very entertaining! We rate and review some of our favourites.
Featuring: Aimee Smith, Graduate Research Student and Sessional Academic in the Marketing Discipline Group at the University of Technology Sydney
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How do you repopulate a native species in steep decline? Join us on a dive into the front lines of our marine ecosystem to peek through the curtains on Australia’s most romantic animal.
Featuring:
Mitchell Brennan, Project Manager of the Sydney Seahorse Project & PhD student at the University of Technology Sydney
Mentioned:
Faithful pair bonds in wild seahorses, Hippocampus whitei - Amanda C. J. Vincent
A seahorse father makes a good mother - Amanda C. J. Vincent
iNaturalist: Sydney Seahorse Project
Instagram: Sydney Seahorse Project
Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull -
They’re in pizza boxes, toilet paper and dozens of other common household items, but chemicals such as PFAS are likely making us very sick.
Featuring:
Joanna Pickford
Dr Rachael Wakefield-Rann, Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Executive producer: Lawrence Bull
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After reading an online rant about energy use, I took immediate action to radically reduce my carbon emissions. But after two years of chaos, I became worried about my wellbeing. Was I destroying my mind to save my soul?
Featuring:
Dr Tania Leimbach, Research Assistant at the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney.
Christina Brauer, Postgraduate Professional Development Learning Designer, University of Technology Sydney
Producer & presenter: Annamarie Reyes
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When Elliot returned to the office after a brain injury, his colleagues struggled to understand his bizarre behaviour.
His experience could help us ignite widespread action on the climate crisis.
Featuring Professor Chris Riedy, Associate Director of Learning And Development at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
Mentioned:
Antonio Damasio, Professor of Psychology Philosophy and Neurology, University of Southern California
Martha C. Nussbaum, Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics, University of Chicago
Marshall Ganz, Senior Lecturer in Leadership Organizing and Civil Society, Harvard University
Imagining Transformation: Change agent narratives of sustainable futures by Chris Riedy and Sandra Waddock
Good Energy: A playbook for screenwriting in the age of climate change
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
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We kill millions of animals at a cost of tens of billions of dollars a year. What would happen if we stopped?
Featuring: Dr Eamonn Wooster, Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Technology Sydney
Host: Lawrence Bull
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With most of us breathing air that is causing us harm is Algae the key to a world of clean air?
Dr Alex Thomson is an Industry Engagement Manager for the Climate Change Cluster (C3), UTS
Professor Sara Wilkinson, School of Built Environment at UTS
Professor Andrew Tovey, TULIP Program Manager, Senior Research Consultant, Urban Systems, UTS -
There has been a great amount of focus on planting trees in public spaces but what about in the private realm, in your very own backyard? Is there space for you to plant a tree? If developments do not include space for vegetation within their designs, what happens to the future of our cities? Join us as we explore the opportunities and challenges of increasing the urban forestry within private properties.
Featuring:
Associate Professor Abby Mellick Lopes, design researcher in the School of Design, and Course Director of Postgraduate Design Studies, University of Technology Sydney.
Associate Professor Joe Hurley, Center for Urban Research at the RMIT University
Host: Marlene Even
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In this episode we ask a big question – can capitalism work alongside a sustainable environment?
Featuring: Dr Jonathan Marshall
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With the ever presenting threat of climate change looming, and the increasing severity of natural disasters it will bring, concerns on the reliability of Australia’s regional power grid during times of crisis. Due to Australia’s low population density particularly in rural and regional communities, electricity travel great distances from power stations to these communities. This makes them particularly vulnerable to failure during natural disasters, cutting off residents’ access to basic necessities and hindering rescue efforts.
Research into microgrids shows promising results that the implementation of small, local electricity grids powered using renewables can provide a stable source of electricity when mainlines fail during times of crisis.
Featuring: Dr. Sarah Niklas; Senior Research Consultant at the Institute for Sustainable Futures University of Technology Sydney.
Host: Cameron M. Furlong
Music: Web Building Serge Quadrado, LASERS Porto
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Have you noticed a change in the weather seasons? Is there such thing as a normal summer or a normal spring anymore? In this episode, we discuss how the shifting seasons are impacting plant behaviour and entire ecosystems. Meet two researchers investigating phenology shifts and predicting how plants could react to future climate scenarios.
Featuring:
Professor Alfredo Huete, School of Life Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
Dr Nathan Emery, research scientist at the Australia Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust
Host: Marlene Even
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Will we meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030? This episode focuses on how the United Nation's 17 Sustainable Development Goals are being used and measured within the education and business sector.
Featuring:
Associate Professor Melissa Edwards, Director of the Executive MBA program at the University of Technology Sydney Business School
Dr Rosemary Sainty, founding Australian representative to the UN Global Compact
Alex Fransen, Sustainable Development Goals Project Manager, University of Technology Sydney
Host: Marlene Even
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It turns out there really are “good vibes”! Scientists and engineers are decoding the vibrational languages of plants, insects, and other animals. If they succeed, we could reduce the need to water crops and poison insects; we could tell plants to grow quicker and stronger, and even help heal broken bones.Featuring:Dr Sebastian Oberst, Associate Professor at the School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering, University of Technology SydneyProducer & Presenter: Lawrence BullMusic: Epidemic Sound
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