IQ2: The World in 2050 Panel Discussion
Panel discussion by speakers from the James Martin 21st Century School. The event is hosted by Intelligence Squared (the international debating forum on crucial issues of the day). What kind of world will we inhabit 40 years from now? What moral codes will we live by? We've tended to leave these enormous questions to science fiction but time travel isn't essential. In this fascinating evening of talks the scientific experts of the 21st Century School will reveal - sometimes to an alarming degre
A New Approach to Nuclear Disarmament: Learning from International Humanitarian Law Success
Achieving an end-state of "zero" has emerged as an important policy goal for a number of 21st Century challenges. The most prominent example is the "Global Zero" campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons. Few issues are more appropriate subjects of humanitarian concern and international humanitarian law than the choice, possession, use and misuse of weapons. A body of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and Disarmament Treaty Law has been built up over the last century to control and prohibit a ra
Nick Perkins speaking at the conference 'Globalising Development Studies'
This clip is from a discussion event in Dhaka, Bangladesh, which is part of a project being coordinated by the Institute of Development Studies in the UK and funded by the Ford Foundation, entitled ‘Globalising Development Studies’. The project aims to investigate the barriers that prevent local and alternative voices being heard in global development debates, drawing on examples of ‘counter practice’ and innovation in development to see how these can inform international
Three and a half days into the climate negotiations -Insights by Farhana Yamin
IDs Farhana Yamin is an international lawyer with 20 years experience in climate negotiations. She shares her insights on the negotiations from the media room at COP15. What is happening at the negotiations? What has been the impact of 'Climate gate'? What can we expect over the next couple of days?
Sakido Fukuda Parr interview on the MDG Review
IDS co-hosted a high-level event to debate progress on the Millennium Development Goals on 25 January. Sakiko Fukuda Parr, Professor of International Affairs, The New School, New York was asked the question: What will you taken away from today discussion on the MDG Review?
When management collapses Could now be the best time to create economic value? 3 ways of using the recession to create resource The downturn is an opportunity for company transformation Episode 67: 400 Years of Astronomical Telescopes Astrophysicist Prof Rachel Webster discusses the evolution of the astronomical telescope - from Galileo's version in 1609 to the iconic Hubble space telescope, and then onto a sneak peek of the upcoming James Webb space telescope which will be parked so far from earth that it can't be repaired. Every improvement to the telescope has extended our understanding of the univer Emil Kraepelin and the origins of modern psychiatry Archeology Beneath the Sea: Shipwrecks & Their Cargos in the Phillipines Consolidating & Reaching Out: Europe as a Global Actor Footballers behaving badly: Changing attitudes towards women Where to from here? Australia’s role in refugee protection India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty Biosecurity: Upgrading the Web of Prevention Sustainable Funding for Australia’s Future Health Care IPL: Enlarging the Boundaries of Compassion: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace and Research in IPL: Enlarging the Boundaries of Compassion: Opportunities and Challenges for Peace and Research in
When you compare the 2008 banking crisis with the Enron debacle or even with the Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal in 1984, some surprisingly clear parallels emerge, says Freek Vermeulen, Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management
Donald Sull, Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management discusses how there can be an upside to a downturn and why different times in the economic cycle can provide potential advantages for skilled firms
Don Sull, Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management, advises forward thinking companies to use a recession to build resources that allow them to compete more effectively in the future
Don Sull, Professor of Management Practice in Strategic and International Management explains how downturns open a window of opportunity and provide the rationale for difficult decisions that might be considered too extreme in normal circumstances
One hundred years ago, Emil Kraepelin (1856-1926) was the most influential psychiatrist in the world, revered as the man whose system of classification put the study of mental illness on firm scientific foundations. We owe to Kraepelin the distinction... (Running Time 61:57)
For more than 20 years, the National Museum of the Philippines has been conducting underwater archaeology in Philippine waters with international collaborators. In this lecture, Dr Eusebio Dizon discusses the shipwrecks uncovered by the museum, includin the fifteenth century Pandanan wreck, with its cargo of Chinese ceramics, which was accidentally discovered by a pearl farm diver off the coast of Pandanan Island in the southern Philippines. Another key discovery discussed is the
The European Union (EU) has huge potential to enhance its influence in
the world with its 27 Member States and almost 500 million citizens.
Europe is also increasingly connected to the Asia-Pacific area – in
terms of economic relations, crisis management, global environment and
climate issues.
What are the challenges for the external relations of Europe? How to
tap the potential of the Europe-Australia relationship? This address is
a unique opportunity to listen to the views of the Preside
Allegations of sexual misconduct by sportsmen seem to appear in the Australian news media on a disturbingly regular basis. Why is it that male athletes of major sports like football and rugby are often linked to incidents of bad behaviour toward women? Do men's sports breed a negative attitude toward women? And what can be done to change how players relate to women in off-field situations? How can feminist thinking and action play a role in changing sportsmen's attitudes toward women?
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Australia's handling of the asylum-seekers on board the Oceanic Viking and recent 'freeze' on Sri Lankan and Afghan asylum applications has sparked vigorous and ongoing debate. In her inaugural lecture as the Freilich Foundation Professor, Penelope Mathew looked at Australia's past and present policies against the backdrop of global refugee movements. She assessed these policies for compliance with accepted international human rights standards, and evaluated their capacity to deal with the probl
How does a nuclear power & non-signatory of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty engage in international debate on the issue? Following the US-led campaign for global nuclear disarmament and a nuclear weapons free world, the international community eagerly await the review conference of the parties to the treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), to be held in New York between 3-28 May 2010. But what of India? Or Pakistan, Israel and North Korea? Four states with nuclear weapons
In this lecture Professor Dando reviews international control of the
biotechnology revolution, the threat of deliberate disease - from
biowarfare, bioterrorism, and the possible misuse of benignly intended
civil research. He looks at the recent history of the Biological and
Toxin Weapons Convention and the emphasis on in-depth implementation of
the Convention including codes of conduct and education for life
scientists. Professor Dando argues that there is much evidence that
life scien
Like many other countries, Australia is facing significantly increased costs in the future in maintaining the health of its people. In coming decades we will have more people suffering from chronic and debilitating health conditions such as diabetes, a higher proportion of older people with complex health care needs and burgeoning costs from new diagnostic and treatment technologies including pharmaceuticals.
Another motivation for concern with current health financing arrangements is dupl
Professor Kevin Clements, Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS), and Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given September 23, 2009.
Professor Kevin Clements, Foundation Chair of Peace and Conflict Studies and Director of the New Zealand National Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (NCPACS), and Secretary General of the International Peace Research Association Inaugural Professorial Lecture, given September 23, 2009.
