Our Talks

Discover over 10 years of talks from our events in Melbourne.
Environment
Design
Behaviour
Science
Adventure
Economics
Dr Anika Molesworth
Repairing the broken food system
Dr Anika Molesworth
2022
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Kintsugi
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Environment
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Sustainability
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Food
Vanessa Pirotta
What "whale snot" tells us about whales and the ocean
Vanessa Pirotta
2019
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Environment
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Science
Chris Helder
Useful Beliefs - Achieving the Impossible
Chris Helder
2019
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Behaviour
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Change
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Growth
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Humanity
Kylie Walker
The old man in a lab coat - Smashing stereotypes in science
Kylie Walker
2019
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Science
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Education
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Discovery
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Limitless
Dave King
Is an AI your next creative partner?
Dave King
2019
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Creative
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Limitless
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Technology
Samantha Gash
How I survived running 3000 kilometres across India
Samantha Gash
2019
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Adventure
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Tips
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Resilience
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Humanity
Xavier Kestelier
How going to Mars will force us to think about circular economies
Xavier Kestelier
2019
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Behaviour
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Design
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Economics
Dr Han Lin
Can Graphene Change the world?
Dr Han Lin
2019
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Science
Tim Jarvis
An explorers guide to being limitless
Tim Jarvis
2019
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Adventure
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Environment
Yossi Ghinsberg
Why the Amazon proves Darwin was wrong
Yossi Ghinsberg
2018
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Adventure
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Environment
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Discovery
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Culture
Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith
What happens when galaxies collide?
Dr Lisa Harvey-Smith
2018
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Science
Josh Brnjac
What do you passionately hate?
Josh Brnjac
2018
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Psychology
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Youth
Steve Sammartino
Outgrow Your Job - What Pizza Taught Me About Career Reinvention
Steve Sammartino
2018
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Technology
Dr Ronika Power
Our urgent need to do death differently
Dr Ronika Power
2018
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Science
Lynne Kelly
Modern memory, ancient methods
Lynne Kelly
2018
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Psychology
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Science
Peter Xing
Could we all live a type of designer immortality in the near future?
Peter Xing
2018
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Humanity
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Psychology
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Science
Claire Ashman
Lessons from a cult survivor about freedom
Claire Ashman
2018
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Humanity
Mark McCrindle
How big data can predict our future but never understand our story
Mark McCrindle
2018
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Behaviour
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Technology
Fleassy Malay
How being Face-Blind made it easier to see people
Fleassy Malay
2018
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Behaviour
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Psychology
Penny Locaso
Fear Is Your Future
Penny Locaso
2018
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Psychology
Yaakov Glasman
Faith in a Science Driven World
Yaakov Glasman
2018
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Spirituality
David Boyar
A case for listening to your accountant
David Boyar
2018
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Behaviour
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Education
Dr Catherine Ball
Who runs the drones? Girls.
Dr Catherine Ball
2017
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Education
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Technology
Iona Macgregor
The light side of the dark side
Iona Macgregor
2017
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Psychology
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Spirituality
Dr James Martin
The brighter side of darknet drug dealing
Dr James Martin
2017
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Rebels
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Technology
Electric Fields
Shade Away/Nina/Ornament (Performance)
Electric Fields
2017
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Music
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Culture
Sampa the Great
Revolution begins with you
Sampa the Great
2017
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Entertainment
Dr Justin Coulson
Raising Rebels
Dr Justin Coulson
2017
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Education
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Youth
Geraldine Coy
Migrants: Bane or Benefit?
Geraldine Coy
2017
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Humanity
Opal Ocean
Mexicana/J.A.M
Opal Ocean
2017
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Music
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Culture
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Rebels
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Revolutionaries
Stef Kuypers
Man Made Money
Stef Kuypers
2017
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Economics
Ed McManus
Magna Carta 2.0 - the power of consumers in the new economy
Ed McManus
2017
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Economics
Jaida Simone
How BioHacking can Make Relationships Great Again?
Jaida Simone
2017
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Behaviour
Patrycja Slawuta
Hacking Humanity - The Next Revolution?
Patrycja Slawuta
2017
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Psychology
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Revolutionaries
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Science
Deng Adut
From turmoil to forgiveness: how to become whole
Deng Adut
2017
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Education
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Humanity
Laura Youngson
Conquering the mountain for equality
Laura Youngson
2017
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Humanity
Sander van Amelsvoort
Cities 4.0: From Competition to Collaboration
Sander van Amelsvoort
2017
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Design
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Infrastructure
Lisa Leong
Can robots make us more human?
Lisa Leong
2017
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Behaviour
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Science
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Technology
Mond Qu
Architecture: Moving beyond paper, plans and pylons
Mond Qu
2017
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Design
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Technology
Sam Doust
Year of Living Virtually
Sam Doust
2016
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Design
JoAnna Ferrari
Your Secret Self
JoAnna Ferrari
2016
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Psychology
Jan Owen
The making of adventurous minds
Jan Owen
2016
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Behaviour
Dr Agustin Chevez
Soufflés, gymnasts and the workplace of the future
Dr Agustin Chevez
2016
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Design
Jade Hameister
My journey to the North Pole and beyond
Jade Hameister
2016
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Adventure
Travis Bell
Life's way too short not to live your Bucket List
Travis Bell
2016
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Behaviour
Professor Michael Smart
Let's Fly to Space
Professor Michael Smart
2016
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Science
Dr Lesley Cheng
Its in the Blood: A Test for Alzheimers Disease
Dr Lesley Cheng
2016
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Science
Alberto Rizzolli and Marita Cheng
If the blind could see
Alberto Rizzolli and Marita Cheng
2016
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Spirituality
Kristine Howard
Granny Was a Hacker
Kristine Howard
2016
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Technology
Jules Allen
Gifts in Shitty Wrapping Paper
Jules Allen
2016
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Humanity
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Youth
Steve Vamos
Digital Disruption is a Human Thing
Steve Vamos
2016
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Technology
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