http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/rss.xml University of Sydney podcasts. en-us (c) Copyright 2006. Mon, 4 May 2009 07:22:04 GMT 60 http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/skilling.mp3 How did the teaching of one man influence Asia so profoundly? What was the role of Buddhism in the geography of ideas in the pre-modern period? What were the unifying principles or ideologies that brought distant cultures into close relation? (Running Time 96:07) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:52 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/michael_paton.mp3 Dr Michael Paton, an expert in Chinese history and the philosophy of science, will explain the foundations of this influential Chinese cultural practice, as well as examining some of the misconceptions that have arisen in the West concerning this ancient (Running Time 60:40) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:51 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/michael_ruse.mp3 0 (Running Time 90:49) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:51 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/paul_gilding.mp3 000000E6 00000000 0000156D 00000000 00467F0A 00000000 00004E39 00000000 00331E44 00000000 (Running Time 81:09) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:51 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/mark_schapiro.mp3 Schapiro, veteran environmental journalist and Editorial Director of the Center for Investigative Reporting, explores the intersection between the inherent uncertainties of the scientific method and the demand for clarity by those in power. (Running Time 94:56) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:50 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/michael_kirby.mp3 0 (Running Time 74:56) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:50 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/gordon-reed.mp3 Gordon-Reed, the author of 2008's The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family (WW Norton), will put a historical spin on the current White House residents in light of America's Founding Fathers, in particular Thomas Jefferson. (Running Time 86:41) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:49 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/fiona_winning.mp3 Fiona Winning, at Sydney Ideas, discusses the often problematic relationship between the hard and soft infrastructure - of arts buildings and the artists and organisations that work in them. (March 2, 09. Running time 79 min, 36mb MP3) (Running Time 78:50) Mon, 4 May 2009 07:16:48 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/isp_filtering.mp3 Associate Professor Bjorn Landfeldt was part of the government-appointed team that studied implementing ISP-level internet filtering. In this public lecture given at the University of Sydney University, he discusses technical and social issues he says hav (Running Time 64:19) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 05:31:47 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/deputy_sectretary_general_oecd.mp3 Media office * Contacts * Find an expert * Subscribe * Unsubscribe * RSS Feeds For staff * Got a news story? * Public comment policy * Media clippings Browse news News Archives The Uni (Running Time 38:52) Tue, 3 Feb 2009 22:51:57 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/paradise_lost.mp3 00000097 00000000 0000A41A 00000008 0009FAE5 003B8BE0 00007EBD 00007EBD 00437205 00437205 (Running Time 74:58) Wed, 10 Dec 2008 05:33:37 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/mckay.mp3 Social researcher and best-selling author Hugh Mackay will discuss why increasing public participation in the arts is a crucial part of building a healthier Australia when he speaks at Sydney Ideas this Saturday. In this University of Sydney public le (Running Time 82:13) Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:33:45 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/evans.mp3 poFormer Foreign Minister Gareth Evans will discuss how the world must take responsibility in ending mass atrocities in a Sydney Ideas lecture at the University of Sydney this Friday, 24 October, 2008. Evans, the President of the Brussels-based Intern (Running Time 79:24) Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:55:54 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/sallyauld.mp3 Associate Professor Dick Bryan from the University of Sydney's Department of Political Economy, and Sally Auld, Interest Rate Strategist from J.P. Morgan, comment on the current global financial crisis, the responses by governments and the way forward for (Running Time 15:37) Wed, 29 Oct 2008 01:33:36 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/dickbryan.mp3 Associate Professor Dick Bryan from the Department of Political Economy comments on the current global financial crisis, the responses by governments and the way forward for policy. (Running Time 18:21) Mon, 27 Oct 2008 00:53:15 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/rethinkingmedicine.mp3 The nanotechnological and genetic revolutions will change all phases of medical practice, and in all places. Meanwhile the challenge of chronic disease necessitates new ways of ordering health care, and new approaches to prevention. The humane mission of (Running Time 80:31) Wed, 22 Oct 2008 01:12:32 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/roy.mp3 Harvard scholar Sara Roy explains how the "stunning" economic and social changes of the past decade in Israel and the Occupied Territories have undermined the possibility of peace in the region. (Running Time 86:24) Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:01:57 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/sararoy.mp3 Harvard scholar Sara Roy explains how the "stunning" economic and social changes of the past decade in Israel and the Occupied Territories have undermined the possibility of peace in the region. In the public lecture titled "Beyond Occupation? Examining (Running Time 86:54) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:49:41 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/marr.mp3 Award-winning journalist and author David Marr will reveal the untold story behind the Bill Henson censorship scandal when he speaks at Sydney Ideas on Monday, 13 October, 2008. In his lecture titled, The Henson Case: Art and Panic, Marr discusses how t (Running Time 85:42) Tue, 14 Oct 2008 01:39:17 GMT http://www.usyd.edu.au/podcasts/2006/taplin.mp3 Professor Oliver Taplin from Oxford University is one of the world's leading authorities on ancient Greek Theatre, especially its imagery on the painted figured pottery of Greece and South Italy in the 5th-4th centuries BC. (Running Time 61:39) Thu, 9 Oct 2008 22:44:19 GMT