Building Back Fairer: Applying a Gender Lens to the Post-Pandemic Future of Work
Explore gender inequalities in work exacerbated by COVID-19 and strategies for building a more equitable post-pandemic future through stakeholder action in key areas.
Maintaining Lives - Care in an Industrial City
Explore care practices in deindustrialized urban settings, examining gender dynamics, social bonds, and cultural impacts on Australian identity and community well-being.
Dungala Kaiela Oration 2024 - Celebrating Aboriginal Cultural Identity
Explore Aboriginal cultural identity and development in the Goulburn Valley region through this annual oration, fostering a shared vision for the community's future.
Introductory Sociology
Explore key sociological concepts, theories, and methods. Analyze society, institutions, and social issues through various perspectives. Develop critical thinking skills for understanding social phenomena.
Metabolic Ecology of Humans
Explore how human metabolism relates to ecology, geography, and civilization through scaling perspectives and energy dynamics.
The Myth of Common Sense- Why Everything that Seems Obvious Isn't
Challenging common sense assumptions in complex social problems. Learn to question shared beliefs and apply scientific methods for better solutions in government, business, and marketing.
The End of Everything - A Discussion
Explore philosophical perspectives on societal collapse, decentralization, and human resilience with experts discussing the end of everything and potential new social orders.
Can Algorithms Bend the Arc Toward Justice?
Explore algorithmic fairness, intersectionality, and the challenges of balancing accuracy with equity in machine learning and public safety applications.
New Economics for a Successful Policy Paradigm
Explore a radical restructuring of economic theory integrating recent research and ethical commitments, addressing sustainability, equal dignity, and social injustice through dynamic, interdisciplinary approaches.
The Penguin and The Leviathan - The Science and Practice of Cooperation
Explore how diverse systems leverage human cooperation instead of traditional incentives to achieve goals, challenging long-held beliefs about managing complex systems.
Why We Kill - Violence as Socialization
Explores the "violentization" model of criminologist Lonnie Athens, examining how individuals can be socialized into committing violent acts through a four-stage process, challenging common assumptions about violence.
On Moral Progress - Is the Human Conscience Led by the Head or the Heart?
Explore the role of reason and emotion in moral progress with Steven Pinker and Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, examining historical advancements in human rights and societal ethics.
Questioning the Science of Gender Difference - A New Perspective
Explores how cultural beliefs influence gender research, challenging long-held assumptions about biological differences between sexes and offering a fresh perspective on gender in society.
After Trump and Brexit: A New Economics - Towards a Sustainable and Just Global Future
Economists discuss a new economic paradigm for a sustainable and just global future, addressing the failures of unregulated profit pursuit and the rise of economic nationalism.
Future Directions in SFI Science: Potential Ideas - 2012 Annual Science Board Symposium
Exploración de direcciones futuras en ciencia de sistemas complejos, abordando temas como computación cuántica, física no equilibrada, diversidad biológica y cultural, y leyes fundamentales de innovación y crecimiento social.
Are Political and Economic Inequality Evolutionary Universals?
Explore the evolutionary roots of political and economic inequality, examining their universality across societies and potential implications for modern social structures.
Harnessing Social Capital to Enhance Collective Welfare
Explore how social networks and inequality impact collective welfare. Experts discuss the origins of social disparities and potential strategies to improve individual and societal well-being through data-driven insights.
The Unequal Impact of Parenthood in Academia
Explore the disparate effects of parenthood on academic careers, examining gender inequalities and potential solutions for a more inclusive academic environment.
Stereotypes about Intellectual Ability as a Source of Bias in Science
Explore how stereotypes about intellectual ability contribute to bias in scientific fields, impacting diversity and innovation in research and academia.
Animal Dominance Hierarchies - From Pecking Orders to Human Society
Explore a century of research on dominance hierarchies in animals and humans, examining their impact on social structures, behavior, and evolution across species.
Fractal Inequality and the Complexity of Repair - Part 1
Exploring how complex systems science can address societal inequalities, from vaccine distribution to economic opportunities. Insights on repairing structural inequities using network analysis and modeling to protect vulnerable populations.