Big Ideas

By ABC Radio

Big Ideas brings you the best of talks, forums, debates, and festivals held in Australia and around the world, casting light on the major social, cultural, scientific and political issues... more

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The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.

Big Ideas episodes:

September 11, 2017 Understanding the mind of a compulsive hoarder
You first need to understand the mind of a hoarder before you can tackle the clutter. Randy Frost explains the meaning possessions play in our lives and how and why this can go astray.
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54min
September 07, 2017 Twitter, trolls and Trump
A conversation with writer Lindy West about her memoir, "Shrill".
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42min
September 06, 2017 Delicious darkness
It's time to dim the lights and reclaim the night.
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54min
September 05, 2017 DNA manipulation and doping
The same science that’s so promising in fighting deadly diseases will cause a nightmare for anti-doping organisations.
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54min
September 04, 2017 How your memory works
The time travelling brain.
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47min
August 31, 2017 Can seaweed save the planet?
Tim Flannery speaks about how to help feed, power and clean the world sustainably.
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55min
August 30, 2017 Do prisons work?
Do prisons reduce the risk of crime and re-offending or are they a revolving door?
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54min
August 29, 2017 Ethical challenges of extreme poverty and inequality
Should we recognise 'freedom from extreme inequality' as a human right?
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54min
August 28, 2017 Saving the songbirds
Songbirds are disappearing from the forests of Indonesia to become pet birds in gilded cages.
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54min
August 24, 2017 The women who mapped the stars
The women 'citizen scientists' of the Harvard College observatory who expanded our understanding of the cosmos.
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54min

FAQs about Big Ideas:

How many episodes does Big Ideas have?

The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.