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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Big Ideas episodes:

May 29, 2017 T-Rex 101
T-Rex is one of the best researched dinosaurs of them all. But much of what scientists have found out about him will surprise you.
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May 25, 2017 The '67 referendum: a defining moment in Australian history
It is fifty years since the ‘yes’ vote in Australia's iconic 1967 constitutional referendum
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55min
May 24, 2017 Learning and teaching
Free access to knowledge and inspired teaching.
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54min
May 23, 2017 The coming war with China?
What circumstances could lead to a war with China in the Pacific?
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54min
May 22, 2017 Extremists in our midst
Author, John Safran, has been hanging out with Australia's "deplorables" - a disparate bunch of political outliers and extremists. What has he learnt?
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55min
May 18, 2017 The psychology of money
What motivates you to spend or save?
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54min
May 17, 2017 Health Sexuality and Law
Changing laws and attitudes to sexual minorities
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54min
May 16, 2017 The life and legacy of Paul Robeson
Paul Robeson was an African American singer, film star, scholar, athlete, civil rights champion and radical political activist. What is his legacy today?
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May 15, 2017 Eurovision – more than just a song contest
There is more to the Eurovision Song Contest than Euro-kitsch. It’s an attempt to unify the continent and offer a platform for minority identities. And it’s often also highly political.
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55min
May 11, 2017 East Timor and self-determination
Where will we draw the maritime border in the resource-rich Timor Sea?
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54min

FAQs about Big Ideas:

How many episodes does Big Ideas have?

The podcast currently has 1,429 episodes available.