TV shows and interview series

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TV shows and interview series episodes

May 02, 2019 Zero Energy Buildings
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May 02, 2019 On the Couch with Adam Liberman
Steve Offner talks with Visiting Fellow, Adam
Liberman, about the new Graduate Diploma in Applied Intellectual
Property that will commence in 2010.
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May 02, 2019 On the Couch with Peter Graham
Dr Peter Graham from UNSW's Faculty of the Built Environment on a sustainable building industry.
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May 02, 2019 On the Couch with Rosemary Kayess
People with disabilities are the most marginalised of minorities, according to Rosemary Kayess, who is the Associate Director of the Disability Studies Research Centre. She speaks with Susi Hamilton from UNSW media about her involvement in drafting the UN Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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May 01, 2019Hot Seat - They Shoot Lions Don't They?
A panel discussion for ABC-TV’s Big Ideas program presented by Dr Paul Willis, RiAus Director and ex ABC-TV “Catalyst” presenter.
Animals are no longer safe in the wild. Many experts now think putting a price on the heads of our most endangered species might make us value them enough to save them from extinction. Captive breeding, native pets, commercial hunting, even trade and export of mammals and reptiles... everything once anathema is on the table in the debate over the sustainable use of wildlife.
Panellists
Professor Mike Archer, AM, UNSW’s Evolution of Earth & Life Systems Research Group and former head of Australian Museum.
Greg Miles, former Kakadu ranger.
Dr Rosie Cooney, sustainable wildlife consultant.
Keith Leggett, Director of UNSW’s Fowlers Gap Arid Zone Research Station.

Facilitator
Dr. Paul Willis, RiAus Director.
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May 01, 2019 Talking Point - Dr Kath Albury and "Sexting"
Dr Kath Albury, from UNSW’s Journalism and Media Research Centre, discusses the rise of sexting – the sending of sexually explicit text messages – and the lasting legal repercussions for under-18 year olds.
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May 01, 2019 Help the diasadvantaged quit smoking - Talking Point with Prof Robyn Richmond
Australians at high risk of smoking, such as the mentally ill and prisoners are successful in giving up the habit if they’re supported in complying with treatment regimes, according to Professor Robyn Richmond from UNSW Medicine’s School of Public Health.

Here Prof Richmond tells Sarah Macdonald that while Australia has one of the lowest smoking rates in the world, the smoking rate for some of our most vulnerable citizens is still frighteningly high.
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April 18, 2014 Talking Point - Jonathan Holmes interviews David McKnight on Rupert Murdoch
ABC presenter Jonathan Holmes interviews Associate Professor David McKnight from UNSW's Journalism and Media Research Centre on new his book, 'Rupert Murdoch: An Investigation Of Political Power'. The book looks at Rupert Murdoch's pursuit of political goals using News Corporation as his vehicle.

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December 12, 2012 Music and Emotion
What happens when you listen to music? What happens in your brain? And what makes music sad, poignant or joyful?

Emma Ayres from ABC's Classic FM hosts this discussion recorded for ABC's Big Ideas program. Professor Andrew Schultz – composer and head of the school of Arts and the Media at UNSW, and music psychologist Associate Professor Emery Schubert, from the same school provide insights into composition and our emotional response to music.

The program features two compositions by Andrew Schultz - "After Nina" and "One Sound", performed by the musicians of the Australia Ensemble at UNSW:

Geoffrey Collins - flute?
Dimity Hall - violin?
Catherine McCorkill - clarinet
?Irina Morozova - viola?
Ian Munro - piano
?Dene Olding - violin?
Julian Smiles - cello

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November 09, 2012 Talking Point with Dr Neil Balnaves AO - on closing the gap
What motivates someone to give $3 million to support Indigenous education? On the eve of the opening of Balnaves Place -- Home of Nura Gili at UNSW, businessman Dr Neil Balnaves AO spoke to Sarah Macdonald about his passion for closing the gap, the dos and don'ts of philanthropy and how UNSW students have inspired him.
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