Vic Peddemors: Sharks or Humans. Who Should be Afraid?
We slaughter millions of sharks each year through over-fishing, by-catch and practices such as finning. Shark ecologist, Vic Peddemors explains that through failed understanding of shark behaviour and the use of practices that are unsustainable, the apex predator in a fragile ecosystem is now at risk. That risk carries repercussions, with the creatures and plants […]
Peter Kennedy: What you do is more important than what you believe
When Catholic priest Father Peter Kennedy was ordered to leave St Mary’s Church in Brisbane accused of unorthodox practices, he and his flock began an extraordinary journey in exile.
John Gerzema: The Athena Doctrine
John Gerzema, co-author of ‘The Brand Bubble’ a book that advocates change as the best strategy for brand management in today’s market. He presents ‘The Great Unwind’, suggesting that post-crisis consumerism is creating a renaissance in business and that the great recession may be one of the best things to happen to America.
Xavier Sala-i-Martin: Six Common Myths in the field of Economic Growth
Xavier Sala-i-Martin does some myth-busting. He suggests that if innovation is essentially regular people coming up with ideas and implementing them, innovation policy should include educating the masses to come up with ideas too, not just elites to be scientists but to include the poor and facilitate implementation in ALL sectors, in ALL countries.
Bahia Shehab: A Thousand times NO
Art historian Bahia Shehab has long been fascinated with the Arabic script for ‘No.’ When revolution swept through Egypt in 2011, she began spraying the image in the streets saying NO to Dictators, NO to military rule and NO to violence.
