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TAKE THE SURVEY NOW By now, life has returned to normal and the buzz of ideas in Adelaide’s city precinct leaves its indelible mark on 2011. We would love to hear your feedback on this year’s Festival and how we…
DetailsDon’t miss Womad EARTH STATION this weekend!
Womad EARTH STATION is a brand new and unique festival of music and ideas exploring our relationship with the planet. Many years in the making, Womad EARTH STATION is the brainchild of the producers of the hugely successful annual WOMADelaide…
DetailsAdelaide Festival of Ideas Recordings
Our friends at Radio Adelaide have recorded almost all of our sessions, so you can hear the sessions you missed and the ones you want to hear again, and everyone can participate through radio broadcast and online audio. This recording…
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9
Oct
The Conversation Room
SPEAKER: Check schedule below VENUE: The Circulating Library in the Institute Building Join our speakers as they talk about life, love, careers, passions and everything in between. These intimate sessions give the audience a chance to meet the people behind…
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Oct
A SEAT AT THE ROUND TABLE
VENUE: Jervois Room Program Changes Geoffrey West will no longer be attending this session. The 2011 Adelaide Festival of Ideas presents two unique ‘Up Close and Personal’ opportunities for you to meet face to face and converse with our renowned…
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Oct
OPENING EVENT: UNCERTAINTY AND SCIENCE
DEDICATION: Barbara Hardy KEYNOTE: Physicist, Astronomer and former Chief Scientist for Australia, Professor Penny Sackett PANEL DISCUSSION: Barbara Hardy, Penny Sackett, Peter C Doherty and Phillip Adams (Chair) VENUE: Adelaide Town Hall Auditorium Listen/Download Now Proper scientists are not…
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Penny has built her research career centred on applying physics to questions in astronomy, including the unseen dark matter in galaxies and using Einstein’s theory of gravitation to find first the known earth-sized planet orbiting a normal star other than the Sun.
The first Nobel Prize winner to hold a veterinary qualification, Peter is also the author of several books, including “A Light History of Hot Air” and “The Beginners Guide to Winning the Nobel Prize”.
