Program

Sunday 15 July

In conversation,

The psychology of trauma

9.30am - 10.20am | Sunday 15 July

Trauma is a big word, and we all have some experience to attach to it. Refugees, however, bear more than most of us can understand. They flee their own country and often feel unwelcome (or worse) where they seek refuge. Each refugee’s experience is unique, so we should attend to each story.

Why migrant smuggling pays

10:30 am | Sunday 15 July

Panel,

AI and social interaction

10.30am - 11.20am | Sunday 15 July

Let’s challenge what you think you know about being human. When we manage AI as a social enabler, it offers an unprecedented capacity to connect with others. How can we use AI to minimise the growing i-generation trends of decreasing direct interaction, and increasing rates of depression, isolation and suicide?

Solo event,

Driving off a cliff? History and the ecological crisis

10.30am - 11.20am | Sunday 15 July

What use is history in a time of ecological crisis? In response to new, apocalyptic visions of the planetary past and future, historians are re-inventing their traditional scales of space and time and telling different kinds of stories, ones that recognise the agency of other creatures and the unruly power of nature.