University of Sydney Podcasts
http://www.usyd.edu.au/

The University of Sydney, founded in 1850, is Australia's first university. Over the past 150 years, the University has built an international reputation for its outstanding teaching and as a centre of research excellence.

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The Icarus Syndrome: A history of American hubris
Posted: August 2010

The Icarus Syndrome tells a tale as old as the Greek–a story about the seductions of success. In conversation with Associate Professor Brendan O'Connor from the US Studies Centre, Peter Beinart portrays three extraordinary generations.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Alfred North Whitehead: From Cambridge mathematician to Harvard philosopher
Posted: August 2010

What would the consequences be, if rather than substances and structures, we took events and processes to be the primary entities that make up the universe?

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Scholarship at Large
Posted: August 2010

How often do we hear that academics can't write? The people at Duke know something we don't? Ken Wissoker, the editorial director at Duke, believes his press not only produces smart books, it also shapes intellectual inquiry.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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J. K. Galbraith: Economic reform and the good society
Posted: August 2010

The distinguished political economist John Kenneth Galbraith (1908-2006) thought economic reform should help to create ‘the good society’.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Writing Science Lives
Posted: August 2010

What do we learn when we revisit scientists’ past worlds? How might one write a life as famous as Charles Darwin’s? Why is biography the best-selling genre of all? Pre-eminent Darwin scholar and Harvard Professor of the History of Science Janet Browne.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Gathering Storm
Posted: August 2010

Professor John Mearsheimer, from the University of Chicago, is America's boldest and perhaps most controversial thinker in the field of international relations and an authority on US foreign policy and national security.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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What to do about journalism schools in a time of disruptive technology
Posted: August 2010

Jay Rosen, author of the influential PressThink blog and groundbreaking work ‘What are Journalists For?’ talks with Australian journalism educators about the shifts in thinking and practice needed to prepare students.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Subcomandante Marcos
Posted: August 2010

Subcomandante Marcos is the anonymous spokesperson for the Zapatista Army of National Liberation (EZLN), an indigenous land rights movement based in the Chiapas region of Mexico.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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In Transit: European cosmologies in the Pacific
Posted: August 2010

Astronomical interests prompted a series of entries by European travellers into the Pacific.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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The Plastiki Expedition
Posted: August 2010

David de Rothschild explains the technology used on board The Plastiki, a unique 18.3-metre catamaran made from approximately 12,500 reclaimed plastic soft drink bottles that have been fixed into the pontoons.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Leon Mayhew: Framing a new political public
Posted: August 2010

Leon Mayhew, a late 20th century sociologist, argued that public relations professionals, using influence and persuasion, dominate public communication. This lecture examines Mayhew's claims against 21st century public engagement through 'netroots'.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.

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Kate Jennings and Dare Jennings in conversation
Posted: August 2010

The award-winning author and University of Sydney Alumna Kate Jennings, with her brother Mambo founder Dare Jennings, discuss how they combine their creative passions and imaginations with a unique entrepreneurial spirit.

An audio podcast in MP3 format.