SlowTV
About this original series
SlowTV is a free internet TV channel delivering interviews, debates, conversations and public lectures about Australia's key political, social and cultural issues. It's a new format for the delivery of new ideas. SlowTV provides a forum for the nation's leading minds and conversationalists to explore the ideas that fascinate us and the challenges that face us. Our programs, accessible at any time at the click of a mouse, have the freedom to consider every angle and the time to cover issues in depth. As well as studio interviews and panel discussions, SlowTV presents speeches and public lectures from around the country. Each day, authors, activists, scholars, poets, politicians and thinkers speak in public, hosted by bookshops, universities, non-profit organisations and public institutions. SlowTV puts a curated selection of these speeches online, in full. SlowTV combines the editorial integrity and resources of The Monthly magazine with the potential of digital technology to put Australia's public-intellectual culture on your screen. It streams video content with no strings attached - no charges, no memberships, no commitments. Settle in to the leisurely pleasure of http://www.slowtv.com.au/tm/video
Episodes of SlowTV
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How to stop the boats. Khalid Koser
At this Lowy Lecture, global migration expert Dr Khalid Koser reviews and assesses the Australian government's efforts to reduce unauthorised boat arrivals over the last year. He provides a roadmap to more effective policy over the next year, drawing on lessons learned from European experiences of reducing flows of asylum seekers and irregular migrants. Presented by the Lowy Institute, December 2011
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Release date
Dec 20, 2011
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Runtime
33:12
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Gains and Losses From the Information Explosion....
In this talk at the Creative Innovation 2011 conference, Daniel Dennett sketches some of the challenges society faces as our capacity for technological advancement accelerates ever faster. Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher, writer and cognitive scientist whose research centers on the philosophy of mind, philosophy of science and philosophy of biology, particularly as those fields relate to evolutionary biology and cognitive science. He is referred to as one of the "Four Horsemen of New...
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Release date
Dec 19, 2011
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Runtime
17:55
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The Next Wave of Innovation. James Moody
Speaking at the Creative Innovation 2011 conference, James Moody explains how we likely sit on the verge of an era of great innovation. In what areas will this innovation occur? What are the needs it will be addressing? Moody speaks about Eco-natives, and how resource constraints will lead to a different approach to development in the future. Dr James Moody is CSIRO's Executive Director, Development and is a regular panel member of ABC TV's The New Inventors and is the co-author of The Sixth W...
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Release date
Dec 15, 2011
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Runtime
17:52
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Big data: What's Happening To Information About ...
Every digital transaction and communication leaves digital traces and results in enormous collections of data about what we do and who we are. Your 'big data' is being mined and analysed. This presents risks on privacy and personal security grounds, but also promises a new wave of productivity and technology-driven opportunities: smart cities, new knowledge, business opportunities etc. Discussing the many facets of this changing world, Peter Mares (ABC Radio National) introduces speakers Nicho...
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Release date
Dec 12, 2011
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Runtime
51:43
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We Need To Avoid Being the Last Generation. Rufu...
Dr Rufus Black is an ethicist, management consultant and theologian who writes and works on ethical and public policy issues. In this talk at the Creative Innovation 2011 conference, he speaks about the challenges of 21st century leadership; how we need to approach the complex and multiple problems facing human civilisation today. Rufus Black is currently the Master of Ormond College and a Principal Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Melbourne, and Chair of the Board o...
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Release date
Dec 8, 2011
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Runtime
16:08
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Tan Le. A new development in brain-scanning tech...
Former Young Australian of the year, the technology entrepeneur Tan Le has been developing an astonishing wireless EEG (electroencephalography) headset that reads brainwaves and translates a wide variety of brain activity into computer commands. Tan Le speaks about the many potential applications of this relatively cheap and user-friendly device, and the possibilities it presents in the field of brain research. Presented by Creative Innovation 2011, Melbourne, November 2011
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Release date
Dec 7, 2011
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Runtime
16:11
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Choosing Between Progress and Planet. Andrew Cha...
Witnessing at first-hand the failure of the Copenhagen Climate Conference and wondering what went wrong, Andrew Charlton realised the truth of a colleague’s words: “The world is split between those who want to save the planet and those who want to save themselves.” In Quarterly Essay 44 (Man-Made World: Choosing Between Progress and Planet), Charlton discusses the rift that will shape our future: progress versus planet; rich versus poor. Andrew Charlton was senior economic adviser to the prime...
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Release date
Dec 1, 2011
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Runtime
27:08
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The Decline of Love. Richard Flanagan
Richard Flanagan is one of Australia's most loved novelists - and most powerful orators. In the annual Alan Missen oration and the Melbourne Writers Festival's closing night address, he considers Rilke's challenge: 'For one human being to love another: that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.' He questions how prepared we are for that task on the brink of a new century, looking at love and ...
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Release date
Nov 28, 2011
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Runtime
56:46
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The Future of the Oceans. Sylvia Earle
American oceanographer and world-famous conservationist and explorer Sylvia Earle has spent a lifetime exploring the world's oceans. In this Melbourne talk, she explains how much are still yet to discover in our oceans, but also how much we are coming to learn about the massive impact humans are having on the health of this crucial natural resource. Earle has led more than 60 expeditions worldwide involving in excess of 7000 hours underwater in connection with her research. In 1998 she was nam...
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Release date
Nov 28, 2011
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Runtime
33:53
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Panic. David Marr in Conversation
Australians see themselves as a relaxed and tolerant bunch. But scratch the surface and you’ll uncover an extraordinary level of fear. Cronulla. Henson. Hanson. Wik. Haneef. The boats. … David Marr’s new book Panic shows all of his characteristic insight and wit, as he cuts through the froth and fury that have kept Australia simmering over the last fifteen years. He speaks about Panic with Nick Feik. Melbourne, November 2011
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Release date
Nov 24, 2011
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Runtime
30:41
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