Think: Sustainability
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From waste to wealth, and grids to growth, the show digs into the impact of consumption across all areas of life — it tracks the movements, discoveries and technologies making way for a sustainable future.
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JAN 31, 2024
Genocide in the suburbs
As a child, Shannon’s dad told her that her great-grandfather was supposed to be among the first to cross the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the opening ceremony, but was robbed of the honour at the last minute by a white man in a suit. When she became a professional researcher, she searched for years and years to verify the story, but couldn’t. However, she did uncover some other parts of her family history. And what she found shocked her. Guest: Shannon Foster, D'harawal Saltwater Knowledge Keeper and artist Producer & presenter: Lawrence Bull
29 MIN
JAN 24, 2024
The inner lives of wild animals: Conservation’s new frontier
Traditionally, attempts to save animals in the wild have focused on their population numbers and reproductive success. But new research exploring the mental quality of life experienced by wild animals could revolutionise conservation efforts. Featuring: Dr Andrea Harvey, UTS Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Research Fellow Morgan Philpott, WIRES Volunteer Koala Carer Executive producer & post production: Lawrence Bull Producer & presenter: Wendy Frew
26 MIN
DEC 6, 2023
Rewilding the city
When we think of the city, “nature” might be the furthest thing from our minds. But we’ve found a hidden army of people bringing our cities back to life. Featuring: Dr Judy Friedlander, Founder and Director of PlantingSeeds Projects and Adjunct Fellow at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney The Mudcrabs and the Mudlarks – Hans Beg, Russel Cail, Jennifer Kent and Jo Abbie Galvin, NSW Government Architect Produced by Tom Melville and Laura Corrigan
26 MIN
NOV 22, 2023
Why we let corporations act like monsters
A pharmaceutical company profits from legions of addicted customers; a gambling company knowingly markets to people in debt; a hospital kills its patients. People who do far less damage are locked up for life, yet corporations act like horror villains and get away with no criminal penalty. Why do we let them get away with it? And how do we stop them? Featuring: Penny Crofts, Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Technology Sydney Producer and presenter: Lawrence Bull
32 MIN
NOV 1, 2023
How to make a new carbon tax that sticks
At least forty countries and the European Union now have a price on carbon. Australia tried, and failed in 2012. What do we need to do to make it work this time around? Featuring: Mona Mashhad Rajabi - Post-doctoral Research Associate, UTS School of Business Centre for Climate Risk and Resilience. Executive producer and post production: Lawrence Bull Producer and presenter: Annamarie Reyes
22 MIN
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