New Zealand International Science Festival - Recorded Talks

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Recorded talks from the New Zealand International Science Festival. Includes panel talks, interviews, lectures and more, recorded at the festival. More added after every festival! read less
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Playwriting Panel with Tim Jackson
Sep 5 2023
Playwriting Panel with Tim Jackson
Live recording from NZISF 2023 Content warning: some excerpts played in this recording contain dramatised themes of sex, and suicide. Tim Jackson is a versatile dramatist with numerous BBC radio-writing credits, which have helped bring scientific controversies to a wider audience. For example, he has explored the complexity of altruism, the controversy of ivory poaching, and has written an environmental thriller series exploring the conflict between the environment and development. Otago University Associate Professor in Theatre Studies Hilary Halba and Playwriting Fellow Amanda Faye Martin join Tim for a discussion around writing science and environmental issues into narrative, featuring extracts from Tim's plays. Tim Jackson is an ecological economist and writer. Since 2016 he has been Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) at the University of Surrey in the UK. From 2004 to 2011 he was Economics Commissioner for the UK Sustainable Development Commission where his work culminated in the publication of Prosperity without Growth (2009/2017) which was subsequently translated into 18 foreign languages worldwide. It was named as a Financial Times ‘book of the year’ in 2010 and was UnHerd’s economics book of the decade in 2019. His latest book Post Growth–life after capitalism was published by Polity Press in 2021 and won the 2022 Eric Zencey Prize for Economics. In 2016, Tim was awarded the Hillary Laureate for exceptional international leadership in sustainability. In addition to his academic work, Tim is an award-winning dramatist with numerous radio-writing credits for the BBC. The New Zealand International Science Festival is excited to host Prof Jackson this year which has been made possible thanks to the support of the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific. This talk was recorded live on 8 July 2023 as part of the New Zealand International Science Festival
Post Growth: Life After Capitalism - An Evening with Tim Jackson
Sep 4 2023
Post Growth: Life After Capitalism - An Evening with Tim Jackson
Live recording from NZISF 2023 Tim Jackson is joined by the Director of the Centre For Sustainability, Caroline Orchinson, for this evening talk inspired by his latest book, Post Growth - Life After Capitalism. Capitalism is broken. The relentless pursuit of more has delivered climate catastrophe, social inequality and financial instability—and left us ill prepared for life in a global pandemic. Weaving together philosophical reflection, economic insight and social vision, Tim Jackson’s passionate and provocative book dares us to imagine a world beyond capitalism—a place where relationship and meaning take precedence over profits and power. Tim Jackson is an ecological economist and writer. Since 2016 he has been Director of the Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity (CUSP) at the University of Surrey in the UK. From 2004 to 2011 he was Economics Commissioner for the UK Sustainable Development Commission where his work culminated in the publication of Prosperity without Growth (2009/2017) which was subsequently translated into 18 foreign languages worldwide. It was named as a Financial Times ‘book of the year’ in 2010 and was UnHerd’s economics book of the decade in 2019. His latest book Post Growth–life after capitalism was published by Polity Press in 2021 and won the 2022 Eric Zencey Prize for Economics. In 2016, Tim was awarded the Hillary Laureate for exceptional international leadership in sustainability. In addition to his academic work, Tim is an award-winning dramatist with numerous radio-writing credits for the BBC. The New Zealand International Science Festival is excited to host Prof Jackson this year which has been made possible thanks to the support of the British Council New Zealand and the Pacific. This talk was recorded on 8 July 2023 as part of the New Zealand International Science Festival.
Enabling Kaitiakitanga - a National Science Challenge Panel Talk
Aug 29 2023
Enabling Kaitiakitanga - a National Science Challenge Panel Talk
Live recording from NZISF 2023 How do we remove barriers for Māori to enact kaitiakitanga and what does this look like in practice? Vision Mātauranga has been an integral part of the National Science Challenges, which has resulted in a wealth of kaupapa-based research and examples of Te Tiriti-based partnership and engagement. Come hear about some of these efforts from locally- and nationally-based researchers involved in this work. Panel: Linda Faulkner - Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge Tumai Cassidy - New Zealand's Biological Heritage National Science Challenge (not pictured) Naomi Aporo - Our Land & Water National Science Challenge James Berghan - Building Better Towns, Homes & Cities National Science Challenge Jon Procter - Resilience to Nature's Challenges National Science Challenge  Moderator: Katharina Ruckstuhl Established in 2014, the eleven government-funded National Science Challenges are cross-disciplinary, mission-led programmes designed to tackle New Zealand’s biggest science-based challenges. As they enter their final year of funding, representatives of each Science Challenge will gather in Dunedin across four nights to discuss some of the impactful research that has come out of these initiatives and how it is being applied across Aotearoa for the benefit of us all. This talk was recorded live on 6 July 2023 as part of the New Zealand International Science Festival. Photo credit: Naomi Aporo
Feeding Aotearoa - a National Science Challege Panel Talk
Aug 29 2023
Feeding Aotearoa - a National Science Challege Panel Talk
Live recording from NZISF 2023 There’s arguably little else more important than ensuring an adequate and healthy food supply for our people, and in our changing world, food systems will need to adapt. This panel will address the question: how can New Zealand move towards a food system that contributes positively to health, wellbeing, the economy and the environment? Panelists will discuss the current state of our food systems on land and at sea, and talk about what research is being undertaken to drive positive change. Panel: Dr Julie Hall - Sustainable Seas National Science Challenge Joanne Todd - High Value Nutrition National Science Challenge Prof Cliona Ni Mhurchu - Healthier Lives National Science Challenge Dr Jenny Webster-Brown - Our Land & Water National Science Challenge Dr Phil Wiles - Deep South National Science Challenge Moderator: Niki Bezzant Established in 2014, the eleven government-funded National Science Challenges are cross-disciplinary, mission-led programmes designed to tackle New Zealand’s biggest science-based challenges. As they enter their final year of funding, representatives of each Science Challenge will gather in Dunedin across four nights to discuss some of the impactful research that has come out of these initiatives and how it is being applied across Aotearoa for the benefit of us all. This talk was recorded live on 7 July 2023 as part of the New Zealand International Science Festival.