Events

In a world on fire with environmental change it’s time to update our ideas about humans and nature

By confronting our past and reflecting upon its lessons we can better navigate the dangerous waters ahead

Bodies, minds and machines for the humans of tomorrow

In a highly polarised world, when should we talk it over, and when should we fight?

For Aztec thinkers, the good life meant navigating a precarious path above a terrifying abyss

The chatter of individual neurons shapes all aspects of our mental universe. Can we understand what they’re telling us?

A flourishing future for humanity and nature rests on our ability to reimagine time

It’s hard to live a philosophical life when your mind is not your own. Can meditation help?

Have we forgotten how to die well? Could we grieve better? Can philosophy help?

Psychedelic insights have a curious sense of authority, but the feeling of knowing doesn’t mean they’re true

Can evolution solve the puzzle of being human?

Liberalism is not just a rational political philosophy but the basis of a truly meaningful life

Rethinking quantum cosmology, the nature of time and the origins of reality

Delve into ritual, play and the imagination with archaeologist Michelle Langley, professor of education Marilyn Fleer and musician Genevieve Lacey

On the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt in the 21st century, featuring Lyndsey Stonebridge and Syrian musician Lynn Adib

Delve into themes of love, honour, exile and magic with writer and scholar Kári Gíslason, actor Eloïse Mignon, and musicians Erkki Veltheim and Aviva Endean

Encounter this liberatory emerging philosophical field with philosopher Lewis Gordon and musician Moor Mother

Find out what drives people to the depths and edges of the known world, and how they survive it, with psychologist Emma Barrett and drummer/composer Charles Hayward

An evening of metaphysical exploration with philosopher Kristie Miller, musician James Rushford and dancer/choreographer Lilian Steiner

An evening exploring the romantic and carnal side of life through a trio of European existentialists, guided by the philosopher Skye Cleary and the musician Darian Donovan Thomas

Philosopher Margaret Cameron with jazz great Paul Grabowsky, explore ancient ideas and contemporary ethics

Science writer and artist Margaret Wertheim, along with jazz pianist Dan Tepfer, explore the nature of reality

A poetic evening invoking Athena, Artemis and Aphrodite, with classicist Edith Hall, actor Corinne Jaber and musician Leo Abrahams

Come and explore the frontiers of consciousness with philosopher Jakob Hohwy, percussionist Maria Moles, and Tibetan composer/performer Tenzin Choegyal

Exploring communication across cultures with translator Esther Allen, maqam singer Hamid Al-Saadi and trumpeter Amir ElSaffar

Philosopher Tom Cochrane and singer-songwriter Lior explore the value of beauty and other aesthetic experiences

Anthropologist Manvir Singh and dancer-choreographers Molly Lieber and Eleanor Smith ask whether work is a universal human experience

Geographer and Wiradjuri man Michael-Shawn Fletcher, with sound artist Ros Bandt and Djirri Djirri on ecological knowledge and ethics

Author and political theorist Lea Ypi, filmmaker Katie Barlow, and musician and composer Joseph Tawadros on urgent questions of justice in our interconnected world

Composer John Zorn, the JACK Quartet and vocalist Helga Davis join philosopher Simon Critchley in search of contemporary transcendence

Neuroscientist Sarah Garfinkel and musicians Sebastian Rochford and Kit Downes unveil the hidden sense of interoception

Delve into states of consciousness with philosopher Jennifer Windt, and musicians Mindy Meng Wang and Samuel Pankhurst