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An audience of 850 attended the Ideas Lecture on 2 June 2005 to listen to the remarkable scientist, thinker and historian Jared Diamond present the Ideas Lecture.
The Ideas Lecture, presented as a special lead up event to the 2006 Griffith sponsored Ideas Festival, was hosted by Queensland’s Chief Scientist and Ideas Advisor Peter Andrews and fellow Ideas Advisor science broadcaster Bernie Hobbs. The Ideas Lecture was a night where confronting ideas were presented, discussed, challenged and generated. Jared Diamond presented his strong ideas about the choices societies make, what we will face in the future and how we can learn from the past.
Author of ‘Guns, Germs and Steel’ and 'The Third Chimpanzee', Diamond is Professor of Geography at the University of California and widely considered to be one of the few scientists to have changed the way we think about history. His most recent work ‘Collapse’ tells of the demise of past civilizations and asks whether we are heading the same way.
Jared Diamond proved to be a provocative speaker. The Ideas Lecture was a rare opportunity to hear and to question his ideas about the past and about our future. The Ideas Lecture sold out well in advance, if you wish to listen to the Ideas Lecture with Jared Diamond, please use the Flash Player above (if you are having trouble playing the audio, please download the full MP3 from the link below).
The full four day festival of ideas innovation and invention will take place at Brisbane’s South Bank from 29 March - 2 April 2006. To be sure you don’t miss more incredible speakers, and their ideas, give the Ideas festival your contact details to receive regular Ideas updates and early news of 2006 speakers. Jared Diamond was in Brisbane as a guest of the Ideas Festival, proudly presented by the Queensland Government with Major Sponsors Griffith University and Brisbane Airport Corporation and Sponsors Queensland Performing Arts Centre, South Bank Corporation, CPR Communications and Public Relations and Dot Dash.
The Ideas Festival- four days of ideas, innovation and invention- will take place from 29 March to 2 April 2006. For further information or for Ideas updates visit www.ideasfestival.com.au.
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