Eavesdrop on Ideas

Finding friendship in art and algorithms

The COVID era has reinforced the vital nature of friendship, community and connection - not just to other humans but also nature, algorithms, animals and art. As you'll hear in this episode, friendship also influences our health and humanity. Featuring :Rosie Braidotti; contemporary philosopher and feminist theoretician at Utrecht UniversityProfessor Nikos Papastergiadis; from the University of Melbourne Arts Faculty, author of ‘On Art and Friendship’Dr Katie Greenaway; from University of Melbourne's Psychological Sciences, researcher on social connection. Our sound engineer is Arch Cuthbertson.Your hosts and researchers are Dr Andi Horvath ad Dr Suzie Fraser.Additional voices are Siri and Chris Hatzis.The producer is Dr Andi Horvath.Production assistant is Silvi Vann-Wall.This podcast was recorded in December 2020 and January 2021.

Tipping points - is viral marketing a key to our planet's health?

The speed of climate decline is reaching an alarming tipping point. Now, we are calling on all social media influencers and creative artists: it's time to hold the big companies to account, and go viral...for Earth’s sake. In this episode, we explore how the art of viral marketing can influence science for good. This podcast was made possible by the University of Melbourne and the Centre of Visual Art.Thanks to our guests: Margaret Wertheim, Brent Coker, and Will Steffen.Your hosts were Dr Andi Horvath and Dr Suzie Frazer, audio engineering was by Arch Cuthbertson, with production assistance from Silvi Vann-Wall.This episode was recorded on the 11th of August 2020.

The Event Horizon- From Imagined Science to Art Museum

Einstein theorised a point in the universe where time, space and gravity bend. Almost 100 years later, we took a photo...a photo of something we weren’t even sure was there. Now it hangs in an art gallery. Is it really art? Come with us to edges of the universe - and back again to New York. In astrophysics, an event horizon is a boundary beyond which events cannot affect an observer. This podcast was made possible by the University of Melbourne and the Centre of Visual Art. Thanks to our guests: Margaret Wertheim and Peter Galison.Your hosts were Dr Andi Horvath and Dr Suzie Frazer, audio engineering was by Arch Cuthbertson, with production assistance by Silvi Vann-Wall.This episode was recorded on the 11th of August 2020.