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S1E7: Indigenous Might VS COVID
When the Government’s public health warnings came out at the start of the Covid-19 lockdown they were both factual and political, according to Indigenous academic and filmmaker Professor Larissa Behrendt. Why? Find out on this episode of the Seriousl… -
S1E6: Menace or Saviour? Artificial Intelligence and coronavirus
In science fiction films and books, Artificial Intelligence (or A-I) is usually either depicted as a menace to society or the saviour of the human race. Which is it?In this episode of the Seriously Social podcast, journalist Ginger Gorman speaks to P… -
S1E5: Generation COVID
If you’re a millennial, spending part or all of your young adult life living at home with your boomer parents has been the norm for a while. After all, rents are high and work is insecure. How else are you going to get ahead? But what we weren’t bank… -
S1E4: Planes, trains and a whole lot of pain: Tourism and COVID-19
Cruise ships stuck at sea, airlines going into voluntary administration, borders closed and travellers racing deadlines to get home. There’s no doubt the travel and tourism industry was an early victim of COVID-19. But what does recovery look like? O… -
S1E3: The Money Fight: Public health vs the economy
It’s a discussion we’re hearing on repeat: do we save lives, or save the economy? For some, COVID-19 is the ultimate choice between two ‘must haves’. But is it really? Professor Richard Holden explains why he joined economists from across the globe … -
S1E2: Gender and the pandemic
With the #metoo movement, Harvey Weinstein’s conviction and subsequent sentencing – it finally seemed that gender equality issues were gaining traction, at least in the public’s mind. But what has the COVID-19 crisis taught us about gender, diversity… -
S1E1: Spanish flu to social distancing: how history can help us understand how to live through a pandemic
S1 Episode 1:In this launch episode of the Seriously Social podcast, historian Frank Bongiorno shares what history can teach us about living through the current COVID-19 pandemic. Frank is a Australian National University history professor and fello… -
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What is the social impact of the COVID-19 crisis? Seriously Social is a new podcast addressing this question.The country’s best social scientists will help you understand human society, social relationship and the systems that govern our daily lives.…
Seriously Social
By Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
In Seriously Social, Australia’s best social scientists help us understand the social impacts of the COVID-19 crisis. Conversations span human society, social relationships and the systems that govern our daily lives.Brought to you by the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia.
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