What's On

Sex. It’s fun, it’s complicated, and it is crucial for our species’ survival. Sex doesn’t just happen between the sheets – it’s threaded into so much of our psychology and culture.  

Acclaimed broadcaster and bestselling author Julia Baird dives into one of the most fascinating scientific questions of recent time: what does your gut have to do with your brain?

A fun festival highlight where scientists and comedians join forces for an uncensored Saturday night showdown! 

Australia’s favourite science communicator takes the stage to uncover the breakthroughs, surprises and spectacular stories that have shaped our understanding of the universe.

Explore how birds like ibis, brushturkeys, kookaburras and cockatoos have adapted to city life, using clever — and often cheeky — survival skills.

In this fascinating conversation, Tracy Drain, Chief Flight Systems Engineer for NASA’s Europa Clipper Mission, teams up with Australian astrobiologist David Flannery and astrophysicist Sara Webb.

Step inside the fascinating world of forensics and discover how the truth is uncovered, piece by piece.

Join the award-winning creator of Somebody Feed Phil and Everybody Loves Raymond for a conversation full of food, travel and family. 

Fran Lebowitz unleashes her chain-smoking, coffee-drinking New Yorker bite on a world falling ever more deeply into depravity, sucked along in the wake of Trump 2.0

A panel discussion about the importance of storytelling in the healing journey for refugees.