Public lectures 2021
Video recordings of public lectures on topical issues from 2021.
Psychopathic blending abilities in the courtroom
Dr Corinne Seals and Dr Hedwig Eisenbarth discuss how forensic linguistics and forensic psychology are used to uncover deception in the courtroom.
Te Wiki o te Reo Māori mini webinars 2021
Watch the videos from our Te Wiki o te Reo Māori 2021 mini webinars to improve your pronunciation and discover some easy ways to use te reo at work.
Cryptocurrency scams and criminology
Professor Simon Mackenzie discusses some of the scams currently flourishing in this new—and largely unpoliced—alternative financial system.
A distractible astronomer learns some statistics
Professor Richard Arnold explains how statisticians think about the world, and why their thinking seems so different to everyone else.
The importance of seaweed in our natural world
Professor Joe Zuccarello discusses his research on algal diversity, genetic variation, reproductive biology and evolution.
What has theatre contributed to New Zealand culture?
Professor David O'Donnell examines the contribution of the theatre to the cultural capital of Aotearoa New Zealand.
The rise of sponges in the Anthropocene
Professor James Bell describes how marine sponges are likely to be one of the ‘winners’ as organisms adapt to anthropogenic changes to the climate and oceans.
Facial recognition technology: great enabler or threat to liberty
What issues does facial recognition technology raise regarding our collective and individual rights and interests, and should we be concerned?
A flourishing future: ensuring intergenerational wellbeing for all
In this public lecture Sophie Handford and Prof Girol Karacaoglu discuss how to ensure that public policy improves and sustains intergenerational wellbeing.
The costs of climate change
Professor Ilan Noy and Belinda Storey discuss how extreme events show that existing economic models underestimate the costs of climate change.
Pale shelter, cold hands: making criminal justice better
Prof Yvette Tinsley examines the harm caused by the adversarial process in its attempt to be objective about deeply personal aspects of people’s life stories.
Conversations with the common law: Exposure, privacy, and societal values
Prof Moreham examines what the development of the tort of privacy tells us about the common law and the way it shapes and responds to changing societal values.
Psychology bite sized for you
Watch the videos from for this series of online webinars, covering topics from conspiracy theories to childhood anxiety and gender discrimination.