TORRID TALKS—WHY ARISTOTLE WAS WRONG

3 October 2014 >> 9:00am-5:00pm (GMT 10hrs) >> The Cairns Institute, McGregor Road, Smithfield, QLD 4878 Australia

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Theme >> Torrid talks—Why Aristotle was wrong About this event >> The Cairns region has a rich cultural heritage, astounding natural beauty and a rich eco- system. Yet,

more than 2000 years ago when Aristotle hypothesized that the earth was divided into three types of

climatic zones, each based on distance from the equator – the Frigid Zone, the Temperate Zone and

the Torrid Zone, he believed that human civilization could only flourish in the Temperate Zone. Cairns

is 1883km from the equator putting us firmly in the Torrid Zone. Yet people flourish in this region and

have done so for well before Aristotle’s time. Around half of the world’s population—some three billion

people—and 80 per cent of the planet’s animal and plant species live in the tropics or what Aristotle

deemed the Torrid Zone. The community and researchers at James Cook University (JCU) are finding

new ways to excel in the Torrid Zone. We are exploring ways to turn challenges into opportunities—to

deal with the social, economic and environmental challenges facing the tropical zones.

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Speakers >>

David Hudson Have didge will travel

Stewart Lockie A brief sociology of time

Jodie Rummer Athletes of the Great Barrier Reef

Charlie Cooper How little people can make a big difference

Bernard Lee Singleton 40,000 years of TEDx talks

David MacLaren Toilets and taboos in the tropics

Natalie Stoeckl Confessions of a lapsed economist

TJ Clark Creative recovery from madness in a climate once thought to be for troglodytes

David Wilson Turning toxins into tonics

Shaneen Fantin Less walls, more life: Design in the tropics

Scott Ritchie Mosquitoes: From foe to friend in the fight against dengue

Max Lenoy Never too old to learn, never too young to teach

Annalise Jennings The 3 Ps - Paternalism, Prohibition, Penalty

Susan Laurance Designing a drought

Chris Wighton Legless and all at sea on the Great Barrier Reef

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Program

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Morning Afternoon 8.00am – 9.00am: Registration 1.00pm – 2.00pm: Conversation Break with Lunch

9.00am – 10.45am: Kambar 2.00pm – 3.45pm: Buluriji

Welcome To Country: Gavin Singleton Speaker 9: David Wilson

Welcome to TEDx JCU Cairns: Sandra Harding Speaker 10: Shaneen Fantin

Speaker 1: David Hudson Speaker 11: Scott Ritchie

Speaker 2: Stewart Lockie Speaker 12: Max Lenoy

Speaker 3: Jodie Rummer 3.45pm – 4.15pm: Conversation Break with Afternoon Tea

Speaker 4: Charlie Cooper 4.15pm – 5.30pm: Wungariji 10.45am – 11.15am: Conversation Break with Morning Tea Speaker 13: Annalise Jennings

11.15am – 1.00pm: Kabakabada Speaker 14: Susan Laurance

Speaker 5: Bernard Lee Singleton Speaker 15: Chris Wighton

Speaker 6: David MacLaren 5.30pm – 7.00pm: Jarramali

Speaker 7: Natalie Stoeckl Sundowners

Speaker 8: TJ Clark