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Science, Media and the Law: Lessons from the Kathleen Folbigg Case (In Summary)
While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case; reopening the inquiry with fresh scientific perspectives relied on the discretion of the Attorney General of New South Wales.
Public opinion is overwhelmingly shaped by the Australian media, and sustaining the attention of the political and legal system required a sustained campaign by a team of friends, philanthropists, scientists and legal professionals championing the cause.
The key members of “Team Folbigg” here relate the barriers they experienced to having complex genetic science considered as robust legal evidence in an Australian judicial system, and present the case for change.
*Speakers:*
*Dr Peter Yates* AM FTSE FAICD
_Director of Linfox Australia and Mutual Trust P/L_
_Chair of AIA Australia, The Australian Science Media Centre, The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, The Shared Value Project, The NHMRC Centre for Personalised Immunology and the ARC Centre of Excellence for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology_
Ms *Anna-Maria Arabia*
_CEO at the Australian Academy of Science_
_Knight of the Order of the Star of Italy_
*Panellists:*
Ms *Tracy Chapman*
_Lifelong friend and advocate of Kathleen Folbigg_
Professor *David Balding* FAA
_Statistical Geneticist, The University of Melbourne_
*MC:*
Ms *Tegan Taylor*
_Science Journalist, The Australian Broadcasting Corporation_
Presented by the Royal Society of Victoria in partnership with the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering ( @ATSEOrgAu ) and the Australian Academy of Science ( @ScienceAcademyAu ) for National Science Week in 2024, filmed with the support of the Inspiring Victoria program.
The full presentation is also available at th-cam.com/video/n6ru6WLNI3Q/w-d-xo.html .
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Science, Media and the Law: Lessons from the Kathleen Folbigg Case
มุมมอง 857หลายเดือนก่อน
While ultimately successful, the voice of scientific expertise was difficult to establish in the emotionally-charged circumstances of the Kathleen Folbigg case; reopening the inquiry with fresh scientific perspectives relied on the discretion of the Attorney General of New South Wales. Public opinion is overwhelmingly shaped by the Australian media, and sustaining the attention of the political...
Australian Drylands Rivers - Alive and Kicking (In Summary)
มุมมอง 115หลายเดือนก่อน
Dr Gresley Wakelin-King challenges the misconception of the Australian continent’s “dead heart,” exploring the dynamic nature of the dryland rivers that support life and land in the arid landscapes of the interior. This summary of the 2024 Howitt Lecture is a joint presentation by the Geological Society of Australia (Victoria Division) and the Royal Society of Victoria, filmed with the support ...
Australian Drylands Rivers - Alive and Kicking
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Geologist Dr Gresley Wakelin-King challenges the misconception of the Australian continent’s “dead heart,” exploring the dynamic nature of the dryland rivers that support life and land in the arid landscapes of the interior. Iconic names like Cooper Creek, Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre and the dusty Diamantina have a big footprint in our national narratives. Despite this, we generally only notice them ...
Holocene Climatic Fluctuations in the Australian Region (Full Lecture)
มุมมอง 7574 หลายเดือนก่อน
In the last Ice Age, Australia endured very dry conditions and sea levels were up to 125m lower compared to today. Since then, life on Earth has enjoyed ~12,000 years of the more accommodating climatic conditions of the Holocene. This comfortable epoch has nonetheless demonstrated significant variability due to interactions between the major drivers of the Earth’s climate system. Understanding ...
Holocene Climatic Fluctuations in the Australian Region (In Summary)
มุมมอง 16K4 หลายเดือนก่อน
In the last Ice Age, Australia endured very dry conditions and sea levels were up to 125m lower compared to today. Since then, life on Earth has enjoyed ~12,000 years of the more accommodating climatic conditions of the Holocene. This comfortable epoch has nonetheless demonstrated significant variability due to interactions between the major drivers of the Earth’s climate system. Understanding ...
Space To The Rescue: Australia's Dependencies on Space Technology (In Summary)
มุมมอง 39K6 หลายเดือนก่อน
The question as to whether or not our federal government will invest in a “space sector” has been hotly debated in the last few years. In 2023, the budget for the Australian Space Agency was significantly reduced, planned National Space Mission for Earth Observation was cancelled, and investment in several launch sites across the country was cut. At the same time, it was unclear as to whether s...
Space To The Rescue: Australia's National Dependencies on Space Technologies (Full Lecture)
มุมมอง 2136 หลายเดือนก่อน
The question as to whether or not our federal government will invest in a “space sector” has been hotly debated in the last few years. In 2023, the budget for the Australian Space Agency was significantly reduced, planned National Space Mission for Earth Observation was cancelled, and investment in several launch sites across the country was cut. At the same time, it was unclear as to whether s...
Aiming Higher: Improving Science Education in Victorian Schools (In Summary)
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With the Victorian Government recently announcing free places for prospective teachers in tertiary education and training courses, it’s clear there’s a crisis in this essential profession that warrants special measures. Certainly, participation and completion rates in secondary schooling for students in science subjects have been declining for many years, along with numbers of science-trained t...
Reimagining Humanity in the Age of Generative AI (In Summary)
มุมมอง 4309 หลายเดือนก่อน
Have you ever wondered what it means to be human in a world where machines are becoming increasingly sophisticated and autonomous? Generative AI technologies have captured the attention and imagination of everyone, but their development and use pose complex challenges and risks that must be addressed to ensure their benefits are truly realized. Dr Muneera Bano takes a deep dive into the excitin...
Aiming Higher: Improving Science Education in Victorian Schools (Full Presentation)
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With the Victorian Government recently announcing free places for prospective teachers in tertiary education and training courses, it’s clear there’s a crisis in this essential profession that warrants special measures. Certainly, participation and completion rates in secondary schooling for students in science subjects have been declining for many years, along with numbers of science-trained t...
Time to Work Together to Care for Victoria’s Forests
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Time to Work Together to Care for Victoria’s Forests
Commercial Recreation in Forests
มุมมอง 449 หลายเดือนก่อน
Commercial Recreation in Forests
Measuring Multiple Forest Values
มุมมอง 379 หลายเดือนก่อน
Measuring Multiple Forest Values
A New Chapter for Public Land Forests
มุมมอง 649 หลายเดือนก่อน
A New Chapter for Public Land Forests
Mountain Ash Forests of Victoria - Present, Past, and Possible Futures
มุมมอง 2089 หลายเดือนก่อน
Mountain Ash Forests of Victoria - Present, Past, and Possible Futures
The Major Invasive Species of Victoria’s Eastern Forests
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The Major Invasive Species of Victoria’s Eastern Forests
A Future for the Forest: Managing Victoria’s Forests for All Their (Non-Extractive) Values
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A Future for the Forest: Managing Victoria’s Forests for All Their (Non-Extractive) Values
Dhudhuroa Perspectives: Reconnecting with People and Country
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Dhudhuroa Perspectives: Reconnecting with People and Country
Reflections on Forest Management: From Global to Local
มุมมอง 399 หลายเดือนก่อน
Reflections on Forest Management: From Global to Local
The Current State & the Next Fire Years of Fire Ecology for Better Bushfire Management in Victoria
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The Current State & the Next Fire Years of Fire Ecology for Better Bushfire Management in Victoria
From Colonisation to Cooperation with Country
มุมมอง 649 หลายเดือนก่อน
From Colonisation to Cooperation with Country
Introduction to a Wellbeing Economy: a Lens on Forests as Commons
มุมมอง 499 หลายเดือนก่อน
Introduction to a Wellbeing Economy: a Lens on Forests as Commons
Forests and Water Supply for Melbourne - A Tale of Two Forests
มุมมอง 769 หลายเดือนก่อน
Forests and Water Supply for Melbourne - A Tale of Two Forests
Enhancing Carbon Values in Public Forests
มุมมอง 349 หลายเดือนก่อน
Enhancing Carbon Values in Public Forests
Fire Management for Multiple Forest Values
มุมมอง 759 หลายเดือนก่อน
Fire Management for Multiple Forest Values
Taunwurrung Storytelling
มุมมอง 639 หลายเดือนก่อน
Taunwurrung Storytelling
The Future of Victoria’s Native Forests - a Major Restoration Challenge and Opportunity
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The Future of Victoria’s Native Forests - a Major Restoration Challenge and Opportunity
Looking Out for the Health of Mixed-Species Eucalypt Forests
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Looking Out for the Health of Mixed-Species Eucalypt Forests
Reimagining Humanity in the Age of Generative AI (Full Lecture)
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Reimagining Humanity in the Age of Generative AI (Full Lecture)

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  • @misamaiii
    @misamaiii 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This just gets better and better. 😮😮😂

  • @misamaiii
    @misamaiii 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This is such a good video !!!!!!!! Thank you for the great watch!!!

  • @avinashkamble318
    @avinashkamble318 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

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    @avinashkamble318 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

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    @avinashkamble318 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

  • @Isxiros100
    @Isxiros100 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What an amazing and engaging talk, thanks very much! Unfortunately , I do agree that geosciences have taken a hard hit in tertiary education. I recently completed a Bachelor and there were almost no geoscience subjects. A real disappointment

  • @ignaciocasodedios3184
    @ignaciocasodedios3184 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think we have no time to achieve the goals are presented in this conference . How is feasible to stop increasing demografic 41:22 In poor counties or against a plenty of religious belief .Like Islamic Religion What about the three millón people currently Lavin in a base of 3 or 4 dollar per day ? . De growth is not gonna happen. They are just surviving currently

  • @johngray1439
    @johngray1439 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Human population reduction by about 95%, carbon capture and no more fossil fuel use or modern medicine or economic growth. Just a massive Senica cliff. PERDICAMENT.

  • @johngray1439
    @johngray1439 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Actually human driven climate change is quite abit faster than the asteroid impact caused.

  • @sibongilemahlobo4846
    @sibongilemahlobo4846 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:53

    • @thekyeshow
      @thekyeshow 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😂😂😂🙆‍♂

  • @hyme278
    @hyme278 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So how can it possibly be that America and Australia are still putting togeather the necessary systems/technology, to go to the moon if the USA already did it in the 60's?

  • @SethEvans-r2j
    @SethEvans-r2j 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Vibes of cosmos.. who if the faud. Rothschild'Pike Rhoads. King James the first. Masa Musa.. Why South Australia king George broken treaty. Using Aboriginal responses to kill innocence. For White Supreme. Neely Fuller Jr Hip hop comics. Use the space between ears. Nonpartisan nothing. Extra Antarctica's??? Benefactors of Apartide plus capital flight.

  • @RickTudor-s9e
    @RickTudor-s9e 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A wonderful session - many positive messages, many terrific initiatives…and much more hard work ahead.

  • @TrishM-oo5yk
    @TrishM-oo5yk 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hiiiiiiii😮

  • @plightbody
    @plightbody 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    thank you The Royal Society of Victoria for being out there informing us plebs 😊

  • @Banksy93
    @Banksy93 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hi

  • @tr7b410
    @tr7b410 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Here is a prosaic idea.Why not build several oxygen processing plants pumping oxygen into our atmosphere to counteract the increase in carbon dioxide emissions.?

  • @Hsjfbxgakehucishu
    @Hsjfbxgakehucishu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    9:30: "every time you make a racist joke whats that doing to the greater society?" Well I guess if it's a good joke, it makes people feel good.

  • @Hsjfbxgakehucishu
    @Hsjfbxgakehucishu 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The words he is using like racism are too poorly defined to make any sense of these results. How much of the differences between whites and blacks does he think this explains?

  • @scottjones6921
    @scottjones6921 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good presentation but largely 1 dimensional - Co2 is increasing and temperature is increasing, so it must be the CO2. 1.5C is not a significant change in temperature over 150 years, it has changed almost that much in the last 20 years both up and down if you refer to Temperature.global . Most of the observed temperature rise has been Urban Heat Island Effect (Soon et al 2023). The physics tells us the doubling of CO2 from 300 to 600 will be less than 1C (Van Wijngaarden and Happer 2022) and at current levels CO2 is an irrelevant GHG as all the 15um radiation is absorbed and almost never re-emitted do to kinetic collisions with other atmospheric molecules. I thought the question on the effect of sub-ocean volcanic outbreaks on sea temperatures and circulation was also dismissed a bit off-handed as they have always been there and not considering that we have only really been measuring sea temperatures since the argo buoys. For example the volcanic outbreaks near New Guinea appear to be driving El Nino events (Wyss Yim)

  • @Terrybear27
    @Terrybear27 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mann's hockey stick?? That fool's data has been ridiculed for decades!

  • @relebohileaubreymoru1456
    @relebohileaubreymoru1456 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really love this break down it really makes it easy for one to understand the concept of Anthropocene and make related examples.... Thank you very much. I have been struggling to define this concept but now I am able.😊🤞🙏👍

  • @maryamrahimi7631
    @maryamrahimi7631 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🎉 😢rex

  • @daniellepearse88
    @daniellepearse88 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dr Zylstra is a genius.

  • @rodmartin-nl8ns
    @rodmartin-nl8ns 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting l will now have some fruit cake wow

  • @antoniescargo1529
    @antoniescargo1529 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Give regions aboriginal names. Get rid of European names like :Arnhemsland, Tasmania, Nieuw Zeeland etc..

  • @rogerlong6969
    @rogerlong6969 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Human mass on earth = 36% Domesticated land mammal mass = 60% Wild mammal mass on land = 4% 10,000 years ago there were 1500 pounds of wild mammals per human on this planet… in the year 1800 there were 200 pounds of wild mammal per human on this planet… Today there is 5 pounds of wild mammal per human on this planet… This is largely due to human overpopulation… This is ecocide. The number one thing that any one person can do to address the worldwide meta-crisis, is to support a voluntary reduction of the human population. We need a 25% ecological footprint tax for the richest 1% of the world to hire the appropriate medical staff, and set up mobile units that could go to communities around the world, paying people to get sterilized. Organizations, such as the nonprofit#WorldVasectomyDayWouldBeIdeal. When considering, renewable energy options to mitigate the suffering caused by our predicament… Don’t believe the bright green lies! There is nothing renewable about so-called “renewable energy“. “Green energy solutions”, are replaceable at best. The mining, and extractive industries. cause significant ecological damage. Energy powers ecological devastation independent of its source. If human beings actually had an endless source of free clean green energy… Which does not exist it would only fuel the acceleration of the destruction of the biosphere. Deforestation, ocean depletion, habitat loss, over exploitation, desertification, biodiversity loss, soil degradation, groundwater depletion, overpopulation, rampant pollution, and the six mass extinction would all continue to accelerate. This is not a supply problem… It’s a demand problem! Fewer humans equals less suffering for all life on earth! We really need to promote government and nonprofit funded vasectomies and tubal ligations. I realize that it is unlikely that governments will pass a tax on the rich to pay for voluntary sterilization, and you may not be able to contribute, or participate in a nonprofit that funds voluntary sterilization. However, you can discuss with others whether it is ethical to bring a child onto a planet in the midst of ecological overshoot. We can talk about the ways that we can mitigate suffering, or people can stay silent, remain ignorant, live in denial, continue to celebrate procreation, and contribute to the suffering. We can either reduce our population by choice… Or we can let nature do it in her unmerciful way… it’s biology 101… A life that is never brought into existence, is a life that will not have to suffer the unequivocal impending collapse.

  • @globalwarming382
    @globalwarming382 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lets see if earth 🌎 can support life without a cryosphere.

  • @KateFrancis-eo2rp
    @KateFrancis-eo2rp 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The amount of animals we farm is STAGGERING. I am proud to be vegan. Everyone should be forced to be vegan!

    • @Mtmonaghan
      @Mtmonaghan 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You sound like some sort of religious zealot

  • @murraywebster362
    @murraywebster362 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you very much Dr. Fletcher. Your research is compelling. I am humbled by your efforts to inform Australia of continuing dysfunctional colonial beliefs which are, unfortunately, disguised as science by some very influential intellectuals. It is abundantly clear that Western concepts underpinning separation of humans and "nature" have a striking similarity to "original sin” and have severely compromised objective application of The Scientific Method. I do wonder what we would find if ecological research in Australia were subject to independent statistical replication using complete data sets. Peer review amongst individuals sharing the same beliefs, career paths and international conference presentations, has obviously failed.

  • @ppetal1
    @ppetal1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's just dawned on me that the main thrust of climate denial is actually denying The Holocene, the period of unusual climate stability.

  • @softhotty
    @softhotty 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ballgame folks...Fat Lady is in full operatic, singing-screaming at over 100 decibals. How is this gentleman not weeping, sobbing ? It's absolutely heartbreaking what's happening...and we could slow down, but No...were speeding up. Insanity !

  • @murraywebster362
    @murraywebster362 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    when referring to atmospheric CO2 levels over geological time, is it possible to say what ppm rather than e.g. relatively low/high?

  • @raystephens9550
    @raystephens9550 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent!🦠🦕🕷🦜🦘

  • @tadleyironwood7595
    @tadleyironwood7595 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice work.im actually very surprised photoreceptor replacement is not a common procedure in 2024. Considering they've been making them for years now. Doesnt really seem that complicated with todays technology to use crispr cas9 to edit faulty genes put some cones and rods on a nano honey comb bio degradable scaffle and put it into place.

  • @hg6996
    @hg6996 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The official introduction of the term Anthropocene was rejected last week. But not because of a lack of evidence but because nobody agreed with the starting date. 1950 was proposed and not accepted. Because human influence started way earlier. So let's wait for the next proposal.

  • @tjtommy5495
    @tjtommy5495 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This'll be an investment metal, just you wait....

  • @Jakob172
    @Jakob172 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rest in peace, Will. We are forever grateful for your contributions to science and humanity.

  • @yvonne4933
    @yvonne4933 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Rachelle's book Hypocrisy is one of the best books I have read.

  • @JeremyHelm
    @JeremyHelm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    14:02 the Holocene / Anthropocene boundary

    • @JeremyHelm
      @JeremyHelm 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      18:07 IPCC visualization. 18:32 looks different. Like an asteroid strike, they say

  • @nictanrei77
    @nictanrei77 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Mary for sharing your knowledge and cultural/historical/social perspectives, it makes a lot of sense to me.

  • @Encephalitisify
    @Encephalitisify 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Im here 2 years later and it raining in buffalo ny in late december. It’s been raining for weeks.

  • @petergoodall6258
    @petergoodall6258 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent - share it about

  • @happysheher
    @happysheher 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What exactly are the human species anyway? How do we know they deserve to survive?

  • @samlair3342
    @samlair3342 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    As sunlight warms the surface of the Earth, heat radiates away from our planet as infrared radiation which passes freely past the atmospheric gases of nitrogen and oxygen. Indeed, if it weren’t for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide that do interact with and impede the escape of Earth’s radiant heat, the planet would be frozen solid. Thankfully, even though greenhouse gases comprise only 4/10ths of one percent of the atmosphere, they are powerful enough to maintain this ‘blanketing effect’ by constantly absorbing and releasing the infrared photons over and over, again and again. In doing so, they vibrate wildly, thus causing them to vigorously collide with other atmospheric molecules. This imparts the kinetic energy of motion throughout the atmosphere and registers as temperature.

  • @daveandrews9634
    @daveandrews9634 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One thing missing from this analysis is the influence from the earth’s weakening electromagnetic field which affects the CME and cosmic ray influence.

  • @cath409
    @cath409 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a informative event. Thank you RSV- is there a place where we can see where different speakers are on this recording?

    • @RoyalSocietyVic
      @RoyalSocietyVic 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Hi Cath, we've also posted individual presentations on our channel. The link to the playlist is here: th-cam.com/play/PLy9vG53Si1DGIAXDTsS9b3QhWbRjmrLIh.html

  • @-LightningRod-
    @-LightningRod- 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    oh my gosh, ...the timelapse is ,..mind boggling,... The GOOD news is, the conclusions will be hard to deny when theres nothing left.

  • @OldFunkyBastard
    @OldFunkyBastard 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting how white ppl keep negating the collective power dynamics i.e. the doctrine of discovery, supreme court, white mans rule of law that defines who is the decider of everything (regardless of token appointees that are afraid of their coworkers) Racism is white supremacy, everything else literally is prejudice, bias and discrimination. The police by virtue of inception is for slave/n!$$@ control. The historical to current data bares this truth. "If you do not understand white supremacy (racism) what it is and how it works, everything else you understand will only confuse you " - Neely Fuller jr.

  • @nuuky
    @nuuky 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Iam finding people in general believe CC is too scary to think about, that they wont be able to cope preferring to stay in denial. Something along the lines of those people who think they couldn't cope with life if there was no actual God to lean on.