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UNSOMNIA

December 6, 2016
On 1 December 2016, 12 UNSW experts came together to discuss the biggest challenges facing humanity, and share what keeps them up at night.
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· 27 Nov 2016

What keeps up at night? Learn all about and the :

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· 15 Nov 2016

What gives you ? Join us on Dec 1 as we launch our Grand Challenges program with a new event experience:

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· 28 Nov 2016

Guess who's hosting on Thursday? Tell us what keeps you up at night for a chance to win 2 x VIP Passes + tix to the after party :)

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· 30 Nov 2016

UNSOMNIA is today from 3:30pm! Follow @UNSWnews for live-tweets of all 12 talks and join the conversation via

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· 30 Nov 2016

I appear to have stumbled into some sort of academic Super Bowl.

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· 1 Dec 2016

Natural disasters and climate change displace one person every second. Often within a country.

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· 5 Dec 2016

What gives ? The 26 million people around the world displaced by disaster.

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· 30 Nov 2016

Richard Buckland: students aren't cattle, and we shouldn't incentivise them like they are!

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· 5 Dec 2016

What gives Richard Buckland ? Education.

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· 7 Dec 2016

What gives ? Political leaders who won't leave.

· 30 Nov 2016

Come in and play our games, meet the team and tell us what you think. We're at !

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· 30 Nov 2016

I found my buoy! creates is part of the interactive exhibits at

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· 30 Nov 2016

. - are absorbing much of the heat & there will be payback.

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· 7 Dec 2016

What gives ? Our warming oceans.

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· 5 Dec 2016

What gives ? Drug addiction and drug policy.

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· 7 Dec 2016

What gives ? Economic inequality.

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· 7 Dec 2016

What gives ? Computers making life or death decisions.

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· 29 Nov 2016

What keeps David Sanderson aka up at night? Learn all about and the :

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· 1 Dec 2016

Don't worry, isn't over. More to come on the website!

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