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2. Mik Jade
40:53||Ep. 2Founder and innovator Mik Jade has taken huge risks on her mission to use the best technologies to protect and share Indigenous Knowledge.A Cabrogal woman of the Dharug-speaking nation, she leads with a community-first approach, building towards a better together world and using technology in innovative ways to do so.Having addressed the UN and made The Australian’s 100 Top Innovators list, she’ll talk to us about turning Songlines into holograms, bringing Country to those who can’t make the journey, and making one of the largest murals in Australia through a community’s use of machine learning.Hear comedian Tori Crisp’s wonder at the opportunities and possibilities out there if you’re willing to take the risk and pursue what you believe in.Hosted by Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerTranscriptLinks for more:Highlight article by Rachel Rayner, Science Explainer.Mik Jade's organisation Indigital - Australia's first Indigenous edu-tech companyBuilding Country into Microsoft’s server locationFollow Tori and find out what she’s up to now.CreditsProducer: Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerGuests: Mik Jade, Tori CrispMusic: Michelle CashmanEditing: Graham HuntMade possible through Meta Australia Journalism Fund, administered by the Walkley Foundation, with support from Comedy Victoria.1. The McDonagh Sisters
37:52||Ep. 1Did you know Australia is credited with producing the first-ever feature film?This was during the silent movie era, when Australia had its own thriving industry, filed with glamourous stars and passionate studios. In 1926, Australia’s first all-female production company released their romantic, expressionistic film, beating that year’s Charlie Chaplin movie at the box office. Producer and film director Rebecca Barry reveals the story of Paulette, Phyllis and Isabel McDonagh - three sisters who sought to capture hearts and leave their artistic mark on the local film scene – and shows us what that means for Australian creatives today. Hear as comedian Freya Reviews discovers these remarkable sisters for the first time, despite having a degree in film (we blame the lecturer!).Hosted by Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerTranscriptLinks for more:Highlight article by Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerRebecca Barry on IMDB and her production company Media StockadeRebecca’s film on the McDonagh sisters on Youtube (thanks Rebecca!)Her more recent film, Mozart’s Sister, which won two AACTAsFollow Freya and find out what she’s up to nowMore resources on the sisters at the National Film and Sound ArchiveCreditsProducer: Rachel Rayner, Science ExplainerGuests: Dr Rebecca Barry, Freya ReviewsStudio: Damn Good Production Music: Michelle CashmanEditing: HoboHut MediaMade possible through Meta Australia Journalism Fund, administered by the Walkley Foundation, with support from Comedy Victoria.Trailer
02:14|The Australian Highlights series is launching 8 Feb 2025.The process of innovation, the collecting of ideas, and the cultural leaps that allow the new to flourish, can be fascinating. Particularly in the Australian context: a country at once proud of its ingenuity but full of insecurities; with unreconciled histories and confused futures; and with abundant resources and areas of scarcities. What does our past and present innovation look like in this context?Join us as we uncover our innovative people and ideas which are not – yet! – common knowledge.
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