Raising the Bar returns to Perth for one night of fascinating conversations, bringing 10 talks to five local bars across the city.

Held on Tuesday 27 October, the event takes big ideas out of the lecture theatre and into the bar, with experts and academics sharing their knowledge in a relaxed setting over a drink. Choose from a range of thought-provoking talks and discover something new, with all sessions free to attend.

The Shoe Bar

• 5:30pm — Tumultuous tides faced by WA’s coast: harden up or go with the flow? — Associate Professor Abbie Rogers
• 7:00pm — Technology helping to feed the world — Dr Wesley Moss

The Aviary

• 5:30pm — Unpacking the antibacterial activity of honey — Associate Professor Kate Hammer
• 7:00pm — Do blockbuster weight loss drugs ‘cure’ obesity by inducing frailty? — Winthrop Professor Daniel Green

Lil’s Hideout

• 5:30pm — When perception goes wrong: how brain plasticity shapes our reality — Dr Kristin Barry
• 7:00pm — When governments sabotage vaccination: an analysis of the United States — Professor Katie Attwell

Universal Bar

• 5:30pm — This talk contains deepfakes – your life may depend on whether you can tell — Associate Professor Ronnie Das
• 7:00pm — Geographies of pornography: online porn viewing trends Down Under — Associate Professor Paul Maginn

Pirate Life Bar

• 5:30pm — Let’s raise the bar on the use of prisons — Professor Hilde Tubex
• 7:00pm — The system is the symptom: how can we manage mental health better? — Dr Craig Cumming