# Simon Longstaff

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ENCORE: Living Well to Die Well: A Philosophical Perspective

This is an encore episode of the Don't Be Caught Dead podcast and a listener favourite from Season 2. In this thought-provoking episode of Don't Be Caught Dead, I sit down with Dr. Simon Longstaff, a philosopher and the first executive director of the Ethics Centre. We dive deep into the complexiti…

When thinking together goes wrong — exploring the dark side of collaboration

At face value, collaboration sounds like a good thing: collaboration in the classroom, with colleagues, or between nations. But throughout history, collaboration was not always considered a virtuous act, and those who were identified as collaborators were shunned, humiliated or worse. This talk exp…

You Can. But Should You? | AI and Ethics with Dr Simon Longstaff

"Can does not imply should." That one line from Dr Simon Longstaff cuts to the heart of everything wrong with how the tech industry is currently building AI. The Executive Director of The Ethics Centre and one of Australia's most respected moral philosophers joins Georgie for a conversation that is…

You Can. But Should You? | AI and Ethics with Dr Simon Longstaff

"Can does not imply should." That one line from Dr Simon Longstaff cuts to the heart of everything wrong with how the tech industry is currently building AI. The Executive Director of The Ethics Centre and one of Australia's most respected moral philosophers joins Georgie for a conversation that is…

Human Choice and the Ethics of AI

In a world of AI, what does it mean to be human? In this episode of Tech Mirror, host Johanna Weaver speaks with one of Australia’s foremost ethicists, Simon Longstaff, from the Ethics Centre. Together, they make the case for ethics in the wider AI discourse. They discuss why Simon urges Australian…

Concerns about feral pig control program, and philosopher to hold conversations about life at Orange City Library

Local news headlines for the Bathurst and Orange region. Today we speak with Executive director of The Ethics Centre Dr Simon Longstaff. This podcast is made possible with the support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation. For more news any time - https://news.2mce.org/

Ch. 6 Wisdom, Reframed

A Wiradjuri man, an adventurer, an ethicist and a prison officer turned Sister of Mary sit with what most of us are taught to look away from: grief, and the frames inherited from institutions that no longer hold us. Gina Chick, Simon Longstaff and Sister Anayah speak of grief not as something to ov…

Why Ethics Matters More Than Ever

In this episode of Change Loves Company, host Dominique sits down with Simon Longstaff, who began his working life on Groote Island in the Northern Territories of Australia. After studying law in Sydney and teaching in Tasmania, he did postgraduate studies as a member of Magdalin College of Cambrid…

Dancing with Elephants (2026) - Bob Carr & Malcom Turnbull

For most of its modern history, Australia has sheltered under the wing of a great and powerful friend – first the UK, then the USA. But the rules-based order we've relied on is now unraveling. America is no longer the reliable ally it once was. So where does that leave us? Is a middle power ever …

Paranoid Nationalism (2026) - Ghassan Hage, Marcia Langton, David Leser & Simon Longstaff

Australia has spent years building new ways to recognise suffering and combat discrimination. From dedicated envoys to public reckonings – but are these approaches deepening division rather than healing it? Professors Ghassan Hage and Marcia Langton, and journalist David Leser, in conversation wi…