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As digital technologies continue to reshape how we live, All Analogue explores the enduring value of offline, human-centred living.
In an age of constant interruption, choosing where we direct our attention may be one of the most radical acts of all. But attention is only the beginning.
Across science, culture, nature and human behaviour, we explore what analogue ways of being continue to offer: opportunities to connect, belong, create, adapt and experience the world around us.
Hear from TEDxMelbourne-curated speakers, including:
Matt Formston AM, GAICD
World champion surfer, Cyclist, and Australian Paralympian I Executive, Optus
Matt Formston has built a career around navigating the world without sight, from surfing fifty-foot waves to serving as an executive and Board Chair. As the subject of the Netflix documentary The Blind Sea, his experience offers a powerful perspective on attention and the ways we can tune into what we hear, feel and sense beyond the noise around us.
Professor Kelly-Ann Allen
Professor of Belonging Science, Monash University | Educational and Developmental Psychologist and Clinical Psychologist
A DECRA Fellow and dual-qualified psychologist, Kelly-Ann Allen’s research explores the fundamental human need for connection and the role belonging plays in our motivation, wellbeing and health. Her work brings a deeper understanding of what happens when we create the time, space and presence for meaningful relationships, community and a genuine sense of belonging.
Professor Stephen Gaunson
Associate Professor in Cinema Studies in the School of Media & Communication, RMIT University
A cinema studies scholar, Stephen Gaunson’s work spans Australian film history, screen culture and cinema industries. Through his research and work with the Friends of the National Film & Sound Archive, he explores the power of shared stories and collective experiences, and what makes experiencing cinema together different from consuming culture alone and on demand.
Dan Woodman
TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology, University of Melbourne
Dan Woodman is the TR Ashworth Professor in Sociology at the University of Melbourne and Co-Chief Investigator of the Life Patterns Project, a 35-year and ongoing longitudinal study following approximately 1000 Australians from the end of secondary school into middle age. His research offers an unique insight into how young people navigate a rapidly changing world.
Zen Zeng, PhD
Concert Pianist, Author and Former Diplomatic Interpreter | Crescendo with Zen
Zen Zeng, PhD is a concert pianist, former diplomatic interpreter whose life and work span music, language and human expression. She is the host of Crescendo Conversations and author of ‘Crescendo: A High-Achiever’s Journey from Perfection to Freedom.’ Drawing on her training in classical music and flamenco, she explores the power of music to carry traditions across cultures and generations, while creating something entirely immediate, embodied and alive in the moment.
Professor Anthony Hannan
Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Laboratory | Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Professor Anthony Hannan is Head of the Epigenetics and Neural Plasticity Group at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health. His research explores how our environments and experiences shape the brain, revealing the powerful relationship between our genes and the world around us. His pioneering work offers a fascinating perspective on how the things we experience offline can influence brain health, behaviour and our capacity to adapt.
Together, these unique perspectives and ideas invite us to unravel the threads that connect us to human nature; allowing us to briefly ground ourselves with simplicity, and reflect on what we want to carry forward.