Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchA World Without Work - Daniel Susskind
In the future, we may face ‘structural’ technological unemployment in the labour market – where there is no longer enough work to occupy the human wo…
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The Dictionary City: Londoners and the Oxford English Dictionary - Sarah Ogilvie
Londoners who helped create the world's largest English dictionary. She has unearthed a fascinating group of people across all social classes who rep…
3 days, 2 hours ago
Music of the Mind - Milton Mermikides
This lecture was recorded by Milton Mermikides on the 15th of April 2026 at LSO, London
Milton Mermikides is a composer, guitarist, technologist, acad…
1 week ago
"Unsquaring” the Square Mile: Connecting People with Opportunity - Susan Langley
Moving the conversation on social mobility out of the boardroom and into the mainstream, the Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley will set out her ambition …
1 week, 3 days ago
The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? - Alain Goriely
This lecture was recorded by Alain Goriely on the 3rd of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, London
Alain Goriely is a mathematician with broad interes…
2 weeks ago
The Death of Athenian Democracy? - Melissa Lane
This lecture was recorded by Melissa Lane on the 12th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, London
Melissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Poli…
2 weeks, 3 days ago
Guantánamo on the Euphrates? Syria in a Time of Opportunity - Clive Stafford Smith
This lecture was recorded by Stafford Smith on the 19th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London
Clive Stafford Smith JD OBE is a dual UK-US nation…
3 weeks ago
The Universe’s 100th Birthday: Galactic Fireworks and Little Red Dots - Chris Lintott
100 years ago this year, Edwin Hubble published the first conclusive evidence that there were galaxies beyond the Milky Way. This lecture, using new …
3 weeks, 2 days ago
Bridget: Goddess and Saint - Professor Ronald Hutton
This lecture was recorded by Ronald Hutton on the 10th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, London
Professor Hutton is Professor of History at the Un…
4 weeks ago
Oligarchs and Their Discontents - Melissa Lane
This lecture was recorded by Professor Melissa Lane on 5th March 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, London.
Melissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Po…
1 month ago