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Eleanor Janega - Going Medieval on Women's Roles in Society
Why did the ideal medieval woman have a pot belly and small feet? Which days of the week was sex permitted? Why did the transgender sex workers of Lo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Alexa Hagerty - Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains
Anthropologist Alexa Hagerty spent years working with forensic teams and victims’ families to investigate crimes against humanity in Latin America. I…
2 years, 10 months ago
Adam Gopnik - The Mystery of Skill and Mastery
The New Yorker's Adam Gopnik is a master literary stylist, acclaimed as one of wisest and most insightful figures in American journalism. But was he …
2 years, 10 months ago
Microsoft President Brad Smith - Tools and Weapons
Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith hosts conversations with leaders in government, business, and culture that explore the world’s most cri…
2 years, 10 months ago
Richard Restak - The Neuroscience of Strengthening Your Memory
Octogenerian neurologist Ricard Restak is living proof that a declining memory is not an inevitable fact of ageing. A professor at George Washington …
2 years, 10 months ago
Luke Turner - Men at War
Journalist Luke Turner spent his childhood idolising Spitfires and Lancaster Bombers. Now, as an adult, he explores the human lives behind the machin…
2 years, 11 months ago
Curtis Sittenfeld - Romantic Comedy
Curtis Sittenfeld has made a name for herself as one of America’s most exciting writers and her novels Prep, American Wife and Rodham have been haile…
2 years, 11 months ago
Julian Baggini - How to Think Like a Philosopher
Julian Baggini is a philosopher who disavows jargon in favour of a clear and accessible approach to the tenets of philosophical enquiry. He joins us …
2 years, 11 months ago
Dr Shilpa Ravella - The New Science of Inflammation
Inflammation has traditionally been thought of as the body's response to injury and foreign microbes. But as the threats we face have evolved, what i…
2 years, 11 months ago
Vex King and Kaushal - Get Closer to Love
Do you love your partner but want to rekindle that ‘in love’ feeling? Do you go on plenty of dates but can’t seem to click with the right person? Do …
2 years, 11 months ago