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Thomas Hertog - Stephen Hawking's Final Theory of the Universe
Thomas Hertog was Stephen Hawking's PhD student and went on to become a leading cosmologist in his own right. He and Hawking developed a radical new …
3 years, 3 months ago
Ruby Wax Meets Julia Samuel - I'm Not As Well As I Thought I Was
These days, trying to stay sane in a completely chaotic world makes life incredibly difficult, especially if you're struggling with your mental healt…
3 years, 3 months ago
Fiona Buckland - How to Change Your Life
What makes a fulfilling life, and how can we live one? Life coach Fiona Buckland explores the overwhelming world we live in and the stressors and tem…
3 years, 3 months ago
Justin Gregg - What Animal Intelligence Tells Us About Human Stupidity
What if human intelligence is more of a liability than a gift? According to the animal cognition expert and author of If Nietzsche Were a Narwhal Jus…
3 years, 3 months ago
Robin Ince Meets Chris van Tulleken - Why We Can't Stop Eating Stuff That Isn't Food
Over the past 150 years, we have entered a new ‘age of eating’ where most of our calories come from an entirely novel set of substances: Ultra-Proces…
3 years, 4 months ago
Mick Herron - Slow Horses, Bad Actors
Thriller writer Mick Herron is the heir to John Le Carre - the author of the wildly acclaimed Slough House espionage novels. The TV adaptation named …
3 years, 4 months ago
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…
3 years, 4 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…
3 years, 4 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 …
3 years, 4 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…
3 years, 4 months ago