Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Do Vaccines Work? - Robin May
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/PcNoOjT30VY
Vaccination has changed the world, saving millions of lives and enabling us to eradicate a le…
1 year ago
Asteroid Adventures - Chris Lintott
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/H8nG29pO_y4
Asteroids were for years considered 'celestial vermin' - objects which got in the way of more…
1 year ago
The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’ - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/-TsWDdeQK34
Composed by Jerry Herman of Hello, Dolly! fame, ‘I Am What I Am’ first appeared in the Broadw…
1 year ago
Documentary Photography in Apartheid South Africa - Tamar Garb
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/9tcRtGh7hkM
This lecture looks at debates and dialogues that characterise realist photography in Aparthei…
1 year ago
Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix unpicked - Milton Mermikides
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/rKoYL4yrNsg
Despite being cited as one of the most creative and influential guitarists of all time, and h…
1 year ago
The Case for Basic Income - Guy Standing
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/cjJSWgvHZKw
This lecture puts forth the ethical and economic case for a basic income, enabling financial…
1 year ago
The Turbulent Brain: Rhythms and Waves - Alain Goriely
Despite its quiet appearance, the brain is the seat of complicated wave dynamics. Indeed, cognitive processes are carried out through communications …
1 year ago
Banned Books and Freedom of Expression - Rachel Potter
The right to free expression is severely threatened in many places in the world, yet it has also never been so passionately defended. This lecture fo…
1 year ago
Trust Issues: When Financial "Experts" Have Other Plans - Raghavendra Rau
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/0jSUfa0LQAo
This lecture examines agency problems in various relationships, including between investors a…
1 year, 1 month ago
Carbon Offsetting: Does It Really Work? - Myles Allen
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/MB73qh4pIYM
Offsets, politely called carbon credit markets, are essential to many net-zero strategies, ye…
1 year, 1 month ago