Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchBlack Holes and Bangs - Chris Lintott
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/dvvOi_nUCRM
Space itself is wobbly. We exist on a choppy sea, its surface roiled by disturbances caused b…
1 year, 2 months ago
How Inequality Affects Mental Health - Lade Smith
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/UzxyNc8vuNs
Traditional risk factors for mental illness include genetics, perinatal factors, substance us…
1 year, 2 months ago
Saints & Liars: The Stories of Americans Who Saved Endangered People from the Nazis - Debórah Dwork
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/Tt_xU005mik
This Lecture unveils the hidden history of Americans who risked their lives to save others du…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why believe in Conspiracy Theories? - Peter Knight
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/EyU7TCE1QJQ
With Brexit, the US presidential election and the Covid pandemic, conspiracy theories now see…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Ancient History of Computers and Code - Victoria Baines
What links an ancient shipwreck to the textile mills of Northern England? Both contained forerunners of the computing we use today. Computer language…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Convoluted Brain: Wrinkles and Folds - Alain Goriely
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/_Q_30OIPzXw
The human brain has a very distinct and complex appearance with valleys and ridges folding ov…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Health Gap: Achieving Social Justice in Public Health - Michael Marmot
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/leCxdECjyDM
Reducing health inequalities is a matter of social justice. Strategies must address the soci…
1 year, 3 months ago
Why Writing Women Back into History Matters - Janina Ramirez
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/IJT3B9WZntc
Rediscovering remarkable historical figures such as the Birka Warrior Woman, Hildegard of Bin…
1 year, 3 months ago
The Origins of Modern Paganism - Ronald Hutton
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/sYqJomnunFg
The deeper exploration of Paganism begins with its roots in the Victorian and Edwardian eras,…
1 year, 3 months ago
Does the UK have a Water Crisis? - Carolyn Roberts
The management of water supplies, flooding and water pollution in the UK is currently the subject of great controversy, and public interest has never…
1 year, 3 months ago