Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhy Do We Hate? - Robin May
Hatred is one of the most destructive human emotions, responsible for some of the greatest atrocities that humans have committed against each other. …
1 month ago
Born Supremacy – AI as a Pale Shadow of Real Humanity - Professor Matt Jones
In this lecture, we glimpse our best selves and compare that to a world where we lose everything of ourselves to AI. We are glorious creations that r…
1 month, 1 week ago
That's Not Funny: The Ethics of Satire - Judith Hawley
It used to be taken for granted that satire uses nasty means to good ends: it ridicules its targets in order to bring about reform. However, in rece…
1 month, 1 week ago
Work, Out of Reach - Daniel Susskind
Right now, the technological challenge we are most likely to face in the labour market is ‘frictional’ technological unemployment – where there is pl…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Gresham College Podcast with Antony Penrose
This episode of the Gresham College Podcast features an interview with Antony Penrose, hosted by Jeoffrey Sarpong. Antony Penrose is a film maker, ph…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Lee Miller: Why Her Photography Still Matters Today - Antony Penrose
What is it that makes an image stick in our memory against our will? People find many of Lee Miller’s combat photographs have this indelible quality,…
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Music of Earth and Space - Professor Milton Mermikides
Since Pythagoras, we have imagined the universe as a vast, resonant instrument—a cosmic harmony waiting to be heard. From Holst’s orchestral visions …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
How Women Made the Global Economy - Dr Victoria Bateman
Economic history has been written by men, for men and about men, giving the impression that – until recently – the economy was “just for men”. This l…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Climate Risk and Insurance - Raghavendra Rau
Watch the Q&A session here: https://youtu.be/Hwl0YRRaHgE
Why did coastal homeowners lose insurance while UK energy bills spiked after Russia’s invasio…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives - Ian Mudway
Our digital world's convenience masks a heavy environmental cost. This lecture explores the destructive rare earth mineral mining powering our device…
2 months ago