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EI Talks... JFK
JFK biographer Fredrik Logevall, in conversation with EI's Paul Lay and Iain Martin, discusses Kennedy's enduring and 'iconic' status, his claims to …
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Christopher Coker on the changing meaning of patriotism in war
Dying to defend territory is an ancient human need - but war in the 21st century may not follow the script. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Image: English prop…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Talks... Rugby Union
In the latest episode of EI Talks... Paul Lay and Alastair Benn put together an idiot's guide to Rugby Union. The World Cup, the sport's showcase com…
2 years, 6 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Remaking the moral case for capitalism by Iain Martin
A defence of capitalism will have to rest first and foremost on an appeal to ethics, obligation, and duty. Read by Leighton Pugh.
2 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Spoken history: the modern importance of indigenous cultures by John Hemming
Our information-rich civilisation is not superior or inferior to the pre-literate world of Brazil's indigenous peoples, just different. Read by Leigh…
2 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Mark Plotkin on the price of deforestation
The destruction of rainforests threatens valuable cultures and reams of possible medical innovations. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Credit: Dennis Frates / A…
2 years, 7 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — On the good society by David Goodhart
A good society is one with a proper balance between the aptitudes of ‘head’, ‘hand’ and ‘heart’. The modern knowledge economy, however, has delivere…
2 years, 8 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — Time to regulate the development of AI by Maria Borelius
The risks we now face are vast, as is the potential upside of the technology. Read by Leighton Pugh.
Art installation on the theme of AI. Credit: Mich…
2 years, 8 months ago
EI Talks... Mick Jagger at 80
As the Rolling Stones frontman enters his ninth decade, EI asks whether there is a future for ageing rockers.
Image: Mick Jagger in 1975. Credit: Pict…
2 years, 8 months ago
EI Weekly Listen — What the Silicon Valley idealists got wrong by Nicholas Carr
The internet and social media were supposed to democratise knowledge and unite the world. Things didn't quite turn out that way. Read by Leighton Pug…
2 years, 8 months ago