Jo Marchant – The Science and Mystery of the Present Moment
What if the present moment – the ‘now’– isn’t just a tick of the clock? We feel that the present is everything; all we can know, yet physics finds no universal 'now'. So where does that leave us – and...
4 Syys 1h 1min
Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon – The Future is Peace
“People have lost hope that peace is possible. Talking about peace seems too vulnerable, too naïve, too dangerous. We have resigned ourselves to this unending war as the only way forward. But we have ...
1 Syys 1h 2min
Naomi Klein - The Mirror World of Conspiracists and the Far-Right (Summer Repeat)
As conspiracy theories, political polarisation and the blurred boundaries between truth and misinformation continue to shape our public life, Naomi Klein's prize-winning book Doppleganger (2023) feels...
28 Elo 1h 2min
Yuval Noah Harari – Making Sense of a World in Crisis (Summer Repeat)
In an age of uncertainty, renowned historian Yuval Noah Harari joins Ritula Shah to make sense of a world in crisis and help us better understand the perils we face. In this episode of the podcast, b...
25 Elo 1h 15min
Mary Beard and David Mitchell – On Rulers and Power (Summer Repeat)
Cambridge Professor Mary Beard has done more than anyone to bring the world of ancient Rome to life again. Comedian David Mitchell once studied history and won’t let it off the hook for the mess it’s ...
21 Elo 1h 15min
Oscar-nominated Filmmaker Maite Alberdi – A Child of My Own
After experiencing multiple miscarriages and the societal shame that comes with it, recently married Alejandra fakes a pregnancy. What starts as an elaborate lie turns into a complex charade that thre...
18 Elo 30min
Carissa Véliz– AI, Prediction, and the Fight for the Future
Today's computer scientists play the same role as the oracles of the ancient world and the astrologers of the Middle Ages. Modern predictions not only advise on war, crop output, and marriages, algori...
14 Elo 59min
Cathy Haynes – How To Live By Nature's Rhythms
Today, in our clock-bound, screen-immersed world, most of us rely on machines to mark the hours. Past generations, however, would tell time by shadows shrinking, the midday glow over a mountaintop, th...
11 Elo 53min
