Free Thinking 2012 - Revolution and Democracy
What kind of societies will the Arab Spring give birth to? Democratic, Capitalist, Islamic, or Unstable? Jeremy Bowen, the BBC’s Middle East Editor, and Egyptian political economist Tarek Osman join S...
22 Nov 201244min
Free Thinking 2012 - Aliens
Matthew Sweet debates how the discovery of alien life might change the way we think about humanity and how it will impact our moral and philosophical universe. Matthew is joined by the best-selling sc...
21 Nov 201244min
Free Thinking 2012 - Julie Bindel
Julie Bindel gives a talk arguing that sexuality is a choice at the Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival. In a talk titled Not Born This Way, the feminist, lesbian, columnist and writer Julie Bindel challen...
20 Nov 201237min
Free Thinking 2012 - Hell is Other People
As our global population increases and technology encourages instant communication, are we becoming more sociable, or lonelier in a high tech crowd? To debate, Anne McElvoy is joined by broadcaster Ka...
19 Nov 201244min
Free Thinking 2012 - Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith, one of Radio 3’s New Generation Thinkers, explores why the simple peanut has become a battleground of medical debate. Recorded at Radio 3's Free Thinking Festival at The Sage, Gateshead...
16 Nov 201214min
Free Thinking 2012 - Mark Pagel
Why have humans evolved to speak so many incomprehensible languages? Why do we work against our own survival by going to war with one another? Evolutionary Biologist Mark Pagel explores how humanity w...
16 Nov 201244min
Free Thinking 2012 - Sue-Ann Harding
Sue-Ann Harding, one of Radio 3's New Generation Thinkers, gives a talk in which she ponders the differences between an expat and an immigrant. She draws on television portrayals of migrants and perso...
15 Nov 201214min
Free Thinking 2012 - Immigration and the Challenge to Belonging
What does it mean to belong? Multiculturalism, integration and social division are increasingly part of the political debate. But what impact does immigration have on everyone's sense of national iden...
15 Nov 201246min
