How the Ocean Shapes Our World
To understand the world you need to understand the ocean. That’s the argument of physicist Helen Czerski who has long studied the complex ecosystems and forces that drive the ‘blue machine’ which cove...
25 Juni 202344min
Debate: It’s Time To Ditch the Canon of Great White Men, Part 1
In recent years movements to change school curricula have argued that all students at schools and universities should be able to see themselves reflected in the books they read. But others argue that ...
24 Juni 202342min
The Demonisation of The Middle-Aged Woman
Why are middle-aged women these days subject to so much rage and hatred? In her new book, "Hags: The Demonisation of Middle-Aged Women," author Victoria Smith confronts the disdain and vitriol she enc...
23 Juni 202337min
Is This Reality? VR, AI, and the Mystery of Consciousness - Part 2
In part two of this partnership with the Swedish publishing house and ideas forum Fri Tanke we hear from Anders Ynnerman, Professor of Scientific Visualization at Linköping University and the Program ...
20 Juni 202351min
Is This Reality? VR, AI, and the Mystery of Consciousness - Part 1
Throughout the year, AI development has taken significant strides. We are living in a society that is becoming increasingly reliant on digital technology, which soon could be flooded with computer-gen...
19 Juni 202342min
VS from Intelligence Squared: Cars VS Bicycles
VS is the new podcast from Intelligence Squared exploring those little debates that are always a big deal to someone. For the first episode, two expert guests go head to head to decide once and for al...
17 Juni 202330min
The Reoccurring Tragedy of Geopolitics with Robert Kaplan and John Gray
The great dilemmas of geopolitics are not battles of good against evil, where the choices are clear. They are contests of good against good, where the choices are often painful, incompatible and fraug...
16 Juni 202342min
When is the Next Great Financial Crash Coming?
Since the Wall Street Crash in 1929, financial meltdowns have repeatedly sent shockwaves through our world. From the currency crises of the 1980s and 1990s, to Japan’s housing crash, the dot com boom ...
14 Juni 202342min
