Humans and volcanoes | Tamsin Mather
There is a sense of looking to volcanoes and their power and recognising our own power as well, and with that power comes a great sense of responsibility. About Tamsin Mather "I am a professor of Volc...
16 Feb 18min
Cultural identities in Ancient Greece | Naoíse Mac Sweeney
How Greekness could coexist alongside and be interconnected with other types of identities and other kinds of cultural traits is a central question. About Naoise Mac Sweeney "I'm Professor of Greek A...
12 Feb 13min
The power of volcanoes | Tamsin Mather
Understanding volcanoes has been woven together with our understanding of the structure of the Earth. About Tamsin Mather "I am a professor of Volcanology. My work brings together expertise in volcano...
9 Feb 21min
Migration in ancient Greece | Naoíse Mac Sweeney
Migration is a crucial part of what made the ancient Greek world. It must have been crucial in the way this world came together, but it also must have been crucial in keeping this world linked and con...
5 Feb 9min
Astronomers discovering other worlds | Jo Dunkley
Astronomers have long thought that other stars likely had their own planets around them, but they just didn't know whether they were there, because planets are incredibly hard to see. About Jo Dunkley...
2 Feb 14min
Where does the "witch" come from ? | Anthony Bale
The witch comes out of a deeply misogynistic, deeply anti-feminist ideology of the Middle Ages and is very much connected to violence against women and the erasure of women. About Anthony Bale "I am P...
29 Jan 21min
Invisible dark matter in the universe | Jo Dunkley
If dark matter is a new kind of particle, it can travel through our body, through anything. It doesn't interact with the regular atoms we know of. It does obey the law of gravity. About Jo Dunkley "...
26 Jan 15min
Margery Kempe: a medieval voice | Anthony Bale
The story of a 15th century bourgeois woman opens an absolutely unique window onto the medieval past, onto details of everyday life – domesticity, embarrassment, caring for one's husband, food – these...
22 Jan 24min
