The origins of the universe | Jo Dunkley
If we're to go back to the Big Bang, or as close to that as we can get, we think we would find ourselves at a moment a fraction of a second after the beginning of time. About Jo Dunkley "I am th...
19 Jan 20min
Propaganda in Medieval times | Anthony Bale
With the 1480 Siege of Rhodes, we start to see the first use of the word ‘news’ in English to mean reports of recent events. You can reconstruct in quite a lot of detail who has the interest in the ne...
14 Jan 29min
Aaron William Moore - Interwar science fiction and modern culture
I started my research on science fiction in the early 20th century in China, Japan and the Soviet Union because I was interested in why their stories were so different. How do we explain this differen...
20 Dec 202518min
Aaron William Moore - Civilian suffering in war
The best reason to turn our attention to civilians when studying World War II is that, quite frankly, they are the ones who are most like ourselves. About Aaron William Moore "I am the Handa Chair of ...
18 Dec 202519min
Aaron William Moore - Soldiers' diaries in WWII
One of the reasons why it's useful to look at the diaries and overall life writings of ordinary soldiers is it helps us understand how people like us got involved in supporting modern warfare. About ...
16 Dec 202519min
Federica Genovese - Public support for climate action
Climate change will affect the lives of everyone and the most effective way to be fighting against climate change requires what, in political science, we call public buy-in, that the public is on boar...
14 Dec 202514min
Federica Genovese - Climate change and international politics
The only way to deal with climate change effectively and credibly requires some type of international agreement, some level of international cooperation. There is no way in which only one country can ...
12 Dec 202514min
Federica Genovese - Climate change regulation
Only by tackling climate change through regulation – and by monitoring and maintaining a stable climate – can we effectively address the problems it causes. About Federica Genovese "I am a Professor o...
10 Dec 202518min
