Big Ideas Audio
Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bit
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Sean B. Carroll
The theory of evolution is credited to Charles Darwin but ...
The theory of evolution is credited to Charles Darwin but important contributions were also made by Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Wallace. The stories of these three adventurers are chronicled by Sean B. Carroll, author of the book Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species.
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Harold Kushner
Author Harold Kushner on his latest book Conquering Fear
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Wade Davis
Anthropologist and author, Wade Davis, delivers the 2009 Massey Lecture ...
Anthropologist and author, Wade Davis, delivers the 2009 Massey Lecture The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Davis explores the importance of the myriad and diverse cultures of the world and the impact on all of us when a culture disappears.
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Peter Diamandis on promoting radical scientific breakthroughs through his X Prize foundation
Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the ...
Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a non-profit initiative focused on designing and launching large incentive prizes, such as the Google Lunar X PRIZE, to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. This lecture entitled The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself! was delivered at the Quantum to Cosmos science festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo.
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Nick Mount on Samuel Beckett's Waiting For Godot
University of Toronto English professor Nick Mount discusses Samuel Beckett?s ...
University of Toronto English professor Nick Mount discusses Samuel Beckett?s controversial play Waiting For Godot.
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Robert Adams on the Booker Prize winning novel Mister Pip
The author of A Love of Reading, acclaimed book reviewer ...
The author of A Love of Reading, acclaimed book reviewer Robert Adams, discusses the Man Booker Prize winning novel Mister Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones.
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Howard Gardner on excellence in education
Harvard psychologist and author, Howard Gardner, best known for his ...
Harvard psychologist and author, Howard Gardner, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, delivers a lecture based on his book Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet.
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Nathan Glazer on democracy and diversity
Harvard sociologist and noted public intellectual, Nathan Glazer, presents the ...
Harvard sociologist and noted public intellectual, Nathan Glazer, presents the 2009 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture entitled Democracy and Diversity: Dealing with Deep Divides.
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Shel Israel on Twitterville
Influential blogger, Shel Israel, shares insights from his book Twitterville: ...
Influential blogger, Shel Israel, shares insights from his book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighbourhoods.
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Michael Shermer on why people believe weird things
Editor of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, delivers an entertaining lecture ...
Editor of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, delivers an entertaining lecture on his book Why People Believe Weird Things.
