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Marina Nemat on her book Prisoner of Tehran

A lecture by Marina Nemat, author of "Prisoner of Tehran".

Charles Jencks on Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going?

Architect and author, Charles Jencks, presents a lecture based on ...

Architect and author, Charles Jencks, presents a lecture based on his recent book "Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going?"

Paul Collier on The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It

Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, delivers the ...

Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, delivers the 2008 Lionel Gelber Public Lecture on his award-winning book, ?The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It?.

Margaret MacMillan on History: The Next Secular Religion Part 2

Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College ...

Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?"

Margaret MacMillan on History: The Next Secular Religion Part 1

Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College ...

Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?"

John English on Trudeau’s World: The Making of an Internationalist

In his lecture entitled "Trudeau's World: The Making of an ...

In his lecture entitled "Trudeau's World: The Making of an Internationalist", historian and author John English, discusses Trudeau's path to political prominence and influence, particularly in the domain of international affairs.

Daniel Bell on China’s New Confucianism

Daniel Bell, Professor of Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing ...

Daniel Bell, Professor of Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing presents a lecture on "China's New Confucianism".

Oliver Sacks on his book Musicophilia

World-famous neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, discusses his latest book, ...

World-famous neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, discusses his latest book, Musicophilia, a look at how music can impact on the brain. Sacks' love of music is well known, and now he turns his attention to his patients for whom music can be both treatment and affliction. He describes the power of music to move us, to heal, and to haunt us.

Steven Pinker on The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Harvard psychology professor, Steven Pinker, presents a talk on his ...

Harvard psychology professor, Steven Pinker, presents a talk on his latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature.

Ariel Garten on the neuroscience of conflict

Psychotherapist and artist, Ariel Garten, explores the neuroscience of conflict.