Big Ideas Video
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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Terry Eagleton on the metaphysics of terror
British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, on The Metaphysics ...
British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, on The Metaphysics of Terror. This lecture was culled from our archives and first aired in 2004.
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Terry Eagleton on Marxism as a Theodicy
Big Ideas presents British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton. ...
Big Ideas presents British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton. His lecture"Is Marxism a Theodicy?" was delivered at a conference on Historical Materialism at York University, on May 14, 2010
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Chris Lintott on The Galaxy Zoo
Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford discusses The Galaxy ...
Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford discusses The Galaxy Zoo, an internet-based program for enlisting the help of amateur astronomers in cataloguing other galaxies.
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Tariq Ramadan
The Swiss-born Muslim philosopher gives a lecture based on his ...
The Swiss-born Muslim philosopher gives a lecture based on his recent book In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad.
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Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk on the future of oil
Big Ideas presents Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk on The ...
Big Ideas presents Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk on The Future of the Oil Economy. This panel discussion took place at the 2010 Globe and Mail Festival Open House. Moderator is Paul Waldie.
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Jeremy Rifkin on The Empathic Civilization
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends and ...
Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends and author of The Empathic Civilization: Rethinking Human Nature in the Biosphere Era spoke about environmental issues at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa on May 16, 2010.
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Ayaan Hirsi Ali on Islam
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on her book Nomad: From Islam to ...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali on her book Nomad: From Islam to America: A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations.
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Ruth Wisse on Serious Thoughts on Jewish Humor - 2004
Ruth Wisse delivers her lecture entitled Getting Serious about Jewish ...
Ruth Wisse delivers her lecture entitled Getting Serious about Jewish Humor recorded at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, in November, 2004.
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Gerard t'Hooft on Science Fiction and Reality
Gerard t'Hooft, a Nobel Laureate from Utrecht University delivers a ...
Gerard t'Hooft, a Nobel Laureate from Utrecht University delivers a lecture on Science Fiction and Reality at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 7, 2008
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Simon Blackburn on Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed - 2005
Simon Blackburn discusses his book Truth: A Guide for the ...
Simon Blackburn discusses his book Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed. The lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto, in May, 2005
