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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June Carroll on Modern Genetics
Dr. June Carroll of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto delivers ...
Dr. June Carroll of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto delivers her 2003 lecture on Modern Genetics.
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Janice Stein on the ethics of responsibility and accountability.
The Director of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Janice ...
The Director of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Janice Stein, delivers her 2002 lecture on the ethics of responsibility and accountability in North American society.
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John Polanyi on the world that science has built
Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of ...
Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of Toronto professor John Polanyi delivers his 2002 lecture on the world that science has built.
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Alexander Wendt on why a one state world is inevitable
Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt delivers his 2002 ...
Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt delivers his 2002 lecture on why he believes a one state world is inevitable.
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Philip Ball on Chemistry and Colour in Art
Philip Ball outlines how developments in chemistry have impacted painters ...
Philip Ball outlines how developments in chemistry have impacted painters and the art world throughout history.
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Robert Fulford on A World Reconfigured: Politics and Perceptions Since 9-11
Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Fulford delivers his 2003 ...
Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Fulford delivers his 2003 lecture A World Reconfigured: Politics and Perceptions Since 9-11
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J.B. Mackinnon, Alisa Smith, and Adria Vasil on the environment
The authors of The 100-Mile Diet and Ecoholic deliver lectures ...
The authors of The 100-Mile Diet and Ecoholic deliver lectures on eating and living more sustainably.
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Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner on the environment
Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on a ...
Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on a range of environmental issues including climate change, green energy, and creating the foundations of a sustainable future.
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Don Tapscott on the ways the Net Generation learn differently
The author of Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott, refutes the ...
The author of Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott, refutes the belief that the internet is turning today's youth into "the dumbest generation". Tapscott illustrates how the net has changed the way people learn and offers suggestions on how to tap into the expertise that the Net Generation possesses.
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John Ralston Saul on what defines Canada as a nation
John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Metis nation, ...
John Ralston Saul argues that Canada is a Metis nation, critically influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas.
