Madingley Lectures Podcast
1) Broadcasting past and future. Talk by Roger Mosey
Roger Mosey, Master of Selwyn College and former BBC executive, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 18 November 2015. Roger’s roles at the BBC included being editor of the Today programme, ...Show More
2) Darwin in public and private: talk by Dr Alison Pearn
Dr Alison Pearn, Associate Director of the Darwin Correspondence Project, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 2 July 2015. In it she argues that putting the public Darwin back into his pers...Show More
3) Superconductors are not just for MRI: talk by Professor David Cardwell
Professor David Cardwell, Head of the Department of Engineering at Cambridge, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 11 May 2015. In it he describes the properties of superconductors, their ma...Show More
4) Why is modern poetry difficult? Talk by Professor Geoff Ward
Professor Geoff Ward, Principal of Homerton College Cambridge, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 3 March 2015. In it he tries to get to the source of the discomfort that many readers expe...Show More
5) The glass closet: why coming out is good business. Talk by Lord Browne
Lord Browne of Madingley, Member of the House of Lords and former Chief Executive of BP, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 8 October 2014. John Browne (Lord Browne of Madingley) was CE...Show More
6) What do we mean by 'music'? Talk by Professor Ian Cross
Professor Ian Cross, Director of the Centre for Music and Science at the University of Cambridge, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 6 May 2014. Since 1980 Prof Cross has been involved ...Show More
7) If Donald Rumsfeld were a scientist: talk by Professor Stephen Emmott
Professor Stephen Emmott, Head of Computational Science at Microsoft Research Cambridge and author of '10 Billion', delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 2 April 2014. Prof Emmott leads an...Show More
8) Professor Nicola Clayton and Clive Wilkins: Imagination: the door to identity
Professor Nicola Clayton and Clive Wilkins, Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, deliver a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 21 January 2014. The lecture is chaired by Professor Tre...Show More
Professor Nicola Clayton and Clive Wilkins: Imagination: the door to identity
1:20:00 | Mar 21st, 2014
9) Professor Alison Sinclair: What’s wrong with wrongdoing?
Professor Alison Sinclair, Professor of Modern Spanish Literature and Intellectual History at the University of Cambridge, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 23 October 2013. The lectur...Show More
10) Professor Steven Connor: Quantum writing: literature and the world of numbers
Professor Steven Connor, Grace 2 Professor of English at the University of Cambridge, delivers a public lecture at Madingley Hall on 13 June 2013. The lecture is chaired by Professor Helen Cooper, ...Show More
Professor Steven Connor: Quantum writing: literature and the world of numbers
1:09:00 | Jul 5th, 2013