Department for Continuing Education Open Day 2012 Podcast
1) The Num8er My5teries
Professor Marcus du Sautoy - mathematician, footballer and amateur musician - shows how mathematicians have contributed to our understanding of the world around us for millennia. We are all taught how...Show More
2) Philosophy in 45 minutes!
Marianne Talbot takes participants on a romp through the nature of philosophy for complete beginners discussing some of the BIG questions of life: does God exist? How should we live? What is truth? Do...Show More
3) From global credit-crunch to Eurocrisis and double-dip recession: whatever next?
The 25 years up to the 2007-8 global credit crunch were ones of privatisation, deregulation, financialisation and, in the UK, demutualisation. Professor Jonathan Michie will discuss the causes and con...Show More
From global credit-crunch to Eurocrisis and double-dip recession: whatever next?
46:57 | Dec 19th, 2012
4) Shedding light on the dark ages
The Dark Ages are traditionally seen as nasty, brutish and short - a cultural and intellectual waste land, with virtually nothing worthy of art historical consideration. But Janina argues this is far ...Show More