Festival of Ideas 2013

40:12 | Nov 6th, 2013

Hermann Bondi was a promoter of the open mind, free debate and solutions based on facts. He welcomed a challenge. So should we. In this stimulating talk, Sir John Boyd examines the rise of Asia and ou...Show More

1:24:00 | Nov 6th, 2013

Nationalism has been one of the most dynamic yet dangerous ideologies in modern history. Politicians encourage us to think that national frontiers are firm and unchanging, central to our identity. But...Show More

1:07:00 | Nov 6th, 2013

The Government's welfare reforms are starting to bite, but are they radical enough, given projected demographic changes, or do we need a complete rethink of our social values? With Rory Meakin, Profes...Show More

54:50 | Nov 1st, 2013

Times have never been better for single women. Then why is it still so hard? Four women, experts on relationships and sex, share their insight and suggestions. The s word- spinster - has been virtu...Show More

51:36 | Nov 1st, 2013

Today's bookshops are helpfully categorised - crime, biography and memoir, fiction - and we rarely venture into unknown territory. Some writers are breaking down the barriers, but are publishers incre...Show More

46:12 | Oct 31st, 2013

Using specialist techniques, the Language Research Team at Cambridge University Press unpick the patterns of scholarly English as they explore the journey of academic writing: from sixth form students...Show More

35:36 | Oct 30th, 2013

Humans are social creatures using communications that are ‘regulated’ by trust, ethics, social systems and law. Our world of interactions and networks is increasingly complex and automated. What happe...Show More

40:15 | Oct 30th, 2013

How should we allocate positions of power in today’s corporate sector? Aristotle argued that ‘the best flutes should be given to the best flute players’. Such thinking might lead us to reject the EU’s...Show More