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Cambridge University European Society Lectures
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The Cambridge University European Society is a group for all with an interest in issues surrounding the European Union and the continent of Europe as a whole. We discuss and debate the constantly changing news in a constantly changing Europe and are happy to hear a wide range of opinions whether you fancy yourself on the Europhile or Eurosceptic side of the fence. The society arranges a wide variety of talks on all aspects of European society such as EU Foreign policy, the makeup of the Euro ...
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The Cambridge Festival of Ideas takes place every autumn, open to and aimed at the general public. The Guardian is the festival's national media partner. A series of talks takes place every evening, which are recorded and made available for download on the Culture section of the Guardian website
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The Oxford University Press- Complete Geography for Cambridge IGCSE- Student Revision Podcast


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The Oxford University Press- Complete Geography for Cambridge IGCSE- Student Revision Podcast
Robin Whitehead
To help fellow students to remember definitions and simple facts for their IGCSE exams. This is the updated location for the podcast.
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The Oxford University Press- Complete Geography for Cambridge IGCSE- Student Revision Podcast (OLD)
Robin Whitehead
To help fellow students to remember defenitions and simple facts for their IGCSE exams. This is the outdated location for the podcast. This is the updated location's link: http://www.anchor.fm/robin-whitehead-geography-podcast
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Are countries becoming harder to govern?
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Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Michael Kenny, Louis Baktash, and Mathieu Carpentier about the governance challenges in France and the United Kingdom, the impact of recent political protests, and whether devolution might be the answer to address these challenges.This podcast examines the constitutional challenges in France and the UK. Leading experts fr…
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The Pain-defying Superpowers of Naked Mole-rats – with Ewan St John Smith
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Why don’t naked mole-rats feel some kinds of pain and what does this mean for human medicine? Simone Eizagirre Barker talks to Ewan St John about his work studying pain and the extraordinary biology of naked mole-rats which is helping us learn about all sorts of human diseases and uncover potential cures or forms of symptom management.Find out more…
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The Herbarium and the Power of Plants — with Dr Lauren Gardiner and Dr Edwin Rose
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What is a herbarium and why is it important? Gregory Miller visits Dr Lauren Gardiner and Dr Edwin Rose at the Cambridge University Herbarium to learn more about this fascinating library of plants, who collected them, and why they are so crucial to the study of more than just the natural world.Music by Coby O'Brien Produced by Rebekah King…
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The Future of Nuclear Power
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How does nuclear energy work and is it the best way forward for powering out future? Beth King talks to Susannah Lea, Michael Salvini and Hugh Dorward, three members of the CDT PhD team behind the event ‘the Nuclear Energy Futures Fair: an Insight into the Energy of Tomorrow.’ Music by Coby O'BrienProduced by Rebekah King…
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Money and the Metaphors of Power – with Joe Cribb
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When we say that money is power, what exactly do we mean? Anna Mahtani talks to numismatist and former curator of coins at the British Museum Joe Cribb about the past and future of money. From ancient Chinese coins to cryptocurrencies, what does the study of money tell us about our world and who has power within it? Music by Coby O'BrienProduced by…
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Are emerging technologies more hype than reality?
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Leading experts from the Bennett Institute and IAST debate emerging technologies like generative AI tools and the metaverse; why there is so much interest, whether we should be excited or worried, and what are the associated policy implications.Sam Gilbert Bennett Institute), César Hidalgo (IAST) and Jeni Tennison (Bennett Institute) talk to podcas…
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Who does Greek and Roman Antiquity Belong to? – with Prof Tim Whitmarsh
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Who owns the past and does antiquity really ‘belong’ to anyone?Ella O’Loughlin speaks to Prof Tim Whitmarsh about an event at the Faculty of Classics which will discuss how the classical past is understood and who feels a sense of ownership over it. Find out more about the event here: https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/past-tense-who-does-greek-…
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The Violent Power of Early England’s Female Saints – with Prof Rosalind Love
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Why did a female saint rise from her tomb and slap a bellringer across the face? Ella O’Loughlin speaks to Prof Rosalind Love about her recent Cambridge Festival event on female saints and hears some of the vivid stories told about their unique kind of power. Music by Coby O'BrienProduced by Rebekah King…
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Power, Paganism, and Christianity: Exploring Julian the Apostate
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Who was the Roman Emperor who rejected Christianity? Amelia Platt speaks to Dr Lea Niccolai from the Faculty of Classics about her talk on Julian the Apostate, an emperor who was raised Christian but rejected the faith and returned to the worship of the Roman gods. Find out more at the Cambridge Festival 2023https://www.festival.cam.ac.uk/events/la…
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Should children have the right to vote?
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Prof David Runciman and Prof Karine Van der Straeten talk to Rory Cellan-Jones about extending voting rights to school-aged children.This episode unpacks the main objections against lowering the legal voting age, the merits of extending democratic rights to children, and how children’s voices might be better represented in electoral processes. Lead…
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Is technology changing our behaviour?
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Rory Cellan-Jones and leading experts Maria Kleshnina, Daniel Nettle and Amy Orben discuss the drivers of cooperation and how online and offline environments are impacting human behaviour.This episode looks at the main drivers of human behaviour, the difficulties of cooperation for the greater good, and whether those drivers are immutable or have c…
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Why are stories important for society?
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Sarah Dillon and Manvir Singh talk to Rory Cellan-Jones about the value of stories, some of the dangers of endorsing stories and the need for narrative evidence to inform decision-making.Stories can provide new insights into current policy challenges and problems but while listening to them could improve political decision-making, how do we know wh…
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Ukraine war – how can academics apply their expertise?
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This special edition of Crossing Channels features Nataliia Shapoval and Tymofiy Mylovanov from the Kyiv School of Economics talking to Rory Cellan-Jones about the role of academics and research during wartime.Tymofiy Mylovanov, president of the Kyiv School of Economics (KSE), and Nataliia Shapoval, head of KSE Institute, discuss how their research…
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How much do people care about inequality?
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Rory Cellan-Jones and leading experts Charlotte Cavaillé, Ailbhe McNabola and Jack Shaw discuss the causes of income and regional inequality, why policymakers should care, and what policy interventions work best to reduce them.Leading experts discuss recent trends in income and regional inequality, and evaluate the effectiveness of different policy…
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The Mystery of Darwin's Stolen Notebooks
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Darwin’s tiny, priceless Tree of Life sketch is arguably the most iconic drawing in the history of science. “The Tree of Life notebooks are Darwin at his most radical,” says Professor Jim Secord, a world expert on the subject. “The theory of natural selection and evolution is the foundation stone of modern biology and much of the rest of the scienc…
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Wellbeing at work – whose job is it to fix it?
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Rory Cellan-Jones and leading experts Gordon Harold, Laura Nurski and Zoe Purcell discuss why mental wellbeing in the workplace is essential, and what policymakers can do to promote a healthy workforce.This episode unpacks the impact of the future of work on mental wellbeing, and its implications for policy. Leading experts discuss the major trends…
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We Shall Not Cease From Exploration - The Poetry of Research
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How can poetry explore and share academic research with the public?Rebekah King speaks with David Cain and researchers at the University of Cambridge about their participation in the Creative Encounters Words programme. Listen to researchers Dr Catherine Merrick (Senior Lecturer Pathology, Biological Sciences), accompanying music by Jonathan Windso…
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Has digital technology made us better off?
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Rory Cellan-Jones talks to leading economists Diane Coyle, Jacques Crémer and Jean Tirole, about why productivity growth has slowed in spite of immense technological progress and what policy can do about it.This episode unravels the impact of digitalisation on economic growth and its implications for policy. Leading economists discuss the productiv…
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How should we be expecting to live as we start to adapt to the changing climate? In our race to resilience, are there limitations to what we shoud expect to see on our supermarket shelves, escalated by the Ukraine war and cost of living crisis? And what real progress have we made since COP26?To help build momentum after the UN Climate Change Confer…
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Conversations with Christopher Forsyth #1: Early Life and Career
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Between April and June 2022 Professor Forsyth was interviewed four times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (28 April 2022): Early Life and Career- Second Interview (11 May 2022): Career Part 1- Third Interview (17 …
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Conversations with Christopher Forsyth #2: Career Part 1
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Between April and June 2022 Professor Forsyth was interviewed four times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (28 April 2022): Early Life and Career- Second Interview (11 May 2022): Career Part 1- Third Interview (17 …
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Conversations with Christopher Forsyth #3: Career Part 2
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Between April and June 2022 Professor Forsyth was interviewed four times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (28 April 2022): Early Life and Career- Second Interview (11 May 2022): Career Part 1- Third Interview (17 …
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Conversations with Christopher Forsyth #4: Scholarly Works
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Between April and June 2022 Professor Forsyth was interviewed four times. The interviewer is Lesley Dingle.**Please note due to technical problems, the audio quality of this interview is very poor**The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is available on this website with transcripts of those recordings:- First Interview (28 April 2022):…
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What can political leaders learn from history?
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Rory Cellan-Jones talks to expert guests Lucy Delap (University of Cambridge) and Victor Gay (IAST) about how lessons from history can inform policymaking today.In this episode, Lucy Delap and Victor Gay discuss examples from history where lessons can be learned for today’s policymaking. They look at what the recession in the 1970s can tell us abou…
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Science Policy & Climate Resilience: Built Environment
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How can our built environment adapt to the impacts of climate change? What needs to be done to decarbonise the industry to future-proof our urban, rural and coastal environments and what can new development look like in our race to resilience? In the final episode of our 4-part mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Emily So is…
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Science, Policy & Climate Resilience: Accelerating Actions
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How can people and businesses learn to adapt and live with climate change? What behaviours should be adopted, what conversations should be had and actions taken at a global, national and local level? In the third episode of our mini-series - Science, Policy & Climate Resilience - Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of …
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HOW MIGHT POLICY STEER US TOWARDS BETTER DECISION-MAKING?
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This podcast looks at the psychological quirks of humankind, what effects our bad decisions have on the society we live in, and how policy might best steer us towards better outcomes.Rory Cellan-Jones talks to Dr Bence Bago - Research Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in Toulouse, and Professor Dame Theresa Marteau – the Director of the Be…
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CAN DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL LEADERS EVER MEET OUR EXPECTATIONS?
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This episode looks at what we expect from our leaders, how that's changed over time, and whether democratic leaders are particularly prone to disappointing us. This episode is hosted by Rory Cellan-Jones, and features experts Dr Roberto Foa, Assistant Professor in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Cambridge, and Dr Zachary Garfield, R…
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Science, Policy & Climate Resilience: Finance
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For our new 4-part mini-series - Science, Policy and Climate Resilience - Host Rob Doubleday is joined by our new Co-Host Emily So, Professor of Architectural Engineering, University of Cambridge. Season 6 is focusing on the race to resilience global climate campaign and how to accelerate climate priorities after COP26.In this second episode we're …
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Welcome to my Podcast! In about two days’ time, it will have been exactly three years since I released the last episode of this geography Podcast… Nevertheless… in this episode, I will be looking at part of the A-Level Geography course, Hazardous Environments, specifically tornadoes and how they are formed. A tornado is a violently spinning column …
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Welcome to my Podcast! In about two days’ time, it will have been exactly three years since I released the last episode of this geography Podcast… Nevertheless… in this episode, I will be looking at part of the A-Level Geography course, Hazardous Environments, specifically tropical storms and how they are formed. Known as hurricanes in the North At…
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Conversations with Emeritus Professor John Rason Spencer #1: Early Life and Career
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This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is…
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Conversations with Emeritus Professor John Rason Spencer #2: University Career and Retirement
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This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is…
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Conversations with Emeritus Professor John Rason Spencer #3: Scholarly works
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This is an interview with the thirty-third entrant in the Eminent Scholars Archive. John Spencer was Lecturer and Professor in Law at Selwyn College from 1973 to 2013. He is Hon QC, CBE, and was Faculty Chairman 1995-97. The interview was recorded online from Professor Spencer’s home in Norfolk.The interviews were recorded, and the audio version is…
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