Many neuroscientists believe disorders of the mind will be solved when we understand the differences between the male and female brain. Yet is is frequently argued that men and women are not born but made. Are mental differences between...

In This Episode, Tyler Teaches Us About Community Centered Online Learning

AA Gill challenges George Monbiot on why it’s ok to eat meat.

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Yesterday the UK's parliament finally approved a Brexit Deal, signing off on Johnson's Withdrawal Agreement Bill. In this video we discuss what this means for Brexit, the exit date as well as watching some of the debate in parliament.

This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Kier Starmer highlights the debate around Conservative Cronyism, the Overseas Operation bill gets discussed in the Commons...

We think space and time are the structure of the universe. Yet Einstein argued 'space and time are modes by which we think and not conditions in which we live'. And philosophers, Kant and Heidegger, saw space and time as the framework of...

Many have been sceptical of Freud's claim that unconscious desires control our lives. Yet recent studies show the conscious brain processes only a tiny fraction of the brain as a whole. Are hidden desires and secret thoughts driving our...

Tariq Ramandan, David Aaronovitch, Charles Glass, Ibn Warraq.

Last night the government lost a vote giving MPs the power to take control of the business in the House of Commons today. In this video we're going to discuss what the result of this vote is, what it means for Brexit and if it will end...

How different is the ancient world from the modern world? Why is cherry picking history not a good thing compared to looking at the big picture of it?

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Vince Cable: Getting the Financial System Off Life Support

Evil artificial intelligences are luckily confined to fiction. Yet leading scientists claim that intelligent machines are 'the most serious threat facing mankind'. Are they right or could a mind free from human prejudices create a...

From the Olympics to the UN we celebrate national identity and culture. Yet nations are typically the source of warfare and conflict. Would we be better to get rid of nations and borders in favour of a wider, ultimately global,...

The filibuster has become increasingly controversial in recent years, with critics on both sides of the aisle. So in this video we discuss how the filibuster works, why some want to see it scrapped & what it means for the future of US...

Thomas Piketty on the inequality of public spending.

In this video, Jabzy brings us historical tidbits and unknown facts about The Mystery of Great Moravia

Discussion and Q&A at the panel entitled "The Future of Europe" at the Institute for New Economic Thinking's (INET) Paradigm Lost Conference in Berlin. April 13, 2012. #inetberlin<br/>

Anson Chan on democracy and China.

This Week in Parliament is the series where we discuss what's been going on in the Houses of Parliament. This week Matt Hancock faced the Commons to defend himself against Cumming's alligations and there's a Westminster Hall debate about...

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How has NSF supported climate change research?

From Aristotle to Einstein humans have tried to make sense of the world. Yet despite huge advances, a final explanation looks as distant as ever. What makes our lives and the world so puzzling and inexplicable? Is it too soon to give...

MOT 1952: THE CANDIDATES: Angled WS David Brinkley (FG), Vice President Alben Barkley, VS Senator Estes Kefauver SOT, saying should have provisions for debate, thought new proposal in line, Senator Robert Kerr & Senator Richard B....