http://feeds.tvo.org/tvobigideas http://www.tvo.org/bigideas/ Copyright 2010 OECA (TVO). All Rights Reserved. en-ca TVO Lectures, Ontario, Education, Public Broadcasting, Lecturers, Speakers, Higher Education Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style. Big Ideas airs Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster. Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style. Big Ideas airs Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster. Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science.... By nature of its lecture format, pacing and inquisitive approach, it is the antithesis of the prevailing sound-bite television norm. The simple, bold concept is a victory of substance over style. Big Ideas airs Saturdays and Sundays at 5:00 PM EST on TVO - Canada's largest educational broadcaster. TVO emma@tvo.org http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/images/bigideasaudio.jpg http://www.tvo.org/bigideas/ Podcast 300 300 TVO Lisa Harvey-Smith of CSIRO discusses the mega-telescope known as the Square Kilometre Array. CSIRO, the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, is part of the continent-spanning next-generation radio telescope project which is due to be completed in 2019. Lisa Harvey-Smith of CSIRO discusses the mega-telescope known as the Square Kilometre Array. CSIRO, the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, is part of the continent-spanning next-generation radio telescope project which is due to be completed in 2019. Lisa Harvey-Smith of CSIRO discusses the mega-telescope known as the Square Kilometre Array. CSIRO, the Australian Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation, is part of the continent-spanning next-generation radio telescope project which is due to be completed in 2019. 00:51:24 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2026367_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 May 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Science,Astronomy,Lisa Harvey-Smith,Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder,ASKAP,CSIRO,Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organisation Education TVO Psychiatrist and author, Allen J. Frances, believes that mental illnesses are being over-diagnosed. In his lecture, Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone Have a Mental Illness?, Dr. Frances will outline why he thinks the DSM-V will lead to millions of people being mislabeled with mental disorders. His lecture is part of Mental Health Matters, an initiative of TVO in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The lecture is followed by a short Q & A. Psychiatrist and author, Allen J. Frances, believes that mental illnesses are being over-diagnosed. In his lecture, Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone Have a Mental Illness?, Dr. Frances will outline why he thinks the DSM-V will lead to millions of people being mislabeled with mental disorders. His lecture is part of Mental Health Matters, an initiative of TVO in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The lecture is followed by a short Q & A. Psychiatrist and author, Allen J. Frances, believes that mental illnesses are being over-diagnosed. In his lecture, Diagnostic Inflation: Does Everyone Have a Mental Illness?, Dr. Frances will outline why he thinks the DSM-V will lead to millions of people being mislabeled with mental disorders. His lecture is part of Mental Health Matters, an initiative of TVO in association with the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The lecture is followed by a short Q & A. 00:57:35 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2026085_48k.mp3 Fri, 11 May 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,brain,health and research,medicine,psychology,Mental Health,Allen J. Frances Education TVO Renowned British psychiatrist and author, Iain McGilchrist, delivers a lecture entitled Our Mind at War. Drawing from research in his latest book, The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, Dr. McGilchrist explains how an overreliance on ways of looking at the world characteristic of the left hemisphere may be partially responsible for the increase in mental illnesses globally, including depression. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Renowned British psychiatrist and author, Iain McGilchrist, delivers a lecture entitled Our Mind at War. Drawing from research in his latest book, The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, Dr. McGilchrist explains how an overreliance on ways of looking at the world characteristic of the left hemisphere may be partially responsible for the increase in mental illnesses globally, including depression. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Renowned British psychiatrist and author, Iain McGilchrist, delivers a lecture entitled Our Mind at War. Drawing from research in his latest book, The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World, Dr. McGilchrist explains how an overreliance on ways of looking at the world characteristic of the left hemisphere may be partially responsible for the increase in mental illnesses globally, including depression. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:52:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2026083_48k.mp3 Fri, 04 May 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Brain,Health and Research,Medicine,Psychology,Science,Society Education TVO Psychology professor, Marc Fournier, on Domination and Depression. His lecture was delivered at University of Toronto-Scarborough as part of the 2008 Big Ideas Best Lecturer competition. Psychology professor, Marc Fournier, on Domination and Depression. His lecture was delivered at University of Toronto-Scarborough as part of the 2008 Big Ideas Best Lecturer competition. Psychology professor, Marc Fournier, on Domination and Depression. His lecture was delivered at University of Toronto-Scarborough as part of the 2008 Big Ideas Best Lecturer competition. 00:42:34 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008759_48k.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Psychology,Science,Brain,Genetics,Medicine,Health and Research,Society Education TVO Zach Hall, Dean of Research at the School of Medicine, University of Southern California, on Neuroethics: A Challenge for a New Age. His lecture was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto on November 12, 2003. Zach Hall, Dean of Research at the School of Medicine, University of Southern California, on Neuroethics: A Challenge for a New Age. His lecture was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto on November 12, 2003. Zach Hall, Dean of Research at the School of Medicine, University of Southern California, on Neuroethics: A Challenge for a New Age. His lecture was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto on November 12, 2003. 01:00:32 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008763_48k.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Psychology,Science,Brain,Genetics,Medicine,Health and Research,Ethics Education TVO Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison on Understanding Suicide. Her lecture, drawing on research from her book, Night Falls Fast, was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto in the year 2000. It first aired on Big Ideas on February 3, 2001. Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison on Understanding Suicide. Her lecture, drawing on research from her book, Night Falls Fast, was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto in the year 2000. It first aired on Big Ideas on February 3, 2001. Psychologist Kay Redfield Jamison on Understanding Suicide. Her lecture, drawing on research from her book, Night Falls Fast, was delivered at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto in the year 2000. It first aired on Big Ideas on February 3, 2001. 00:53:13 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008780_48k.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Psychology,Science,Brain,Medicine,Health and Research Education TVO Psychiatrist David Healy with his lecture Gripped by a Python: How Pharmaceutical Companies Control the Medical Marketplace. The lecture was delivered at Bethune College in Toronto on February 27, 2003. Psychiatrist David Healy with his lecture Gripped by a Python: How Pharmaceutical Companies Control the Medical Marketplace. The lecture was delivered at Bethune College in Toronto on February 27, 2003. Psychiatrist David Healy with his lecture Gripped by a Python: How Pharmaceutical Companies Control the Medical Marketplace. The lecture was delivered at Bethune College in Toronto on February 27, 2003. 00:53:25 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008793_48k.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Psychology,Science,Brain,Medicine,Health and Research,Ethics,Business Education TVO Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, on his book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of the most important breakthrough in neuroscience: the discovery of neuroplasticity. His lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto on March 29th, 2008. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, on his book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of the most important breakthrough in neuroscience: the discovery of neuroplasticity. His lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto on March 29th, 2008. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, on his book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of the most important breakthrough in neuroscience: the discovery of neuroplasticity. His lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto on March 29th, 2008. 00:55:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008803_48k.mp3 Mon, 30 Apr 2012 12:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Psychology,Science,Brain,Medicine,Health and Research,Society Education TVO Graeme Gibson, author of The Bedside Book of Beasts, and recipient of the Order of Canada, explores the ways we humans relate emotionally, imaginatively, and physically to the natural world. Entitled Echoes of a Working Eden, his lecture also addresses the damage done to us by our abandonment of Nature. It was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Graeme Gibson, author of The Bedside Book of Beasts, and recipient of the Order of Canada, explores the ways we humans relate emotionally, imaginatively, and physically to the natural world. Entitled Echoes of a Working Eden, his lecture also addresses the damage done to us by our abandonment of Nature. It was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Graeme Gibson, author of The Bedside Book of Beasts, and recipient of the Order of Canada, explores the ways we humans relate emotionally, imaginatively, and physically to the natural world. Entitled Echoes of a Working Eden, his lecture also addresses the damage done to us by our abandonment of Nature. It was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:36:53 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2026081_48k.mp3 Fri, 27 Apr 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Graeme Gibson,Literature,Arts,Environment,Nature Education TVO Art historian Francis Broun discusses the work of the 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. In this podcast, Broun explores why Artemisia, who was widely respected in her own time, was forgotten and why she has recently been returned to her rightful place as a groundbreaking painter. Art historian Francis Broun discusses the work of the 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. In this podcast, Broun explores why Artemisia, who was widely respected in her own time, was forgotten and why she has recently been returned to her rightful place as a groundbreaking painter. Art historian Francis Broun discusses the work of the 17th century painter Artemisia Gentileschi. In this podcast, Broun explores why Artemisia, who was widely respected in her own time, was forgotten and why she has recently been returned to her rightful place as a groundbreaking painter. 00:54:12 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2009260_48k.mp3 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Francis Broun,Artemisia Gentileschi,Art,Arts,Painting,Art History Education TVO Philosopher Ian Hacking delivers the 2011 Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture entitled Who Are You? The Biosocial Being. The lecture took place at York University on November 14, 2011. Philosopher Ian Hacking delivers the 2011 Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture entitled Who Are You? The Biosocial Being. The lecture took place at York University on November 14, 2011. Philosopher Ian Hacking delivers the 2011 Ioan Davies Memorial Lecture entitled Who Are You? The Biosocial Being. The lecture took place at York University on November 14, 2011. 00:48:34 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2010069_48k.mp3 Fri, 13 Apr 2012 23:30:00 EST Ian Hacking,Big Ideas,Citizenship,Genetics,psychology,multiculturalism,philosophy,society Education TVO Drawing on their vast experiences and first-hand knowledge, distinguished humanitarians Senator Romeo Dallaire and Stephen Lewis, enter into a dialogue about the issues that they have committed their lives to: the eradication of the use of child soldiers and stopping the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Their discussion, moderated by journalist Anna Maria Tremonti, was organized by PEN Canada. Drawing on their vast experiences and first-hand knowledge, distinguished humanitarians Senator Romeo Dallaire and Stephen Lewis, enter into a dialogue about the issues that they have committed their lives to: the eradication of the use of child soldiers and stopping the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Their discussion, moderated by journalist Anna Maria Tremonti, was organized by PEN Canada. Drawing on their vast experiences and first-hand knowledge, distinguished humanitarians Senator Romeo Dallaire and Stephen Lewis, enter into a dialogue about the issues that they have committed their lives to: the eradication of the use of child soldiers and stopping the HIV/AIDS pandemic in Africa. Their discussion, moderated by journalist Anna Maria Tremonti, was organized by PEN Canada. 00:56:08 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/011404_48k.mp3 Fri, 06 Apr 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Government,Africa,War,Poverty,Society,Human Rights,Stephen Lewis,Romeo Dallaire,child soldiers Education TVO Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, on The Machinery of the Mind. Kahneman is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics. Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, on The Machinery of the Mind. Kahneman is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics. Daniel Kahneman, author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, on The Machinery of the Mind. Kahneman is Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University and the winner of the 2002 Nobel Prize in Economics. 00:47:30 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012270_48k.mp3 Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Daniel Kahnemn,Psychology,Brain,Economics Education TVO McGill University professor, Darin Barney, delivers the 2007 Hart House Lecture entitled One Nation Under Google. His lecture looks at many important issues, including how we are used by technology and how technology challenges citizenship. Barney is the Canada Research Chair in Technology & Citizenship. McGill University professor, Darin Barney, delivers the 2007 Hart House Lecture entitled One Nation Under Google. His lecture looks at many important issues, including how we are used by technology and how technology challenges citizenship. Barney is the Canada Research Chair in Technology & Citizenship. McGill University professor, Darin Barney, delivers the 2007 Hart House Lecture entitled One Nation Under Google. His lecture looks at many important issues, including how we are used by technology and how technology challenges citizenship. Barney is the Canada Research Chair in Technology & Citizenship. 00:51:02 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2008712_48k.mp3 Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:00:00 EST Darin Barney,Citizenship,Civics,Community,Technology,Digital Literacy,Social Media,Internet Education TVO Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel. Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel. Science historian and author (Darwin Among the Machines) George Dyson on the Origins of the Digital Universe. The talk focuses on the work done at The Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton New Jersey by such renowned scientists as John von Neumann and Kurt Godel. 00:52:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/011407_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,George Dyson,Perimeter Institute,Science,Physics,Technology,Alan Turing,John von Neumann,J Robert Oppenheimer Education TVO Alberto Manguel delivers the final lecture in the 2007 Massey Lecture series, entitled The Screen of Hal. Alberto Manguel delivers the final lecture in the 2007 Massey Lecture series, entitled The Screen of Hal. Alberto Manguel delivers the final lecture in the 2007 Massey Lecture series, entitled The Screen of Hal. 00:52:54 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/2000315_48k.mp3 Wed, 21 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Alberto Manguel,Massey Lectures,Jack London,The Assassination Bureau Ltd,Philosophy,Literature Education TVO John Duffy, advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin and founder of StrategyCorp, tackles the subject of The Emerging Politics of Technology in a lecture produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Duffy has spent years pondering the role of technology in our thinking about policy and politics. And he believes that the politics of technology is at the forefront of Canada's public policy debates. But is technology beyond political and democratic control? And if not, how can we ensure that the cost and benefit of new technological developments do not deepen the already growing inequalities in our society? John Duffy, advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin and founder of StrategyCorp, tackles the subject of The Emerging Politics of Technology in a lecture produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Duffy has spent years pondering the role of technology in our thinking about policy and politics. And he believes that the politics of technology is at the forefront of Canada's public policy debates. But is technology beyond political and democratic control? And if not, how can we ensure that the cost and benefit of new technological developments do not deepen the already growing inequalities in our society? John Duffy, advisor to former Prime Minister Paul Martin and founder of StrategyCorp, tackles the subject of The Emerging Politics of Technology in a lecture produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Duffy has spent years pondering the role of technology in our thinking about policy and politics. And he believes that the politics of technology is at the forefront of Canada's public policy debates. But is technology beyond political and democratic control? And if not, how can we ensure that the cost and benefit of new technological developments do not deepen the already growing inequalities in our society? 01:01:41 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/011402_48k.mp3 Fri, 16 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Civics,Government,Legislation,Canadian Politics,Ontario politics,Technology,Environment,Climate Change,Society Education TVO Adjunct Professor of Physics at Northeastern University in Boston, Graham Farmelo, on Paul Dirac and the Religion of Mathematical Beauty. Apart from Einstein, Paul Dirac was probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the 20th century. Dirac, co-inventor of quantum mechanics, is now best known for conceiving of anti-matter and also for his deeply eccentric behavior. For him, the most important attribute of a fundamental theory was its mathematical beauty, an idea that he said was "almost a religion" to him. Adjunct Professor of Physics at Northeastern University in Boston, Graham Farmelo, on Paul Dirac and the Religion of Mathematical Beauty. Apart from Einstein, Paul Dirac was probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the 20th century. Dirac, co-inventor of quantum mechanics, is now best known for conceiving of anti-matter and also for his deeply eccentric behavior. For him, the most important attribute of a fundamental theory was its mathematical beauty, an idea that he said was "almost a religion" to him. Adjunct Professor of Physics at Northeastern University in Boston, Graham Farmelo, on Paul Dirac and the Religion of Mathematical Beauty. Apart from Einstein, Paul Dirac was probably the greatest theoretical physicist of the 20th century. Dirac, co-inventor of quantum mechanics, is now best known for conceiving of anti-matter and also for his deeply eccentric behavior. For him, the most important attribute of a fundamental theory was its mathematical beauty, an idea that he said was "almost a religion" to him. 00:54:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012289_48k.mp3 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Graham Farmelo,Paul Dirac,Mathematics,Physics,Science,Perimeter Institute Education TVO Bestselling author, essayist and New Yorker contributor, Adam Gopnik, delivers the fifth installment of the 2011 CBC Massey Lectures, Winter: Five Windows on the Season. In this lecture, entitled Remembering Winter, Gopnik offers a delightful meditation and reflection on winter, drawing from his memories of growing up in Montreal as well as from the works of other artists, writers and thinkers who have shaped our ideas about the most memorable of seasons. Bestselling author, essayist and New Yorker contributor, Adam Gopnik, delivers the fifth installment of the 2011 CBC Massey Lectures, Winter: Five Windows on the Season. In this lecture, entitled Remembering Winter, Gopnik offers a delightful meditation and reflection on winter, drawing from his memories of growing up in Montreal as well as from the works of other artists, writers and thinkers who have shaped our ideas about the most memorable of seasons. Bestselling author, essayist and New Yorker contributor, Adam Gopnik, delivers the fifth installment of the 2011 CBC Massey Lectures, Winter: Five Windows on the Season. In this lecture, entitled Remembering Winter, Gopnik offers a delightful meditation and reflection on winter, drawing from his memories of growing up in Montreal as well as from the works of other artists, writers and thinkers who have shaped our ideas about the most memorable of seasons. 00:55:04 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012299_48k.mp3 Fri, 24 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Adam Gopnik,Environment,Nature,Climate Change,Art,Arts,Society,Literature,Music,Poetry Education TVO Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor, on Religion and Violence. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor, on Religion and Violence. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor, on Religion and Violence. 00:49:57 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/1998755_48k.mp3 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Religion,Charles Taylor,Philosophy,Society Education TVO Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, delivers a lecture entitled Thinking About Our Society: Why Violence Has Declined. Pinker (Psychology - Harvard University) explores the essence of human nature and what lies behind the statistically unmistakable reduction in violence over the past few centuries. Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, delivers a lecture entitled Thinking About Our Society: Why Violence Has Declined. Pinker (Psychology - Harvard University) explores the essence of human nature and what lies behind the statistically unmistakable reduction in violence over the past few centuries. Steven Pinker, author of The Better Angels of Our Nature, delivers a lecture entitled Thinking About Our Society: Why Violence Has Declined. Pinker (Psychology - Harvard University) explores the essence of human nature and what lies behind the statistically unmistakable reduction in violence over the past few centuries. 00:40:35 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012287_48k.mp3 Fri, 17 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Steven Pinker,The Better Angels of Our Nature,Psychology,Violence,Social Issues Education TVO Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Jonathan Sacks discuss The Future of Religion in a Secular Age. The New Atheists, the state of marriage, the dangers of religion in the political sphere and the difference between religious thinking and magical thinking are all discussed. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Jonathan Sacks discuss The Future of Religion in a Secular Age. The New Atheists, the state of marriage, the dangers of religion in the political sphere and the difference between religious thinking and magical thinking are all discussed. Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Philosophy at McGill University, Charles Taylor and Chief Rabbi of the United Hebrew Congregations of the Commonwealth, Jonathan Sacks discuss The Future of Religion in a Secular Age. The New Atheists, the state of marriage, the dangers of religion in the political sphere and the difference between religious thinking and magical thinking are all discussed. 00:54:31 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012274_48k.mp3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Charles Taylor,Jonathan Sacks,Religion,Science,Atheism,Ethics,Secularism Education TVO Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars. Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars. Author and astronomer Ray Jayawardhana discusses Alien Planets and his latest book Strange New Worlds. The lecture focuses on techniques for detecting planets orbiting distant stars. 00:46:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012257_48k.mp3 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Ray Jayawardhana,Pluto,Solar System,Science,Astronomy,Extra-Solar Planets,Kepler Spece Telescope,Kepler Mission,Otto Struve Education TVO What will it mean to be human in the future? Uploading consciousness into virtual worlds and prolonging life through biotechnology are already being contemplated. Canada's leading science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer, offers his insights in a lecture entitled Humanity 2.0, produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. What will it mean to be human in the future? Uploading consciousness into virtual worlds and prolonging life through biotechnology are already being contemplated. Canada's leading science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer, offers his insights in a lecture entitled Humanity 2.0, produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. What will it mean to be human in the future? Uploading consciousness into virtual worlds and prolonging life through biotechnology are already being contemplated. Canada's leading science fiction writer, Robert J. Sawyer, offers his insights in a lecture entitled Humanity 2.0, produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:58:06 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012292_48k.mp3 Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Robert J. Sawyer,Engineering,Science,Psychology,Technology,Society,Science Fiction Education TVO Author, teacher and activist, Clay Shirky, discusses the visionary insights of Marshall McLuhan as well as his own ideas about the effects of new media and social networking on our society. Shirky's latest book Cognitive Surplus explores how new technology is unleashing a wave of creative production that he believes is transforming the world. Following the lecture, Shirky sits down for an interview with broadcaster Jesse Hirsh. The event was part of the McLuhan 100 series at the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront Centre. Author, teacher and activist, Clay Shirky, discusses the visionary insights of Marshall McLuhan as well as his own ideas about the effects of new media and social networking on our society. Shirky's latest book Cognitive Surplus explores how new technology is unleashing a wave of creative production that he believes is transforming the world. Following the lecture, Shirky sits down for an interview with broadcaster Jesse Hirsh. The event was part of the McLuhan 100 series at the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront Centre. Author, teacher and activist, Clay Shirky, discusses the visionary insights of Marshall McLuhan as well as his own ideas about the effects of new media and social networking on our society. Shirky's latest book Cognitive Surplus explores how new technology is unleashing a wave of creative production that he believes is transforming the world. Following the lecture, Shirky sits down for an interview with broadcaster Jesse Hirsh. The event was part of the McLuhan 100 series at the International Festival of Authors at Harbourfront Centre. 00:55:01 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012284_48k.mp3 Fri, 20 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Internet,Media,Social Media,Technology,Popular culture,Social issues,Society,Community,Civics,Clay Shirky Education TVO In a lecture entitled How Success Happens, New York Times columnist and author, David Brooks, draws from the research in his latest book The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement. His lecture was delivered at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In a lecture entitled How Success Happens, New York Times columnist and author, David Brooks, draws from the research in his latest book The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement. His lecture was delivered at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. In a lecture entitled How Success Happens, New York Times columnist and author, David Brooks, draws from the research in his latest book The Social Animal: The Hidden Sources of Love, Character and Achievement. His lecture was delivered at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto. 00:50:18 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012277_48k.mp3 Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,psychology,science,health and research,brain,politics,cultural commentary,The Social Animal Education TVO The Canadian Space Agency's Chief Astronaut, Julie Payette delivers a lecture entitled Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space: Research and Diplomacy. The Canadian Space Agency's Chief Astronaut, Julie Payette delivers a lecture entitled Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space: Research and Diplomacy. The Canadian Space Agency's Chief Astronaut, Julie Payette delivers a lecture entitled Canadian Space Agency Perspectives from Space: Research and Diplomacy. 00:51:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012272_48k.mp3 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Julie Payette,Canadian Space Agency,NASA,International Space Station,Space,Astronomy,Technology Education TVO Thomas Homer-Dixon answers questions following his lecture entitled Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival. Thomas Homer-Dixon answers questions following his lecture entitled Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival. Thomas Homer-Dixon answers questions following his lecture entitled Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival. 00:10:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012251_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Thomas Homer-Dixon,Perimeter Institute,Equinox Summit,Science,Energy,Economics,Climate Change Education TVO Bonus audio - Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss Palestine and The Arab Spring as viewed through the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin Bonus audio - Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss Palestine and The Arab Spring as viewed through the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin Bonus audio - Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss Palestine and The Arab Spring as viewed through the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin 00:11:08 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012268_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Mark Kingwell,Michael Ignatieff,Ramin Jahanbegloo,Government,Middle East,Isaiah Berlin Education TVO Keith Devlin, Executive Director of the H-STAR Institute at Stanford University, discusses Leonardo and Steve: How Fibonacci Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years Keith Devlin, Executive Director of the H-STAR Institute at Stanford University, discusses Leonardo and Steve: How Fibonacci Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years Keith Devlin, Executive Director of the H-STAR Institute at Stanford University, discusses Leonardo and Steve: How Fibonacci Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years 00:55:34 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012262_48k.mp3 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Keith Devlin,Steve Jobs,Leonardo of Pisa,Fibonacci,Technology,Mathematics,Business Education TVO Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO's series The Agenda with Steve Paikin, delivers the 20th annual Bell lecture entitled, The Personal Price of a Political Life. The lecture was recorded at Carleton University in Ottawa on November 16th, 2011. Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO's series The Agenda with Steve Paikin, delivers the 20th annual Bell lecture entitled, The Personal Price of a Political Life. The lecture was recorded at Carleton University in Ottawa on November 16th, 2011. Steve Paikin, anchor and senior editor of TVO's series The Agenda with Steve Paikin, delivers the 20th annual Bell lecture entitled, The Personal Price of a Political Life. The lecture was recorded at Carleton University in Ottawa on November 16th, 2011. 00:24:41 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012285_48k.mp3 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Civics,Government,Canadian Politics,Ontario politics,Society,Steve Paikin,The Agenda with Steve Paikin Education TVO John Ibbitson, Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, delivers a lecture on The Collapse of the Laurentian Consensus and the Rise of Ontario as a Pacific Province. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. John Ibbitson, Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, delivers a lecture on The Collapse of the Laurentian Consensus and the Rise of Ontario as a Pacific Province. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. John Ibbitson, Ottawa bureau chief for The Globe and Mail, delivers a lecture on The Collapse of the Laurentian Consensus and the Rise of Ontario as a Pacific Province. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:44:54 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012279_48k.mp3 Fri, 09 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Government,Electoral System,Legislation,Canadian Politics,Ontario Politics,Economics,Queen's Park,Social Issues,Urban Issues,John Ibbitson Education TVO Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin as they pertain to Liberty and The Arab Spring Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin as they pertain to Liberty and The Arab Spring Moderator Mark Kingwell and panelists Michael Ignatieff and Ramin Jahanbegloo discuss the writings of political philosopher Isaiah Berlin as they pertain to Liberty and The Arab Spring 00:55:46 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012260_48k.mp3 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Mark Kingwell,Michael Ignatieff,Ramin Jahanbegloo,Government,Africa,Middle East,U.S. Politics,Internet,Social Media,Religion Education TVO Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and William Watson, McGill economics professor, debate Inequality: A Threat to Democracy? This is the 2011 Keith Davey Forum on Public Affairs, moderated by political scientist Jeffrey Kopstein. Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and William Watson, McGill economics professor, debate Inequality: A Threat to Democracy? This is the 2011 Keith Davey Forum on Public Affairs, moderated by political scientist Jeffrey Kopstein. Armine Yalnizyan, senior economist at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, and William Watson, McGill economics professor, debate Inequality: A Threat to Democracy? This is the 2011 Keith Davey Forum on Public Affairs, moderated by political scientist Jeffrey Kopstein. 00:56:07 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012265_48k.mp3 Fri, 02 Dec 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Economics,Globalization,Canadian Politics,Government,Human Rights,Social Issues,Social Justice,Society Education TVO Hungarian philosopher, Gaspar Tamas,on The Failure of Liberal Democracy in Eastern Europe and Everywhere Else. His lecture was delivered at the Munk School of Global Affairs on September 20, 2011. Tamas is a prolific writer of essays with a wide-ranging and distinguished career in academics and government. He was also a leading figure in the East European dissident movements. Hungarian philosopher, Gaspar Tamas,on The Failure of Liberal Democracy in Eastern Europe and Everywhere Else. His lecture was delivered at the Munk School of Global Affairs on September 20, 2011. Tamas is a prolific writer of essays with a wide-ranging and distinguished career in academics and government. He was also a leading figure in the East European dissident movements. Hungarian philosopher, Gaspar Tamas,on The Failure of Liberal Democracy in Eastern Europe and Everywhere Else. His lecture was delivered at the Munk School of Global Affairs on September 20, 2011. Tamas is a prolific writer of essays with a wide-ranging and distinguished career in academics and government. He was also a leading figure in the East European dissident movements. 00:52:40 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012266_48k.mp3 Fri, 25 Nov 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Civics,Government,Europe,Globalization,Human Rights,Racism,Social Justice Education TVO Drawing on his experiences with addicted patients from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the medical and legal systems are failing in the so-called war on drugs. He reads from his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and suggests ways in which our approach to dealing with drugs and drug addicts could be improved. Drawing on his experiences with addicted patients from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the medical and legal systems are failing in the so-called war on drugs. He reads from his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and suggests ways in which our approach to dealing with drugs and drug addicts could be improved. Drawing on his experiences with addicted patients from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, Dr. Gabor Maté discusses how the medical and legal systems are failing in the so-called war on drugs. He reads from his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, and suggests ways in which our approach to dealing with drugs and drug addicts could be improved. 00:54:43 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012282_48k.mp3 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Legislation,Crime and Punishment,Ethics,First Nations,Social Justice,Health and Research,Medicine Education TVO Hod Lipson of Cornell University discusses the future of 3-D printing in his lecture entitled, Programmable Matter: The Shape of Things to Come Hod Lipson of Cornell University discusses the future of 3-D printing in his lecture entitled, Programmable Matter: The Shape of Things to Come Hod Lipson of Cornell University discusses the future of 3-D printing in his lecture entitled, Programmable Matter: The Shape of Things to Come 00:53:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012255_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Physics,Scirnce,3-D printer,Robots,Education,Design,Technology Education TVO University of Toronto history professor, Ronald Pruessen, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor, Ronald Pruessen, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor, Ronald Pruessen, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:07:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105794_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society Education TVO Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, Janice Stein, provides a summary and closing remarks at the event entitled 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, Janice Stein, provides a summary and closing remarks at the event entitled 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs, Janice Stein, provides a summary and closing remarks at the event entitled 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:10:04 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105795_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society Education TVO Academic Director for the Munk School of Global Affairs, Ron Levi, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Academic Director for the Munk School of Global Affairs, Ron Levi, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Academic Director for the Munk School of Global Affairs, Ron Levi, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:09:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105792_48k.mp3 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society,human rights Education TVO Oxford history professor, Margaret MacMillan, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Oxford history professor, Margaret MacMillan, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Oxford history professor, Margaret MacMillan, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:07:17 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105793_48k.mp3 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,Europe,Canadian politics,war,terrorism,history,culture,society Education TVO Bill Graham, Chancellor of Trinity College, University of Toronto, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Bill Graham, Chancellor of Trinity College, University of Toronto, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Bill Graham, Chancellor of Trinity College, University of Toronto, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:06:05 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105790_48k.mp3 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Government,Canadian politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society Education TVO Writer, teacher, and former politician, Michael Ignatieff, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Writer, teacher, and former politician, Michael Ignatieff, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. Writer, teacher, and former politician, Michael Ignatieff, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:07:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105791_48k.mp3 Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society,globalism Education TVO University of Toronto history professor, Natalie Zemon Davis, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor, Natalie Zemon Davis, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor, Natalie Zemon Davis, with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:07:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105788_48k.mp3 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,cultural studies,religion,society,social history,Natalie Zemon Davis Education TVO University of Toronto political scientist Ron Deibert, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto political scientist Ron Deibert, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto political scientist Ron Deibert, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:07:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105789_48k.mp3 Tue, 15 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,terrorism,internet,society,government,technology,human rights Education TVO University of Toronto history professor Elspeth Brown with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor Elspeth Brown with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto history professor Elspeth Brown with her contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:04:35 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/101245_48k.mp3 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,culture,society Education TVO University of Toronto graduate student, Louis Century, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto graduate student, Louis Century, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. University of Toronto graduate student, Louis Century, with his contribution to 9/11: Ten Reflections after the Passage of Ten Years: An Opportunity to Contemplate and Remember. It was recorded on September 13, 2011. The event was produced by the Munk School of Global Affairs in conjunction with the Centre for the Study of the United States. 00:06:07 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/105787_48k.mp3 Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,9/11,U.S. politics,Middle East,war,terrorism,history,racism,immigration,society Education TVO How Did Taxes Become a Bad Word? The Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Alex Himelfarb, discusses why we should be investing more, not less, in our future. While today's political leaders exalt the benefits of increased tax-cutting, Himelfarb argues that further tax cuts will come with serious consequences, including cuts to services and deeper inequality. According to Himelfarb, what we need is nothing less than a re-think about what our future is worth. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. How Did Taxes Become a Bad Word? The Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Alex Himelfarb, discusses why we should be investing more, not less, in our future. While today's political leaders exalt the benefits of increased tax-cutting, Himelfarb argues that further tax cuts will come with serious consequences, including cuts to services and deeper inequality. According to Himelfarb, what we need is nothing less than a re-think about what our future is worth. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. How Did Taxes Become a Bad Word? The Former Clerk of the Privy Council, Alex Himelfarb, discusses why we should be investing more, not less, in our future. While today's political leaders exalt the benefits of increased tax-cutting, Himelfarb argues that further tax cuts will come with serious consequences, including cuts to services and deeper inequality. According to Himelfarb, what we need is nothing less than a re-think about what our future is worth. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:54:06 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012225_48k.mp3 Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,government,citizenship,economics,Canadian politics,U.S. politics,social issues Education TVO Leonard Susskind of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics discusses the indestructability of information and the nature of black holes in a lecture entitled The World As Hologram. Leonard Susskind of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics discusses the indestructability of information and the nature of black holes in a lecture entitled The World As Hologram. Leonard Susskind of the Stanford Institute for Theoretical Physics discusses the indestructability of information and the nature of black holes in a lecture entitled The World As Hologram. 00:55:46 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012253_48k.mp3 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Science,Physics,Astronomy,Leonard Susskind,Jacob Bekenstein,Stephen Hawking,black hole,entropy,hologram,string theory Education TVO Academic, author and political activist, Noam Chomsky, on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival. Chomsky's lecture was delivered at the Hart House Great Hall at the University of Toronto on April 7, 2011. Academic, author and political activist, Noam Chomsky, on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival. Chomsky's lecture was delivered at the Hart House Great Hall at the University of Toronto on April 7, 2011. Academic, author and political activist, Noam Chomsky, on the State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival. Chomsky's lecture was delivered at the Hart House Great Hall at the University of Toronto on April 7, 2011. 00:55:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012222_48k.mp3 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,U.S. Politics,Economics,Society,Government,Social Justice,Business,Politics,Globalization,Human Rights,Europe,Asia,Africa Education TVO Thomas Homer-Dixon presents his lecture Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival at the Equinox Summit - Energy 2030. Thomas Homer-Dixon presents his lecture Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival at the Equinox Summit - Energy 2030. Thomas Homer-Dixon presents his lecture Civilization Far From Equilibrium: Energy, Complexity and Human Survival at the Equinox Summit - Energy 2030. 00:55:21 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012249_48k.mp3 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Thomas Homer-Dixon,Perimeter Institute,Science,Equinox Summit,Energy,Economics,Energy Return On Investment,Joseph Tainter,Climate Change Education TVO Philosopher and author, John Gray, on The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death. In the late nineteenth century and as a consequence of Darwinism, many thinkers turned to science to solve the riddle of death. Gray explores humankind's dangerous striving toward a scientific version of immortality. Philosopher and author, John Gray, on The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death. In the late nineteenth century and as a consequence of Darwinism, many thinkers turned to science to solve the riddle of death. Gray explores humankind's dangerous striving toward a scientific version of immortality. Philosopher and author, John Gray, on The Immortalization Commission: Science and the Strange Quest to Cheat Death. In the late nineteenth century and as a consequence of Darwinism, many thinkers turned to science to solve the riddle of death. Gray explores humankind's dangerous striving toward a scientific version of immortality. 00:21:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012220_48k.mp3 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Philosophy,Science,Darwinism,Society,Religion,Ethics,Psychology Education TVO Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University delivers a lecture entitled, Living Through Four Revolutions. Dyson discusses Space Technology, Nuclear Energy, the Genome and the Computer Revolution. Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University delivers a lecture entitled, Living Through Four Revolutions. Dyson discusses Space Technology, Nuclear Energy, the Genome and the Computer Revolution. Freeman Dyson, Professor Emeritus at Princeton University delivers a lecture entitled, Living Through Four Revolutions. Dyson discusses Space Technology, Nuclear Energy, the Genome and the Computer Revolution. 00:56:07 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012247_48k.mp3 Fri, 07 Oct 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Freeman Dyson,Science,Physics,Energy,Space Exploration,Human Genome,Computer Technology,Wernher von Braun,Arthur C Clarke,Edward Teller,Francis Crick,Jim Watson,Oswald T Avery,John von Neumann Education TVO Tariq Ramadan, the well-known, Swiss-born and controversial Muslim philosopher, offers a critique of the discriminatory nature of popular attitudes towards Muslims living in Europe and North America. His lecture was delivered at the Palais des Congres de Montreal on September 8, 2011. Tariq Ramadan, the well-known, Swiss-born and controversial Muslim philosopher, offers a critique of the discriminatory nature of popular attitudes towards Muslims living in Europe and North America. His lecture was delivered at the Palais des Congres de Montreal on September 8, 2011. Tariq Ramadan, the well-known, Swiss-born and controversial Muslim philosopher, offers a critique of the discriminatory nature of popular attitudes towards Muslims living in Europe and North America. His lecture was delivered at the Palais des Congres de Montreal on September 8, 2011. 01:04:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/109997_48k.mp3 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:00:00 EST Big Ideas,Government,Immigration,Citizenship,Europe,Middle East,North America,Social Studies,Cultural Studies,Philosophy,Religion,Islam,Spirituality,Urban Issues,Racism,Multiculturalism,Human Rights,Minorities Education TVO What makes our cultural institutions thrive, what new challenges do they face, and how can we best support them? Arts administrator, Jeff Melanson, explores The Evolving Role of the Arts in Canada. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada and was recorded at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on May 24, 2011 What makes our cultural institutions thrive, what new challenges do they face, and how can we best support them? Arts administrator, Jeff Melanson, explores The Evolving Role of the Arts in Canada. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada and was recorded at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on May 24, 2011 What makes our cultural institutions thrive, what new challenges do they face, and how can we best support them? Arts administrator, Jeff Melanson, explores The Evolving Role of the Arts in Canada. His lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada and was recorded at the Gardiner Museum in Toronto on May 24, 2011 00:55:55 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012218_48k.mp3 Fri, 30 Sep 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Arts,Community,Society,Culture,art,dance,film,literature,theatre,music,popular culture,Toronto,Business,Municipal Politics,Banff School of the Arts Education TVO David Keith, speaking at the Equinox Summit, discusses Technology, Energy and Nature - Human Values and Open Choices. Professor Keith holds the Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment. David Keith, speaking at the Equinox Summit, discusses Technology, Energy and Nature - Human Values and Open Choices. Professor Keith holds the Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment. David Keith, speaking at the Equinox Summit, discusses Technology, Energy and Nature - Human Values and Open Choices. Professor Keith holds the Canada Research Chair in Energy and the Environment. 00:56:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012245_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Sep 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,David Keith,Equinox Summit,Science,Energy,Environment,Climate Change,Peak Oil Education TVO University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, in conversation with author Sam Lipsyte. The interview was taped following Mount's lecture on Lipsyte's novel Home Land University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, in conversation with author Sam Lipsyte. The interview was taped following Mount's lecture on Lipsyte's novel Home Land University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, in conversation with author Sam Lipsyte. The interview was taped following Mount's lecture on Lipsyte's novel Home Land 00:21:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012215_48k.mp3 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,literature,Sam Lipsyte,Nick Mount,Home Land,arts and creativity,popular culture,English literature,Arts Education TVO Big Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism Big Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism Big Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism 01:01:43 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012243_48k.mp3 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Andrei Markovits,Anti-Americanism,Europe Education TVO English professor, Nick Mount, provides insight into Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land. The lecture was part of the Literature for Our Time series at the University of Toronto. English professor, Nick Mount, provides insight into Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land. The lecture was part of the Literature for Our Time series at the University of Toronto. English professor, Nick Mount, provides insight into Sam Lipsyte's novel Home Land. The lecture was part of the Literature for Our Time series at the University of Toronto. 00:42:33 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012213_48k.mp3 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 23:30:00 EST literature,Sam Lipsyte,Nick Mount,Home Land,arts and creativity,popular culture,English literature Education TVO Big Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of what is beautiful Big Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of what is beautiful Big Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of what is beautiful 00:51:48 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012236_48k.mp3 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Alexander Nehamas,beauty,esthetics Education TVO Eric Mazur, the Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, delivers a lecture entitled, Stopping Time. In it he breaks time down into it's smallest measureable components via photography and developments in laser technology. Eric Mazur, the Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, delivers a lecture entitled, Stopping Time. In it he breaks time down into it's smallest measureable components via photography and developments in laser technology. Eric Mazur, the Dean of Applied Physics at Harvard University, delivers a lecture entitled, Stopping Time. In it he breaks time down into it's smallest measureable components via photography and developments in laser technology. 00:56:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012234_48k.mp3 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:30:00 EST Eric Mazur,Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Physics,Photography,Science,Eadweard Muybridge,Harold Edgerton,nanoneurosurgery,black silicon,femtosecond laser Education TVO Big Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil Big Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil Big Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil 00:49:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012201_48k.mp3 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Michael Hardt,evil Education TVO Big Ideas presents Joseph Emerson of the Department of Applied Math at the University of Waterloo on the documentary The Quantum Tamers which he co-produced at the Perimeter Institute Big Ideas presents Joseph Emerson of the Department of Applied Math at the University of Waterloo on the documentary The Quantum Tamers which he co-produced at the Perimeter Institute Big Ideas presents Joseph Emerson of the Department of Applied Math at the University of Waterloo on the documentary The Quantum Tamers which he co-produced at the Perimeter Institute 00:52:04 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012232_48k.mp3 Fri, 05 Aug 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,The Quantum Tamers,Joseph Emerson,Stephen Hawking,Seth Lloyd,double slit experiment,Schrodinger's Cat,quantum entanglement,Alain Aspect,William K. Wootters,Wojciech Zurek,Peter Shor Education TVO Big Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College Big Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College Big Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College 00:25:24 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012238_48k.mp3 Fri, 29 Jul 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,John O'Leary,Frontier College,education,Canadian history Education TVO Armine Yalnizyan, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew Mendelsohn join epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson to discuss why equality is better for everyone, the theme of Wilkinson's book, The Spirit Level Armine Yalnizyan, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew Mendelsohn join epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson to discuss why equality is better for everyone, the theme of Wilkinson's book, The Spirit Level Armine Yalnizyan, Jordan Peterson, and Matthew Mendelsohn join epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson to discuss why equality is better for everyone, the theme of Wilkinson's book, The Spirit Level 00:37:56 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012206_48k.mp3 Fri, 22 Jul 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,equality,citizenship,health,community,social issues,social justice,economics,psychology,society,social studies,mental health Education TVO University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts University of Toronto Physics professor Robert K. Logan on The Origin and Evolution of Language and the Emergence of Concepts 00:24:16 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012240_48k.mp3 Fri, 15 Jul 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Robert K Logan,Science literacy,Marshal McLuhan,Alphabet,monotheism,deductive logic Education TVO Marcus Chown of New Scientist Magazine on his Top 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe Marcus Chown of New Scientist Magazine on his Top 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe Marcus Chown of New Scientist Magazine on his Top 10 Bonkers Things About the Universe 00:48:52 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012228_48k.mp3 Fri, 08 Jul 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Marcus Chown,New Scientist,theory of gravity,neutrino,time travel,black hole Education TVO Kevin B. Anderson and Janet Afary on their book The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault and the Iranian Revolution Kevin B. Anderson and Janet Afary on their book The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault and the Iranian Revolution Kevin B. Anderson and Janet Afary on their book The Seductions of Islamism: Revisiting Foucault and the Iranian Revolution 00:38:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012230_48k.mp3 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Kevin B Anderson,Janet Afary,Islam,Foucault,religion Education TVO Renate Loll from Utrecht University's Institute for Theoretical Physics delivers a lecture on Searching for the Quantum Origins of Space and Time. The lecture was recorded at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on May 5, 2010. Renate Loll from Utrecht University's Institute for Theoretical Physics delivers a lecture on Searching for the Quantum Origins of Space and Time. The lecture was recorded at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on May 5, 2010. Renate Loll from Utrecht University's Institute for Theoretical Physics delivers a lecture on Searching for the Quantum Origins of Space and Time. The lecture was recorded at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on May 5, 2010. 01:11:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012205_48k.mp3 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST quantum theory,Einstein,space and time,physics,science Education TVO Big Ideas presents York University professor of Marketing, Alan Middleton, on The History of Branding Big Ideas presents York University professor of Marketing, Alan Middleton, on The History of Branding Big Ideas presents York University professor of Marketing, Alan Middleton, on The History of Branding 01:01:01 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012226_48k.mp3 Fri, 17 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Alan Middleton,branding,marketing,business Education TVO Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, as he delivers part 2 of his lecture on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, as he delivers part 2 of his lecture on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, as he delivers part 2 of his lecture on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War 00:36:21 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009813_48k.mp3 Fri, 10 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Best Lecturer Competition,Arne Kislenko,cold war,Ho Chi Minh,Vietnam War,Lyndon Johnson,colonialism,Laos,American Foreign Policy Education TVO Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow answering auestions following his lecture, Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow answering auestions following his lecture, Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow answering auestions following his lecture, Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools 00:40:49 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009815_48k.mp3 Fri, 03 Jun 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Cory Doctorow,Computer Regulation,Thingiverse,copyright,software defined radio,3D printing,bioprinter,file sharing Education TVO Philosopher Ronald de Sousa and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson debate Living Without the Sacred: Should John Lennon's Imagine Become Our Reality? The debate was hosted by the University of Toronto Secular Alliance, and sponsored by TVO's Big Ideas and the Centre for Inquiry Ontario. Philosopher Ronald de Sousa and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson debate Living Without the Sacred: Should John Lennon's Imagine Become Our Reality? The debate was hosted by the University of Toronto Secular Alliance, and sponsored by TVO's Big Ideas and the Centre for Inquiry Ontario. Philosopher Ronald de Sousa and clinical psychologist Jordan Peterson debate Living Without the Sacred: Should John Lennon's Imagine Become Our Reality? The debate was hosted by the University of Toronto Secular Alliance, and sponsored by TVO's Big Ideas and the Centre for Inquiry Ontario. 00:52:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009811_48k.mp3 Fri, 27 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,religion,society,psychology,identity,philosophy,spirituality,ethics Education TVO Noam Chomsky is one of America's leading scholars and intellectuals. He is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His lecture on Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities was delivered at the University of Toronto Scarborough on April 6, 2011. Noam Chomsky is one of America's leading scholars and intellectuals. He is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His lecture on Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities was delivered at the University of Toronto Scarborough on April 6, 2011. Noam Chomsky is one of America's leading scholars and intellectuals. He is a professor emeritus of linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His lecture on Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities was delivered at the University of Toronto Scarborough on April 6, 2011. 00:55:53 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009807_48k.mp3 Fri, 20 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,U.S. Politics,Education,Economics,Ethics,Civics Education TVO Novelist and critic, Charles Foran, delivers a lecture on Mordecai Richler and Canadian Cultural Nationalism. Mr. Foran recently won the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for his book Mordecai: The Life & Times. Novelist and critic, Charles Foran, delivers a lecture on Mordecai Richler and Canadian Cultural Nationalism. Mr. Foran recently won the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for his book Mordecai: The Life & Times. Novelist and critic, Charles Foran, delivers a lecture on Mordecai Richler and Canadian Cultural Nationalism. Mr. Foran recently won the 2011 Charles Taylor Prize for Literary Non-Fiction for his book Mordecai: The Life & Times. 00:53:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008111_48k.mp3 Fri, 13 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Art,Identity,Mordecai Richler,Literature,Canadian culture,nationalism,Quebec,Canadian literature Education TVO Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War Big Ideas presents Arne Kislenko, winner of the 2005 Best Lecturer Competition, on Triumph and Tragedy: Southeast Asia and the Cold War 00:55:16 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012059_48k.mp3 Fri, 13 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Best Lecturer Competition,Arne Kislenko,cold war Education TVO Big Ideas presents Michael Persinger, winner of the 2007 Best Lecturer Competition, on Just Suppose You Could Know What Others Are Thinking: No More Secrets Big Ideas presents Michael Persinger, winner of the 2007 Best Lecturer Competition, on Just Suppose You Could Know What Others Are Thinking: No More Secrets Big Ideas presents Michael Persinger, winner of the 2007 Best Lecturer Competition, on Just Suppose You Could Know What Others Are Thinking: No More Secrets 00:54:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012057_48k.mp3 Fri, 06 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Best Lecturer Competition,Micael Persinger,Ingo Swann,Sean Harribance,telepathy,E. S. P.,extra sensory perception,remote viewing,geomagnetic variations,photon emission Education TVO Senior economist Armine Yalnizyan examines how growing economic inequality and injustice is affecting our democracy. Her lecture, entitled Economics, Equality and Democracy, was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Senior economist Armine Yalnizyan examines how growing economic inequality and injustice is affecting our democracy. Her lecture, entitled Economics, Equality and Democracy, was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Senior economist Armine Yalnizyan examines how growing economic inequality and injustice is affecting our democracy. Her lecture, entitled Economics, Equality and Democracy, was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:52:27 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009809_48k.mp3 Fri, 06 May 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,economics,social justice,social issues,equality,poverty,wealth Education TVO Big Ideas presents Christopher W. diCarlo, winner of the 2008 Best Lecturer Competition, on The New Ethics: A Synthetic Approach to Understanding Good and Evil. Big Ideas presents Christopher W. diCarlo, winner of the 2008 Best Lecturer Competition, on The New Ethics: A Synthetic Approach to Understanding Good and Evil. Big Ideas presents Christopher W. diCarlo, winner of the 2008 Best Lecturer Competition, on The New Ethics: A Synthetic Approach to Understanding Good and Evil. 00:55:09 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012055_48k.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST The Relations of Natural Systems,Christopher diCarlo,Big Ideas,Best Lecturer,ethics,The New Ethics Education TVO Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow on Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow on Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools Big Ideas presents Cory Doctorow on Why it's a Bad Idea to Regulate Computers the Way We Regulate Radios, Guns, Uranium and Other Special-Purpose Tools 00:55:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008010_48k.mp3 Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Cory Doctorow,Computer Regulation Education TVO Big Ideas preents Rod Carley, winner of the 2009 Best Lecturer Competition, on Theatre in the 21st Century: Touchstone to Humanity Big Ideas preents Rod Carley, winner of the 2009 Best Lecturer Competition, on Theatre in the 21st Century: Touchstone to Humanity Big Ideas preents Rod Carley, winner of the 2009 Best Lecturer Competition, on Theatre in the 21st Century: Touchstone to Humanity 00:54:45 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012053_48k.mp3 Thu, 21 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST Rod Carley,Big Ideas,Best Lecturer Competition,Canadore College,theatre production Education TVO Big Ideas presents 2010 Best Lecturer Competition winner Rupinder Brar on The Impact of Astronomy on Humankind's Perception of the Universe Big Ideas presents 2010 Best Lecturer Competition winner Rupinder Brar on The Impact of Astronomy on Humankind's Perception of the Universe Big Ideas presents 2010 Best Lecturer Competition winner Rupinder Brar on The Impact of Astronomy on Humankind's Perception of the Universe 00:55:21 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/012051_48k.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST BigIdeas,Best Lecturer Competition,astronomy,Rupinder Brar,history of astronomy,Hubble,Kepler,Galileo,Dark Energy,expanding universe,geocentric model Education TVO Popular Welsh-born storyteller Robert Adams reviews Elie Wiesel's novel, The Forgotten, the profoundly moving story of an ailing Holocaust survivor who lives with disturbing memories and entrusts his son with a mysterious mission. Adams' talk was delivered at the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue on November 2nd, 2010, as part of Holocaust Education Week. Popular Welsh-born storyteller Robert Adams reviews Elie Wiesel's novel, The Forgotten, the profoundly moving story of an ailing Holocaust survivor who lives with disturbing memories and entrusts his son with a mysterious mission. Adams' talk was delivered at the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue on November 2nd, 2010, as part of Holocaust Education Week. Popular Welsh-born storyteller Robert Adams reviews Elie Wiesel's novel, The Forgotten, the profoundly moving story of an ailing Holocaust survivor who lives with disturbing memories and entrusts his son with a mysterious mission. Adams' talk was delivered at the Beth Emeth Bais Yehuda Synagogue on November 2nd, 2010, as part of Holocaust Education Week. 00:47:45 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007940_48k.mp3 Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST Elie Wiesel,The Forgotten,Robert Adams,Holocaust,Holocaust survivors,literature,history,war,Jewish history,Big Ideas Education TVO Big Ideas presents Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds Big Ideas presents Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds Big Ideas presents Sara Seager of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology discussing Exoplanets and the Search for Habitable Worlds 00:51:01 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008008_48k.mp3 Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,Perimeter Institute,Sara Seager,Exoplanets,Kepler Space Telescope,SETI,Astronomy Education TVO Environics co-founder, leading pollster, and author, Michael Adams, delivers a lecture on the Boomer Impact, drawing on the insights and research in his latest book Stayin' Alive: How Canadian Boomers Will Work, Play and Find Meaning in the Second Half of Their Adult Lives. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Environics co-founder, leading pollster, and author, Michael Adams, delivers a lecture on the Boomer Impact, drawing on the insights and research in his latest book Stayin' Alive: How Canadian Boomers Will Work, Play and Find Meaning in the Second Half of Their Adult Lives. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. Environics co-founder, leading pollster, and author, Michael Adams, delivers a lecture on the Boomer Impact, drawing on the insights and research in his latest book Stayin' Alive: How Canadian Boomers Will Work, Play and Find Meaning in the Second Half of Their Adult Lives. This lecture was produced in collaboration with the Literary Review of Canada. 00:53:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007938_48k.mp3 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:30:00 EST boomers,meaning,values,beliefs,society,Literary Review of Canada,Big Ideas,Environics,social class,social structure,social studies,social research,baby boomers Education TVO Big Ideas presents Hod Lipson of Cornell University exploring his work in such areas as evolutionary robotics and programmable self-assembly, Lipson delivers a lecture entitled The Robot Scientist: Mining Experimental Data for Scientific Laws, from Cognitive Robots to Computational Biology. Big Ideas presents Hod Lipson of Cornell University exploring his work in such areas as evolutionary robotics and programmable self-assembly, Lipson delivers a lecture entitled The Robot Scientist: Mining Experimental Data for Scientific Laws, from Cognitive Robots to Computational Biology. Big Ideas presents Hod Lipson of Cornell University exploring his work in such areas as evolutionary robotics and programmable self-assembly, Lipson delivers a lecture entitled The Robot Scientist: Mining Experimental Data for Scientific Laws, from Cognitive Robots to Computational Biology. 00:55:51 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009804_48k.mp3 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,robots,artificial intelligence,machine learning,evolution,data mining,Hod Lipson Education TVO Winner of the prestigious Holberg International Memorial Prize, University of Toronto philosophy professor, Ian Hacking, presents a lecture entitled The Mathematical Animal. Winner of the prestigious Holberg International Memorial Prize, University of Toronto philosophy professor, Ian Hacking, presents a lecture entitled The Mathematical Animal. Winner of the prestigious Holberg International Memorial Prize, University of Toronto philosophy professor, Ian Hacking, presents a lecture entitled The Mathematical Animal. 00:55:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007936_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:30:00 EST philosophy,science,mathematics,philosophy of science,Holberg Prize,evolution,brain science,Big Ideas Education TVO Big Ideas presents University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, on the graphic novel It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth. Big Ideas presents University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, on the graphic novel It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth. Big Ideas presents University of Toronto English professor, Nick Mount, on the graphic novel It's a Good Life, If You Don't Weaken by Seth. 00:53:24 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/009802_48k.mp3 Fri, 11 Mar 2011 23:30:00 EST It's A Good Life If You Don't Weaken,Seth,Big Ideas,Nick Mount,graphic novel,Chester Brown Education TVO Professor David Sloan Wilson, author of Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society, delivers the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation lecture entitled Religion and Other Meaning Systems. He examines how the experience of the religious believer differs from the secular thinker and argues that both can be understood in terms their particular meaning systems. Professor David Sloan Wilson, author of Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society, delivers the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation lecture entitled Religion and Other Meaning Systems. He examines how the experience of the religious believer differs from the secular thinker and argues that both can be understood in terms their particular meaning systems. Professor David Sloan Wilson, author of Darwin's Cathedral: Evolution, Religion, and the Nature of Society, delivers the annual Wiegand Memorial Foundation lecture entitled Religion and Other Meaning Systems. He examines how the experience of the religious believer differs from the secular thinker and argues that both can be understood in terms their particular meaning systems. 00:51:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007934_48k.mp3 Fri, 04 Mar 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,religion,meaning systems,meaning,beliefs,anthropology,biology,evolution,evolutionary biology,David Sloan Wilson,society,nature Education TVO Big Ideas presents author and book reviewer Robert Adams as he discusses the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Big Ideas presents author and book reviewer Robert Adams as he discusses the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. Big Ideas presents author and book reviewer Robert Adams as he discusses the novel The Elegance of the Hedgehog by Muriel Barbery. 01:15:28 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004999_48k.mp3 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST The Elegance of the Hedgehog,Descartes,Plato,philosophy,Big Ideas,Muriel Barbery Education TVO One of Britain's leading social epidemiologists, Richard Wilkinson, looks at what it means to live in a new age of inequality. Wilkinson is the co-author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. One of Britain's leading social epidemiologists, Richard Wilkinson, looks at what it means to live in a new age of inequality. Wilkinson is the co-author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. One of Britain's leading social epidemiologists, Richard Wilkinson, looks at what it means to live in a new age of inequality. Wilkinson is the co-author of the groundbreaking, international bestseller The Spirit Level: Why Equality is Better for Everyone. 00:53:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007921_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST Big Ideas,inequality,economic inequality,poverty,injustice,economics,health,community,social sciences,statistics,social values,community health,epidemiology,The Spirit Level,equality,Richard Wilkinson,sociology Education TVO Big Ideas presents Seth Lloyd of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology on Quantum Life, how organisms have evolved to make use of quantum effects. Big Ideas presents Seth Lloyd of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology on Quantum Life, how organisms have evolved to make use of quantum effects. Big Ideas presents Seth Lloyd of the Massachusetts Institute for Technology on Quantum Life, how organisms have evolved to make use of quantum effects. 00:56:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004997_48k.mp3 Fri, 11 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST quantum tunneling,Big Ideas,photon capture,quantum walk,photosynthesis,phonon,quantum coding Education TVO English professor, Christian Campbell, interviews Caribbean poet and playwright, Derek Walcott, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. Walcott discusses issues of identity, culture, and language in this illuminating conversation, filmed at Hart House Theatre on November 23, 2010. English professor, Christian Campbell, interviews Caribbean poet and playwright, Derek Walcott, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. Walcott discusses issues of identity, culture, and language in this illuminating conversation, filmed at Hart House Theatre on November 23, 2010. English professor, Christian Campbell, interviews Caribbean poet and playwright, Derek Walcott, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1992. Walcott discusses issues of identity, culture, and language in this illuminating conversation, filmed at Hart House Theatre on November 23, 2010. 00:50:26 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007641_48k.mp3 Fri, 04 Feb 2011 23:30:00 EST Poetry,Literature,Theatre,Caribbean,culture,cultural studies,Derek Walcott,Nobel Prize Education TVO Biology professor and well-known blogger, PZ Myers, on Science and Atheism: Natural Allies. This lecture was delivered at the Humanist Canada/Atheist Alliance International 2010 Convention in Montreal. Biology professor and well-known blogger, PZ Myers, on Science and Atheism: Natural Allies. This lecture was delivered at the Humanist Canada/Atheist Alliance International 2010 Convention in Montreal. Biology professor and well-known blogger, PZ Myers, on Science and Atheism: Natural Allies. This lecture was delivered at the Humanist Canada/Atheist Alliance International 2010 Convention in Montreal. 00:55:49 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007918_48k.mp3 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:30:00 EST science,atheism,beliefs,religion,skeptics,Big Ideas,philosophy,humanist,humanism Education TVO Daniel C. Dennett, Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, on What Should Replace Religions? Daniel C. Dennett, Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, on What Should Replace Religions? Daniel C. Dennett, Co-Director of the Center for Cognitive Studies at Tufts University, on What Should Replace Religions? 00:37:48 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004993_48k.mp3 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:30:00 EST atheism,Big Ideas,religion,religious music,gospel music,TED Talks Education TVO Big Ideas presents Brian Dalton on his Mr. Deity podcasts, the amorality of Christianity and the morality of atheism Big Ideas presents Brian Dalton on his Mr. Deity podcasts, the amorality of Christianity and the morality of atheism Big Ideas presents Brian Dalton on his Mr. Deity podcasts, the amorality of Christianity and the morality of atheism 00:33:23 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004995_48k.mp3 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:30:00 EST Mr. Deity,Big Ideas,atheism,virginity,the Promised Land,The Twilight Zone,To Serve Man Education TVO Journalist and author Chris Hedges delivers a lecture based on his book Death of the Liberal Class. Hedges argues that there are five pillars of the liberal establishment - the press, liberal religious institutions, labor unions, universities and the Democratic Party - but that these institutions have failed the constituents they purport to represent. Journalist and author Chris Hedges delivers a lecture based on his book Death of the Liberal Class. Hedges argues that there are five pillars of the liberal establishment - the press, liberal religious institutions, labor unions, universities and the Democratic Party - but that these institutions have failed the constituents they purport to represent. Journalist and author Chris Hedges delivers a lecture based on his book Death of the Liberal Class. Hedges argues that there are five pillars of the liberal establishment - the press, liberal religious institutions, labor unions, universities and the Democratic Party - but that these institutions have failed the constituents they purport to represent. 00:56:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004991_48k.mp3 Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:30:00 EST Liberal Class,Big Ideas,2010 midterm election,Democratic Party,Barack Obama,Yugoslavia,Kosovo,propaganda,Edward Bernays,Committee of Public Information Education TVO University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist, Jordan Peterson, delivers the 2010 Hancock Lecture entitled The Necessity of Virtue. He discusses virtue from a contemporary perspective that both encompasses and extends beyond moral and religious contexts. Through compelling stories and research, Dr. Peterson illustrates the necessity of virtue both for the individual and for society at large. University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist, Jordan Peterson, delivers the 2010 Hancock Lecture entitled The Necessity of Virtue. He discusses virtue from a contemporary perspective that both encompasses and extends beyond moral and religious contexts. Through compelling stories and research, Dr. Peterson illustrates the necessity of virtue both for the individual and for society at large. University of Toronto professor and clinical psychologist, Jordan Peterson, delivers the 2010 Hancock Lecture entitled The Necessity of Virtue. He discusses virtue from a contemporary perspective that both encompasses and extends beyond moral and religious contexts. Through compelling stories and research, Dr. Peterson illustrates the necessity of virtue both for the individual and for society at large. 00:51:23 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007901_48k.mp3 Fri, 14 Jan 2011 23:30:00 EST psychology,values,morality,morals,religion,spirituality,virtue,Big Ideas,society,individual,meaning,beliefs Education TVO Journalist, broadcaster, and bestselling author, Simon Winchester, tells the remarkable story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric English chemist who wrote a vast book on Chinese science which remains the longest book about China ever written in the English language. Winchester 19s lecture on The Man Who Loved China was delivered at the Royal Ontario Museum on October 14, 2010. Journalist, broadcaster, and bestselling author, Simon Winchester, tells the remarkable story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric English chemist who wrote a vast book on Chinese science which remains the longest book about China ever written in the English language. Winchester 19s lecture on The Man Who Loved China was delivered at the Royal Ontario Museum on October 14, 2010. Journalist, broadcaster, and bestselling author, Simon Winchester, tells the remarkable story of Joseph Needham, an eccentric English chemist who wrote a vast book on Chinese science which remains the longest book about China ever written in the English language. Winchester 19s lecture on The Man Who Loved China was delivered at the Royal Ontario Museum on October 14, 2010. 00:57:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007715_48k.mp3 Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:30:00 EST China,civilization,Big Ideas,science,Joseph Needham Education TVO Educator and author, Camille Paglia, discusses The Future of Education at the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival in Toronto. The event moderator is broadcaster, Valerie Pringle. Educator and author, Camille Paglia, discusses The Future of Education at the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival in Toronto. The event moderator is broadcaster, Valerie Pringle. Educator and author, Camille Paglia, discusses The Future of Education at the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival in Toronto. The event moderator is broadcaster, Valerie Pringle. 00:33:41 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007562_48k.mp3 Wed, 05 Jan 2011 12:00:00 EST Education,higher education,university,post modernism,intellectual,learning,higher learning Education TVO Sean M. Carroll of CalTech discusses how the direction of the arrow of time was defined by the Big Bang. He also speculates about what might have come before the Big Bang. The lecture is entitled The Origin of the Universe & the Arrow of Time. Sean M. Carroll of CalTech discusses how the direction of the arrow of time was defined by the Big Bang. He also speculates about what might have come before the Big Bang. The lecture is entitled The Origin of the Universe & the Arrow of Time. Sean M. Carroll of CalTech discusses how the direction of the arrow of time was defined by the Big Bang. He also speculates about what might have come before the Big Bang. The lecture is entitled The Origin of the Universe & the Arrow of Time. 00:56:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004985_48k.mp3 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:30:00 EST arrow of time,entropy,Big Bang,multiverse Education TVO German psychoanalyst, Werner Bohleber, on The Phenomenon of Adolescent Violence. German psychoanalyst, Werner Bohleber, on The Phenomenon of Adolescent Violence. German psychoanalyst, Werner Bohleber, on The Phenomenon of Adolescent Violence. 00:57:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007714_48k.mp3 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST psychology,psychoanalysia,youth violence,adolescent violence,trauma,crises Education TVO Craig Kaplan discusses origami, tiling patterns and other areas of art where mathematics and computers have had a significant impact. The lecture, entitled Mathematical Art and Artistic Mathematicians, was deliverd at the Quantum to Cosmos Festival. Craig Kaplan discusses origami, tiling patterns and other areas of art where mathematics and computers have had a significant impact. The lecture, entitled Mathematical Art and Artistic Mathematicians, was deliverd at the Quantum to Cosmos Festival. Craig Kaplan discusses origami, tiling patterns and other areas of art where mathematics and computers have had a significant impact. The lecture, entitled Mathematical Art and Artistic Mathematicians, was deliverd at the Quantum to Cosmos Festival. 00:54:33 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004987_48k.mp3 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST Paul Steinhardt,Roger Penrose,origami,modular origami,computer art,Escher,tiling patterns,Islamic art Education TVO Art historian Francis Broun presents his lecture entitled Genius Denied: The Art of Sir Edwin Landseer. It was recorded at the Women's Art Association in Toronto on May 24th, 2010. Art historian Francis Broun presents his lecture entitled Genius Denied: The Art of Sir Edwin Landseer. It was recorded at the Women's Art Association in Toronto on May 24th, 2010. Art historian Francis Broun presents his lecture entitled Genius Denied: The Art of Sir Edwin Landseer. It was recorded at the Women's Art Association in Toronto on May 24th, 2010. 00:53:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004983_48k.mp3 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:00:00 EST Victorian painting,Edwin Landseer,animals in art,Monarch of the Glen,Trafalgar Square lions Education TVO Indiana University professor of History and Philosophy of Science, William R. Newman presents his lecture, entitled Why Did Isaac Newton Believe in Alchemy? Through historical documents and experiments that demonstrate alchemical processes, this lecture explains why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible. It was delivered at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on October 6th, 2010. Indiana University professor of History and Philosophy of Science, William R. Newman presents his lecture, entitled Why Did Isaac Newton Believe in Alchemy? Through historical documents and experiments that demonstrate alchemical processes, this lecture explains why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible. It was delivered at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on October 6th, 2010. Indiana University professor of History and Philosophy of Science, William R. Newman presents his lecture, entitled Why Did Isaac Newton Believe in Alchemy? Through historical documents and experiments that demonstrate alchemical processes, this lecture explains why one of the most insightful scientists in history was convinced that alchemical transformations were scientifically plausible. It was delivered at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario, on October 6th, 2010. 00:48:43 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004989_48k.mp3 Fri, 10 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST Sir Isaac Newton,alchemy,philosopher's stone,transmutation of metals Education TVO A panel discussion on climate science and climate justice with the world 19s foremost climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, as well as Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and Clayton Thomas-Muller, the Indigenous Environmental Network's Tar Sands Campaigner. The event moderator is Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. A panel discussion on climate science and climate justice with the world 19s foremost climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, as well as Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and Clayton Thomas-Muller, the Indigenous Environmental Network's Tar Sands Campaigner. The event moderator is Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. A panel discussion on climate science and climate justice with the world 19s foremost climate scientist, Dr. James Hansen, as well as Naomi Klein, author of The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, and Clayton Thomas-Muller, the Indigenous Environmental Network's Tar Sands Campaigner. The event moderator is Dr. Cynthia Wesley-Esquimaux. 00:54:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007560_48k.mp3 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST climate change,climate science,science,social justice,environment,environmental activism,political science,politics,economics Education TVO Dr. James Hansen of the NASA Goddard Institute delivers a lecture on Human-Made Climate Change: A Moral, Political, and Legal Issue. Dr. James Hansen of the NASA Goddard Institute delivers a lecture on Human-Made Climate Change: A Moral, Political, and Legal Issue. Dr. James Hansen of the NASA Goddard Institute delivers a lecture on Human-Made Climate Change: A Moral, Political, and Legal Issue. 00:53:52 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007558_48k.mp3 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 06:00:00 EST climate change,science,global warming,polar ice caps,environment,environmental studies,politics Education TVO S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?" S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?" S. James Gates Jr., Director of the Center for String and Particle Theory at the University of Maryland, discusses the question "Does Reality Have a Genetic Basis?" 00:52:40 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004981_48k.mp3 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:00:00 EST mathematical graphics,string theory,Adinkra Education TVO As part of the Literature for Our Time series, University of Toronto English Professor Nick Mount examines Ariel, Sylvia Plath's posthumously published collection of poems As part of the Literature for Our Time series, University of Toronto English Professor Nick Mount examines Ariel, Sylvia Plath's posthumously published collection of poems As part of the Literature for Our Time series, University of Toronto English Professor Nick Mount examines Ariel, Sylvia Plath's posthumously published collection of poems 00:47:13 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007556_48k.mp3 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST Literature,Sylvia Plath,poetry,poems,American poetry Education TVO Stewart Brand delivers a lecture focusing on his book Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto. Stewart Brand delivers a lecture focusing on his book Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto. Stewart Brand delivers a lecture focusing on his book Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto. 00:56:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004979_48k.mp3 Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:00:00 EST nuclear power,geoengineering,Whole Earth Catalogue,ecology,green energy Education TVO Lord Bhikhu Parekh is Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the Universities of Westminster and Hull and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of several books in political philosophy including Rethinking Multiculturalism and A New Politics of Identity. This lecture on Secularism and the Role of Religion in Public Life was hosted by the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto on April 6, 2010. Lord Bhikhu Parekh is Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the Universities of Westminster and Hull and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of several books in political philosophy including Rethinking Multiculturalism and A New Politics of Identity. This lecture on Secularism and the Role of Religion in Public Life was hosted by the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto on April 6, 2010. Lord Bhikhu Parekh is Emeritus Professor of Political Philosophy at the Universities of Westminster and Hull and a Fellow of the British Academy. He is the author of several books in political philosophy including Rethinking Multiculturalism and A New Politics of Identity. This lecture on Secularism and the Role of Religion in Public Life was hosted by the Centre for Ethics at the University of Toronto on April 6, 2010. 00:43:32 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007554_48k.mp3 Fri, 05 Nov 2010 07:00:00 EST religion,secularism,political philosophy,philosophy,education,society Education TVO John Mighton of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences delivers a lecture on The Ubiquitous Bell Curve: What It Does and Doesn't Tell Us. The talk focuses on JUMP Math and Mighton's work helping teachers learn how to excite students about mathematics. John Mighton of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences delivers a lecture on The Ubiquitous Bell Curve: What It Does and Doesn't Tell Us. The talk focuses on JUMP Math and Mighton's work helping teachers learn how to excite students about mathematics. John Mighton of the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences delivers a lecture on The Ubiquitous Bell Curve: What It Does and Doesn't Tell Us. The talk focuses on JUMP Math and Mighton's work helping teachers learn how to excite students about mathematics. 00:54:23 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004977_48k.mp3 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST bell curve,mathematics,JUMP Math Education TVO Robert Adams discusses Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was short listed for the Booker Prize. Robert Adams discusses Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was short listed for the Booker Prize. Robert Adams discusses Mohsin Hamid's 2007 novel, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, which was short listed for the Booker Prize. 01:08:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004971_48k.mp3 Sat, 23 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST Mohsin Hamid,Robert Adams,The Reluctant Fundamentalist,Pakistani literature,Booker Prize Education TVO British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, delivers a lecture at York University entitled Is Marxism a Theodicy? British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, delivers a lecture at York University entitled Is Marxism a Theodicy? British literary and cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, delivers a lecture at York University entitled Is Marxism a Theodicy? 00:31:41 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007550_48k.mp3 Sat, 16 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST marxism,historical materialism,political theory,philosophy,religion,politics Education TVO Big Ideas presents British cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, on The Metaphysics of Terror. This archival lecture was originally part of a 4-part series and recorded at the University of Toronto in January 2004. Big Ideas presents British cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, on The Metaphysics of Terror. This archival lecture was originally part of a 4-part series and recorded at the University of Toronto in January 2004. Big Ideas presents British cultural theorist, Terry Eagleton, on The Metaphysics of Terror. This archival lecture was originally part of a 4-part series and recorded at the University of Toronto in January 2004. 00:24:50 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007552_48k.mp3 Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST terrorism,evil,politics,political philosophy,political theory,culture Education TVO Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford discusses The Galaxy Zoo, an internet-based program for enlisting the help of amateur astronomers in cataloguing other galaxies. Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford discusses The Galaxy Zoo, an internet-based program for enlisting the help of amateur astronomers in cataloguing other galaxies. Chris Lintott of the University of Oxford discusses The Galaxy Zoo, an internet-based program for enlisting the help of amateur astronomers in cataloguing other galaxies. 00:55:52 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004975_48k.mp3 Sat, 09 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST Galaxy Zoo,spiral galaxies,amateur astronomy,Hubble telescope,Sloan digital sky survey Education TVO The Swiss-born Muslim philosopher gives a lecture based on his recent book In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad. The Swiss-born Muslim philosopher gives a lecture based on his recent book In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad. The Swiss-born Muslim philosopher gives a lecture based on his recent book In the Footsteps of the Prophet: Lessons from the Life of Muhammad. 00:51:23 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/834040_01013318_01525620_48k.mp3 Mon, 04 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST Islam Education TVO Authors Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk discuss The Future of the Oil Economy, with moderator Paul Waldie. This panel was part of the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival. Authors Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk discuss The Future of the Oil Economy, with moderator Paul Waldie. This panel was part of the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival. Authors Jeff Rubin and Andrew Nikiforuk discuss The Future of the Oil Economy, with moderator Paul Waldie. This panel was part of the 2010 Globe and Mail Open House Festival. 00:33:48 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007549_48k.mp3 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST oil,economics,politics,environment,fossil fuels,energy Education TVO Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, and author of The Empathic Civilization, spoke on global environmental issues at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa on May 16, 2010. Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, and author of The Empathic Civilization, spoke on global environmental issues at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa on May 16, 2010. Jeremy Rifkin, President of the Foundation on Economic Trends, and author of The Empathic Civilization, spoke on global environmental issues at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa on May 16, 2010. 00:55:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004973_48k.mp3 Sat, 02 Oct 2010 07:00:00 EST European Union energy policy,solar energy,The Empathic Civilization,hydrogen,environment,global warming,oil prices Education TVO Somali-born author Ayaan Hirsi Ali delivers the 2010 Donner Canadian Foundation Lecture. Her lecture is based on her book Nomad: From Islam to America, A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations. Somali-born author Ayaan Hirsi Ali delivers the 2010 Donner Canadian Foundation Lecture. Her lecture is based on her book Nomad: From Islam to America, A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations. Somali-born author Ayaan Hirsi Ali delivers the 2010 Donner Canadian Foundation Lecture. Her lecture is based on her book Nomad: From Islam to America, A Personal Journey Through the Clash of Civilizations. 00:28:41 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007520_48k.mp3 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:00:00 EST religion,faith,Islam,Muslim,politics Education TVO Ruth Wisse delivers her lecture entitled Getting Serious about Jewish Humor recorded at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, in November, 2004. Ruth Wisse delivers her lecture entitled Getting Serious about Jewish Humor recorded at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, in November, 2004. Ruth Wisse delivers her lecture entitled Getting Serious about Jewish Humor recorded at Beth Tzedec Synagogue in Toronto, in November, 2004. 01:02:29 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008157_48k.mp3 Fri, 17 Sep 2010 07:00:00 EST Humor,Jewish Humor,Anti-semiticism Education TVO Gerard t'Hooft, a Nobel Laureate from Utrecht University, delivers a lecture on Science Fiction and Reality at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 7, 2008 Gerard t'Hooft, a Nobel Laureate from Utrecht University, delivers a lecture on Science Fiction and Reality at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 7, 2008 Gerard t'Hooft, a Nobel Laureate from Utrecht University, delivers a lecture on Science Fiction and Reality at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 7, 2008 00:53:17 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008144_48k.mp3 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 07:00:00 EST Science Fiction,Physics,Robots,Mars,space colonization,black holes,Von Neumann,moon colonies Education TVO Simon Blackburn discusses his book Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed. The lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto, in May, 2005 Simon Blackburn discusses his book Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed. The lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto, in May, 2005 Simon Blackburn discusses his book Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed. The lecture was delivered at the University of Toronto, in May, 2005 00:52:50 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008137_48k.mp3 Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:00:00 EST Simon Blackburn,Truth: A Guide for the Perplexed,philosophy,truth,postmodernism,relativism,minimalism,absolutism Education TVO Daniel Pink delivers a lecture discussing his book A Whole New Mind at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, in June, 2005. Daniel Pink delivers a lecture discussing his book A Whole New Mind at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, in June, 2005. Daniel Pink delivers a lecture discussing his book A Whole New Mind at the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, in June, 2005. 00:30:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008142_48k.mp3 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST Business,Daniel Pink Education TVO Stanford University professor, Jonathan Berger, presents a range of compositions, including his piece called Jiyeh, written in response to an ecological disaster arising from an act of war, in this profoundly moving lecture (and accompanying auditory soundscape) reflecting on the idea of socially responsible music. Stanford University professor, Jonathan Berger, presents a range of compositions, including his piece called Jiyeh, written in response to an ecological disaster arising from an act of war, in this profoundly moving lecture (and accompanying auditory soundscape) reflecting on the idea of socially responsible music. Stanford University professor, Jonathan Berger, presents a range of compositions, including his piece called Jiyeh, written in response to an ecological disaster arising from an act of war, in this profoundly moving lecture (and accompanying auditory soundscape) reflecting on the idea of socially responsible music. 00:44:09 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007518_48k.mp3 Sat, 21 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST ethics,music,musicology,war,peace,ecology,composition,soundscape Education TVO Ralph Wood delivers a lecture entitled Tolkien and Lewis: Friends and Combatants. It was delivered at Yorkminster Baptist Church in Toronto, in September, 2004. Ralph Wood delivers a lecture entitled Tolkien and Lewis: Friends and Combatants. It was delivered at Yorkminster Baptist Church in Toronto, in September, 2004. Ralph Wood delivers a lecture entitled Tolkien and Lewis: Friends and Combatants. It was delivered at Yorkminster Baptist Church in Toronto, in September, 2004. 00:57:22 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008141_48k.mp3 Fri, 13 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST JRR Tolkien,CS Lewis,The Lord of the Rings,The Chronicles of Narnia,Christianity in fiction Education TVO Irene Khan, former Secretary General of Amnesty International, argues that economics solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. She believes that poverty is first and foremost a problem of human rights, and therefore to tackle global poverty we need to focus on the human rights abuses that keep people poor. Irene Khan, former Secretary General of Amnesty International, argues that economics solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. She believes that poverty is first and foremost a problem of human rights, and therefore to tackle global poverty we need to focus on the human rights abuses that keep people poor. Irene Khan, former Secretary General of Amnesty International, argues that economics solutions alone cannot end the problems of poverty. She believes that poverty is first and foremost a problem of human rights, and therefore to tackle global poverty we need to focus on the human rights abuses that keep people poor. 00:42:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007513_48k.mp3 Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:00:00 EST poverty,human rights,global issues,health,economics,Amnesty International Education TVO Kay Redfield Jamison discusses her book Exuberance: The Passion for Life - 2004 Kay Redfield Jamison discusses her book Exuberance: The Passion for Life - 2004 Kay Redfield Jamison discusses her book Exuberance: The Passion for Life - 2004 00:44:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008140_48k.mp3 Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST depression,Exuberance,Kay Redfield Jamison Education TVO Author George Steiner, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on the history of literacy. Author George Steiner, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on the history of literacy. Author George Steiner, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on the history of literacy. 00:57:34 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008139_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST literacy,history Education TVO Nick Mount discusses Eden Robinson's debut novel Monkey Beach which was nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. Nick Mount discusses Eden Robinson's debut novel Monkey Beach which was nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. Nick Mount discusses Eden Robinson's debut novel Monkey Beach which was nominated for both the Giller Prize and the Governor General's Literary Award. 00:57:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008136_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST Haisla,Monkey Beach,Eden Robinson,Nick Mount Education TVO Political philosopher Gerald Cohen presents the 2008 Centre for Ethics Public Lecture (University of Toronto). His topic is "Rescuing Conservatism: A Defence of Existing Value". Political philosopher Gerald Cohen presents the 2008 Centre for Ethics Public Lecture (University of Toronto). His topic is "Rescuing Conservatism: A Defence of Existing Value". Political philosopher Gerald Cohen presents the 2008 Centre for Ethics Public Lecture (University of Toronto). His topic is "Rescuing Conservatism: A Defence of Existing Value". 00:43:17 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007516_48k.mp3 Sat, 17 Jul 2010 06:00:00 EST philosophy,conservatism,ethics,values Education TVO Malcolm Gladwell discusses his bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell discusses his bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking Malcolm Gladwell discusses his bestselling book Blink: The Power of Thinking without Thinking 00:33:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008091_48k.mp3 Fri, 09 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST critical thinking,Malcolm Gladwell,Blink Education TVO Mel Hurtig delivers a lecture based on the findings in his book, The Truth about Canada, which illuminates some of the truths and myths about Canada. Mel Hurtig delivers a lecture based on the findings in his book, The Truth about Canada, which illuminates some of the truths and myths about Canada. Mel Hurtig delivers a lecture based on the findings in his book, The Truth about Canada, which illuminates some of the truths and myths about Canada. 00:52:49 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007514_48k.mp3 Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:00:00 EST Canada,economics,business,health,statistics,government Education TVO Author Susan Sontag, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on modern literacy. Author Susan Sontag, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on modern literacy. Author Susan Sontag, speaking at the Living Literacies Conference (November 2002) at York University in Toronto, delivers a lecture on modern literacy. 01:05:19 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008135_48k.mp3 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST Susan Sontag,literacy Education TVO Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University answers questions following his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University answers questions following his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University answers questions following his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End 00:08:56 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008197_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST Physics,Astronomy,Big Bang,curved space,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,gravity,expanding universe Education TVO Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University delivers his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End. The lecture explores the geometry and age of the universe to give us a picture of the effects of Dark Energy. Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University delivers his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End. The lecture explores the geometry and age of the universe to give us a picture of the effects of Dark Energy. Brian Schmidt of the Australian National University delivers his lecture entitled The Universe from Beginning to End. The lecture explores the geometry and age of the universe to give us a picture of the effects of Dark Energy. 00:50:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008090_48k.mp3 Fri, 18 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST Physics,Astronomy,Big Bang,curved space,Dark Energy,Dark Matter,gravity,expanding universe Education TVO Edward Shorter delivers a lecture discussing the history of sex and his book Written in the Flesh at Hart House at the University of Toronto - September, 2005. Edward Shorter delivers a lecture discussing the history of sex and his book Written in the Flesh at Hart House at the University of Toronto - September, 2005. Edward Shorter delivers a lecture discussing the history of sex and his book Written in the Flesh at Hart House at the University of Toronto - September, 2005. 00:28:25 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008088_48k.mp3 Fri, 11 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST Sex,Edward Shorter Education TVO Charles Sabine & Sydney Brenner speak at the Gairdner Symposium on The Personalized Genome in Toronto (October 30, 2009) Charles Sabine & Sydney Brenner speak at the Gairdner Symposium on The Personalized Genome in Toronto (October 30, 2009) Charles Sabine & Sydney Brenner speak at the Gairdner Symposium on The Personalized Genome in Toronto (October 30, 2009) 00:25:32 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/008087_48k.mp3 Fri, 04 Jun 2010 07:00:00 EST genetics,DNA mapping,The Personalized Genome,Gairdner Symposium,Huntington's Disease Education TVO Teacher, writer and critic, Robert Adams, reviews Aravind Adiga's Booker prize-winning novel, The White Tiger. Corruption, murder, and a series of letters composed by a former chauffeur allow the novel to explore India's caste system and how it's been affected by the country's economic miracle. Teacher, writer and critic, Robert Adams, reviews Aravind Adiga's Booker prize-winning novel, The White Tiger. Corruption, murder, and a series of letters composed by a former chauffeur allow the novel to explore India's caste system and how it's been affected by the country's economic miracle. Teacher, writer and critic, Robert Adams, reviews Aravind Adiga's Booker prize-winning novel, The White Tiger. Corruption, murder, and a series of letters composed by a former chauffeur allow the novel to explore India's caste system and how it's been affected by the country's economic miracle. 01:18:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007473_48k.mp3 Fri, 28 May 2010 07:00:00 EST Arts,India,Literature Education TVO Can one planet survive the impact of a human population of close to 9 billion people? Environment writer, Andrew Revkin, interviews author and distinguished professor, Vaclav Smil, about the promise and perils of the next fifty years. This talk was part of the Q2C festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo in October 2009. Can one planet survive the impact of a human population of close to 9 billion people? Environment writer, Andrew Revkin, interviews author and distinguished professor, Vaclav Smil, about the promise and perils of the next fifty years. This talk was part of the Q2C festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo in October 2009. Can one planet survive the impact of a human population of close to 9 billion people? Environment writer, Andrew Revkin, interviews author and distinguished professor, Vaclav Smil, about the promise and perils of the next fifty years. This talk was part of the Q2C festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo in October 2009. 00:55:25 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007511_48k.mp3 Fri, 21 May 2010 07:00:00 EST planet,climate change,environment,science,physics,humanity,ecology Education TVO In his lecture entitled Reality and the Sacred, psychology professor, Jordan Peterson, explores the human search for meaning in a chaotic world and how our perceptions and beliefs shape our sense of reality. In his lecture entitled Reality and the Sacred, psychology professor, Jordan Peterson, explores the human search for meaning in a chaotic world and how our perceptions and beliefs shape our sense of reality. In his lecture entitled Reality and the Sacred, psychology professor, Jordan Peterson, explores the human search for meaning in a chaotic world and how our perceptions and beliefs shape our sense of reality. 00:44:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007477_48k.mp3 Fri, 14 May 2010 07:00:00 EST psychology,perception,beliefs,faith,humanity,suffering Education TVO Award-winning journalist Palagummi Sainath delivers a lecture at York University entitled Slumdogs versus Millionaires: India in the Age of Inequality. Award-winning journalist Palagummi Sainath delivers a lecture at York University entitled Slumdogs versus Millionaires: India in the Age of Inequality. Award-winning journalist Palagummi Sainath delivers a lecture at York University entitled Slumdogs versus Millionaires: India in the Age of Inequality. 00:56:09 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007474_48k.mp3 Fri, 07 May 2010 07:00:00 EST India,Poverty,Inequality,P. Sainath,Economics,Rural Issues,Farmers Education TVO Author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow, delivers a lecture on Copyright vs. Universal Access. Subtitled, The State of Play in the Global Copyfight, this lecture was part of the Q2C Festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. Author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow, delivers a lecture on Copyright vs. Universal Access. Subtitled, The State of Play in the Global Copyfight, this lecture was part of the Q2C Festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. Author, activist, journalist and blogger, Cory Doctorow, delivers a lecture on Copyright vs. Universal Access. Subtitled, The State of Play in the Global Copyfight, this lecture was part of the Q2C Festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. 00:54:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/007471_48k.mp3 Fri, 30 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST Computers,Internet,Law,Copyright,Publishing Education TVO English professor Nick Mount analyzes T.S. Eliot's modernist masterpiece, The Waste Land. English professor Nick Mount analyzes T.S. Eliot's modernist masterpiece, The Waste Land. English professor Nick Mount analyzes T.S. Eliot's modernist masterpiece, The Waste Land. 00:47:52 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004695_48k.mp3 Fri, 23 Apr 2010 07:00:00 EST Literature,Literary Studies,Poetry,T.S. Eliot,Arts and Culture Education TVO Rupinder Brar from the Science and Physics Department at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition winning lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search for Other Earths. Rupinder Brar from the Science and Physics Department at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition winning lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search for Other Earths. Rupinder Brar from the Science and Physics Department at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition winning lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search for Other Earths. 00:44:13 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004694_48k.mp3 Fri, 16 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EST Astronomy,Science,Outer Space,Physics Education TVO David Gray from the Economics Department at the University of Ottawa presents his competition lecture entitled Open Economy Macroeconomics David Gray from the Economics Department at the University of Ottawa presents his competition lecture entitled Open Economy Macroeconomics David Gray from the Economics Department at the University of Ottawa presents his competition lecture entitled Open Economy Macroeconomics 00:43:30 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004693_48k.mp3 Fri, 02 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EST Economics,Business Education TVO Nadia Habib from the Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Reflections on Gender and Sexuality. Nadia Habib from the Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Reflections on Gender and Sexuality. Nadia Habib from the Liberal Arts and Professional Studies Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Reflections on Gender and Sexuality. 00:41:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004692_48k.mp3 Thu, 01 Apr 2010 06:00:00 EST Psychology,Freud,Sexuality,Gender Education TVO Monika Havelka from the Biology Department at the University of Toronto Mississauga presents her competition lecture entitled Why Sex? The Evolution of a Paradox. Monika Havelka from the Biology Department at the University of Toronto Mississauga presents her competition lecture entitled Why Sex? The Evolution of a Paradox. Monika Havelka from the Biology Department at the University of Toronto Mississauga presents her competition lecture entitled Why Sex? The Evolution of a Paradox. 00:43:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004691_48k.mp3 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Biology,Evolution,Sex Education TVO Bruce Meyer from the English Department at Laurentian University at Georgian College presents his competition lecture entitled The Four Phases of Yeats. Bruce Meyer from the English Department at Laurentian University at Georgian College presents his competition lecture entitled The Four Phases of Yeats. Bruce Meyer from the English Department at Laurentian University at Georgian College presents his competition lecture entitled The Four Phases of Yeats. 00:35:18 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004690_48k.mp3 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST English,Poetry,Yeats Education TVO Virginia Walker lecture audio podcast Virginia Walker lecture audio podcast Virginia Walker lecture audio podcast 00:33:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004689_48k.mp3 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Biology,AIDS,HIV Education TVO Rupinder Brar from the Faculty of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search For Other Earths. Rupinder Brar from the Faculty of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search For Other Earths. Rupinder Brar from the Faculty of Science at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology presents his competition lecture entitled Exoplanets: The Search For Other Earths. 00:44:18 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004688_48k.mp3 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Science,Astronomy,Space Education TVO Karolyn Smardz Frost from the History Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Fugitive Sources: Uncovering Toronto's Underground Railroad Connections. Karolyn Smardz Frost from the History Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Fugitive Sources: Uncovering Toronto's Underground Railroad Connections. Karolyn Smardz Frost from the History Department at York University presents her competition lecture entitled Fugitive Sources: Uncovering Toronto's Underground Railroad Connections. 00:44:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004687_48k.mp3 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST History,Underground Railroad,Slavery,Toronto Education TVO Sohail Rashid from the Psychology Department at Ryerson University presents his competition lecture entitled Birth Order and Personality. Sohail Rashid from the Psychology Department at Ryerson University presents his competition lecture entitled Birth Order and Personality. Sohail Rashid from the Psychology Department at Ryerson University presents his competition lecture entitled Birth Order and Personality. 00:43:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/004686_48k.mp3 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Psychology,Birth Order,Alfred Adler Education TVO Steve Joordens from the Psychology Department at the University of Toronto Scarborough presents his competition lecture entitled You Can Lead Students to Knowledge, But How Do You Make Them Think? Steve Joordens from the Psychology Department at the University of Toronto Scarborough presents his competition lecture entitled You Can Lead Students to Knowledge, But How Do You Make Them Think? Steve Joordens from the Psychology Department at the University of Toronto Scarborough presents his competition lecture entitled You Can Lead Students to Knowledge, But How Do You Make Them Think? 00:39:24 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/AudioPodcastJoordens_48k.mp3 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Psychology,Critical Thinking,Veganism,Vegetarianism Education TVO Eleanor MacDonald from the Political Studies Department at Queen's University presents her competition lecture entitled Are We Postmodern? Eleanor MacDonald from the Political Studies Department at Queen's University presents her competition lecture entitled Are We Postmodern? Eleanor MacDonald from the Political Studies Department at Queen's University presents her competition lecture entitled Are We Postmodern? 00:34:30 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/AudioPodcastMacDonald_48k.mp3 Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST Politics,Philosophy,Art,Architecture Education TVO As part of his Literature for Our Time series, English professor Nick Mount discusses Virginia Woolf?s novel To the Lighthouse. As part of his Literature for Our Time series, English professor Nick Mount discusses Virginia Woolf?s novel To the Lighthouse. As part of his Literature for Our Time series, English professor Nick Mount discusses Virginia Woolf?s novel To the Lighthouse. 00:51:31 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003424_48k.mp3 Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST Education TVO At the 2009 Darwin conference entitled Origin of Species at 150, philosophy professor Michael Ruse asks Is Darwinism Past its Sell-By Date? At the 2009 Darwin conference entitled Origin of Species at 150, philosophy professor Michael Ruse asks Is Darwinism Past its Sell-By Date? At the 2009 Darwin conference entitled Origin of Species at 150, philosophy professor Michael Ruse asks Is Darwinism Past its Sell-By Date? 00:49:27 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003422_48k.mp3 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST Education TVO Art historian, Francis Broun, delivers an informative and entertaining lecture on the sculptures of Michelangelo. Broun is a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Studies at the Ontario College of Art Art historian, Francis Broun, delivers an informative and entertaining lecture on the sculptures of Michelangelo. Broun is a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Studies at the Ontario College of Art Art historian, Francis Broun, delivers an informative and entertaining lecture on the sculptures of Michelangelo. Broun is a professor in the Faculty of Liberal Studies at the Ontario College of Art 00:55:27 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003421_48k.mp3 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST Michelangelo,Art History,Broun,Art Education TVO In her best-selling book, Dead Aid, economist Dambisa Moyo, argues that aid to Africa breeds corruption and dependence and should be replaced with more innovative ways of financing, including capital markets and microfinance. Her lecture, Innovating Away from Aid, was delivered at the University of Waterloo. In her best-selling book, Dead Aid, economist Dambisa Moyo, argues that aid to Africa breeds corruption and dependence and should be replaced with more innovative ways of financing, including capital markets and microfinance. Her lecture, Innovating Away from Aid, was delivered at the University of Waterloo. In her best-selling book, Dead Aid, economist Dambisa Moyo, argues that aid to Africa breeds corruption and dependence and should be replaced with more innovative ways of financing, including capital markets and microfinance. Her lecture, Innovating Away from Aid, was delivered at the University of Waterloo. 00:36:02 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003418_48k.mp3 Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 EST Africa,Aid,Economics,politics,poverty Education TVO The theory of evolution is credited to Charles Darwin but important contributions were also made by Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Wallace. The stories of these three adventurers are chronicled by Sean B. Carroll, author of the book Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species. The theory of evolution is credited to Charles Darwin but important contributions were also made by Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Wallace. The stories of these three adventurers are chronicled by Sean B. Carroll, author of the book Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species. The theory of evolution is credited to Charles Darwin but important contributions were also made by Henry Walter Bates and Alfred Wallace. The stories of these three adventurers are chronicled by Sean B. Carroll, author of the book Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origins of Species. 51:24 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003416_48k.mp3 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST TVO 2010 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Author Harold Kushner on his latest book Conquering Fear Author Harold Kushner on his latest book Conquering Fear Author Harold Kushner on his latest book Conquering Fear 46:51 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/003414_48k.mp3 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST TVO 2010 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Anthropologist and author, Wade Davis, delivers the 2009 Massey Lecture The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Davis explores the importance of the myriad and diverse cultures of the world and the impact on all of us when a culture disappears. Anthropologist and author, Wade Davis, delivers the 2009 Massey Lecture The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Davis explores the importance of the myriad and diverse cultures of the world and the impact on all of us when a culture disappears. Anthropologist and author, Wade Davis, delivers the 2009 Massey Lecture The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World. Davis explores the importance of the myriad and diverse cultures of the world and the impact on all of us when a culture disappears. 55:33 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/834143_01011414_01564717_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST TVO 2010 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a non-profit initiative focused on designing and launching large incentive prizes, such as the Google Lunar X PRIZE, to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. This lecture entitled The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself! was delivered at the Quantum to Cosmos science festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a non-profit initiative focused on designing and launching large incentive prizes, such as the Google Lunar X PRIZE, to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. This lecture entitled The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself! was delivered at the Quantum to Cosmos science festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, a non-profit initiative focused on designing and launching large incentive prizes, such as the Google Lunar X PRIZE, to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity. This lecture entitled The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Invent it Yourself! was delivered at the Quantum to Cosmos science festival at the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo. 55:29 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20100109_834142_PDiamandis_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:00:00 EST TVO 2010 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO University of Toronto English professor Nick Mount discusses Samuel Beckett?s controversial play Waiting For Godot. University of Toronto English professor Nick Mount discusses Samuel Beckett?s controversial play Waiting For Godot. University of Toronto English professor Nick Mount discusses Samuel Beckett?s controversial play Waiting For Godot. 48:32 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091219_834141_NMount_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The author of A Love of Reading, acclaimed book reviewer Robert Adams, discusses the Man Booker Prize winning novel Mister Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones. The author of A Love of Reading, acclaimed book reviewer Robert Adams, discusses the Man Booker Prize winning novel Mister Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones. The author of A Love of Reading, acclaimed book reviewer Robert Adams, discusses the Man Booker Prize winning novel Mister Pip by New Zealand author Lloyd Jones. 1:19:32 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091100_003411_RAdams_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 12 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Harvard sociologist and noted public intellectual, Nathan Glazer, presents the 2009 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture entitled Democracy and Diversity: Dealing with Deep Divides. Harvard sociologist and noted public intellectual, Nathan Glazer, presents the 2009 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture entitled Democracy and Diversity: Dealing with Deep Divides. Harvard sociologist and noted public intellectual, Nathan Glazer, presents the 2009 Seymour Martin Lipset Lecture entitled Democracy and Diversity: Dealing with Deep Divides. 01:00:17 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091205_003408_NGlazer_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Harvard psychologist and author, Howard Gardner, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, delivers a lecture based on his book Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet. Harvard psychologist and author, Howard Gardner, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, delivers a lecture based on his book Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet. Harvard psychologist and author, Howard Gardner, best known for his theory of multiple intelligences, delivers a lecture based on his book Good Work: When Excellence and Ethics Meet. 50:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091205_834139_HGardner_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 05 Dec 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Influential blogger, Shel Israel, shares insights from his book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighbourhoods. Influential blogger, Shel Israel, shares insights from his book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighbourhoods. Influential blogger, Shel Israel, shares insights from his book Twitterville: How Businesses Can Thrive in the New Global Neighbourhoods. 48:55 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091128_834138_SIsrael_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Editor of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, delivers an entertaining lecture on his book Why People Believe Weird Things. Editor of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, delivers an entertaining lecture on his book Why People Believe Weird Things. Editor of Skeptic Magazine, Michael Shermer, delivers an entertaining lecture on his book Why People Believe Weird Things. 47:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091121_834137_MShermer_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, Liaquat Ahamed, discusses the connections between the world's financial decision makers in the period leading up to the Great Depression and their counterparts in the current global financial crisis. The author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, Liaquat Ahamed, discusses the connections between the world's financial decision makers in the period leading up to the Great Depression and their counterparts in the current global financial crisis. The author of Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World, Liaquat Ahamed, discusses the connections between the world's financial decision makers in the period leading up to the Great Depression and their counterparts in the current global financial crisis. 55:13 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091114_834136_LAhamed_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Describing herself as an atheist who defends religion, academic and author, Camille Paglia, argues that an understanding of world religions and their symbols is essential to fully understanding human civilization and our place in the universe. Describing herself as an atheist who defends religion, academic and author, Camille Paglia, argues that an understanding of world religions and their symbols is essential to fully understanding human civilization and our place in the universe. Describing herself as an atheist who defends religion, academic and author, Camille Paglia, argues that an understanding of world religions and their symbols is essential to fully understanding human civilization and our place in the universe. 51:38 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091107_834135_CPaglia_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO The second part of the lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials examines Nicolae Bukharin and the Moscow Show Trials and the 1945 Nuremberg Trials. The second part of the lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials examines Nicolae Bukharin and the Moscow Show Trials and the 1945 Nuremberg Trials. The second part of the lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials examines Nicolae Bukharin and the Moscow Show Trials and the 1945 Nuremberg Trials. 56:07 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091101_834134_MMarrus_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895. 38:54 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091031_834133_MMarrus_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Richard Leakey, professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York is best known for his paleontological work in Africa. His lecture, entitled Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth deals with wildlife conservation and was recorded at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on May 30th, 2009. Richard Leakey, professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York is best known for his paleontological work in Africa. His lecture, entitled Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth deals with wildlife conservation and was recorded at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on May 30th, 2009. Richard Leakey, professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York is best known for his paleontological work in Africa. His lecture, entitled Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth deals with wildlife conservation and was recorded at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on May 30th, 2009. 39:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091025_834132_RLeakey_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Leonard Mlodinow, of the California Institute of Technology is the author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. His lecture on the subject of randomness was presented by the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 6th, 2009. Leonard Mlodinow, of the California Institute of Technology is the author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. His lecture on the subject of randomness was presented by the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 6th, 2009. Leonard Mlodinow, of the California Institute of Technology is the author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. His lecture on the subject of randomness was presented by the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 6th, 2009. 51:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091017_834131_LMlodinow_0x0_48k.mp3 Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Lawrence Krauss is a professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. His lecture entitled Life, the Universe and Nothing was recorded at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on March 27th, 2009. Lawrence Krauss is a professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. His lecture entitled Life, the Universe and Nothing was recorded at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on March 27th, 2009. Lawrence Krauss is a professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. His lecture entitled Life, the Universe and Nothing was recorded at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on March 27th, 2009. 54:22 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091010_834130_LKrauss_0x0_48k.mp3 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, delivers a lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled The Three New Commandments in conjunction with the exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, delivers a lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled The Three New Commandments in conjunction with the exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls. Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, delivers a lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled The Three New Commandments in conjunction with the exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls. 36:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20091003_834129_CHitchens_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 03 Oct 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO John Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein and Adam Gopnik reflect on what constitutes a good leader and why some leaders thrive while others fail. John Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein and Adam Gopnik reflect on what constitutes a good leader and why some leaders thrive while others fail. John Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein and Adam Gopnik reflect on what constitutes a good leader and why some leaders thrive while others fail. 51:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20090926_834128_LeadershipCrisis_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like? The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like? The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like? 50:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20040206_889103_TKing_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 19 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11. MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11. MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11. 60:46 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20021202_855330_NChomsky_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking. Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking. Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking. 50:56 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_LeonardSusskind_042305.mp3 Sat, 05 Sep 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Author Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses. Author Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses. Author Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses. 36:33 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20030530_883532_EAbbott_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 29 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality. Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality. Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality. 34:50 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_ElaineDewar_020505.mp3 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The author of Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, delivers her 2003 lecture Making Peace is Harder than Making War. The author of Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, delivers her 2003 lecture Making Peace is Harder than Making War. The author of Paris 1919, Margaret MacMillan, delivers her 2003 lecture Making Peace is Harder than Making War. 49:31 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20030915_883548_MMacMillan_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East. Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East. Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East. 48:37 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20030427_883512_NFerguson_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization. Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization. Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization. 53:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture2_20030302_855360_SSassen_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 01 Aug 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future. Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future. Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future. 28:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_MaynardOlson_012603.mp3 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future. The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future. The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future. 28:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20030126_855345_FCollins_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate. Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate. Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate. 59:35 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20030209_855351_SPinker_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Lawrence Freedman is a professor of War Studies at King?s College London and the author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East. The lecture was recorded at Toronto?s Munk Centre for International Studies on March 31st, 2009. Lawrence Freedman is a professor of War Studies at King?s College London and the author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East. The lecture was recorded at Toronto?s Munk Centre for International Studies on March 31st, 2009. Lawrence Freedman is a professor of War Studies at King?s College London and the author of A Choice of Enemies: America Confronts the Middle East. The lecture was recorded at Toronto?s Munk Centre for International Studies on March 31st, 2009. 39:09 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090708p_834127_LFreedman_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario, Politics, Middle East Education TVO Dr. June Carroll of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto delivers her 2003 lecture on Modern Genetics. Dr. June Carroll of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto delivers her 2003 lecture on Modern Genetics. Dr. June Carroll of Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto delivers her 2003 lecture on Modern Genetics. 26:40 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_JuneCarroll_101903.mp3 Sat, 11 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The Director of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Janice Stein, delivers her 2002 lecture on the ethics of responsibility and accountability in North American society. The Director of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Janice Stein, delivers her 2002 lecture on the ethics of responsibility and accountability in North American society. The Director of the Munk Centre for International Studies, Janice Stein, delivers her 2002 lecture on the ethics of responsibility and accountability in North American society. 35:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture1_20030302_855360_JStein_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of Toronto professor John Polanyi delivers his 2002 lecture on the world that science has built. Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of Toronto professor John Polanyi delivers his 2002 lecture on the world that science has built. Winner of the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, University of Toronto professor John Polanyi delivers his 2002 lecture on the world that science has built. 30:31 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20021129_855318_JPolanyi_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt delivers his 2002 lecture on why he believes a one state world is inevitable. Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt delivers his 2002 lecture on why he believes a one state world is inevitable. Ohio State Political Science professor Alexander Wendt delivers his 2002 lecture on why he believes a one state world is inevitable. 39:03 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20020929_855312_AWendt_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2002 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Philip Ball outlines how developments in chemistry have impacted painters and the art world throughout history. Philip Ball outlines how developments in chemistry have impacted painters and the art world throughout history. Philip Ball outlines how developments in chemistry have impacted painters and the art world throughout history. 52:00 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_PhilipBall_031205.mp3 Sat, 13 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Fulford delivers his 2003 lecture A World Reconfigured: Politics and Perceptions Since 9-11 Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Fulford delivers his 2003 lecture A World Reconfigured: Politics and Perceptions Since 9-11 Canadian author, journalist and broadcaster Robert Fulford delivers his 2003 lecture A World Reconfigured: Politics and Perceptions Since 9-11 43:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20031114_883578_RFulford_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2003 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO The authors of The 100-Mile Diet and Ecoholic deliver lectures on eating and living sustainably, in Part 2 of The Green Summit. The authors of The 100-Mile Diet and Ecoholic deliver lectures on eating and living sustainably, in Part 2 of The Green Summit. The authors of The 100-Mile Diet and Ecoholic deliver lectures on eating and living sustainably, in Part 2 of The Green Summit. 48:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090531_834126_GreenSummitP2_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 31 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on issues including climate change, green energy, and creating the foundations of a sustainable future, in the first of the 2-part special, The Green Summit. Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on issues including climate change, green energy, and creating the foundations of a sustainable future, in the first of the 2-part special, The Green Summit. Authors Thomas Homer-Dixon and Chris Turner deliver lectures on issues including climate change, green energy, and creating the foundations of a sustainable future, in the first of the 2-part special, The Green Summit. 55:12 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090530_834125_GreenSummitP1_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 30 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO The author of Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott, refutes the belief that the internet is turning today's youth into "the dumbest generation". Tapscott illustrates how the net has changed the way people learn and offers suggestions on how to tap into the expertise that the Net Generation possesses. The author of Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott, refutes the belief that the internet is turning today's youth into "the dumbest generation". Tapscott illustrates how the net has changed the way people learn and offers suggestions on how to tap into the expertise that the Net Generation possesses. The author of Grown Up Digital, Don Tapscott, refutes the belief that the internet is turning today's youth into "the dumbest generation". Tapscott illustrates how the net has changed the way people learn and offers suggestions on how to tap into the expertise that the Net Generation possesses. 54:47 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090523_834124_DTapscott_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 23 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Higher Education, Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO John Ralson Saul argues that Canada is a Metis nation, critically influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. John Ralson Saul argues that Canada is a Metis nation, critically influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. John Ralson Saul argues that Canada is a Metis nation, critically influenced and shaped by aboriginal ideas. 56:12 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090516_834123_JRSaul_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 16 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education, Higher Education Education TVO Journalist and historian, Gwynne Dyer, discusses his book Climate Wars, outlining the impact that climate change is likely to have on international relations. Dyer focuses particularly on the military conflicts that he sees resulting from global warming. Journalist and historian, Gwynne Dyer, discusses his book Climate Wars, outlining the impact that climate change is likely to have on international relations. Dyer focuses particularly on the military conflicts that he sees resulting from global warming. Journalist and historian, Gwynne Dyer, discusses his book Climate Wars, outlining the impact that climate change is likely to have on international relations. Dyer focuses particularly on the military conflicts that he sees resulting from global warming. 1:11:25 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090509_834122_GwynneDyer_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 09 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Higher Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Leo Panitch delivers this year's Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture entitled "Still a Marxist After All: Lessons and Insights for our Time". Leo Panitch delivers this year's Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture entitled "Still a Marxist After All: Lessons and Insights for our Time". Leo Panitch delivers this year's Phyllis Clarke Memorial Lecture entitled "Still a Marxist After All: Lessons and Insights for our Time". 43:44 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090502_834121_LeoPanitch_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 02 May 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO In her lecture, Belonging to Britain, Hazel Carby looks at the historic relationship between England and Jamaica, including the history of the slave trade in Bristol and the complex question of identity for those of mixed British and West Indian heritage. Carby is a professor of African American Studies and American Studies at Yale University. In her lecture, Belonging to Britain, Hazel Carby looks at the historic relationship between England and Jamaica, including the history of the slave trade in Bristol and the complex question of identity for those of mixed British and West Indian heritage. Carby is a professor of African American Studies and American Studies at Yale University. In her lecture, Belonging to Britain, Hazel Carby looks at the historic relationship between England and Jamaica, including the history of the slave trade in Bristol and the complex question of identity for those of mixed British and West Indian heritage. Carby is a professor of African American Studies and American Studies at Yale University. 46:55 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090425_834120_HCarby_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 25 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Levy critiques present-day leftist politics for its anti-liberalism, anti-Americanism, and for being soft on radical Islamism. Philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Levy critiques present-day leftist politics for its anti-liberalism, anti-Americanism, and for being soft on radical Islamism. Philosopher and journalist Bernard-Henri Levy critiques present-day leftist politics for its anti-liberalism, anti-Americanism, and for being soft on radical Islamism. 50:42 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090418_834119_BHLevy_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 18 Apr 2009 17:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Merv Mosher from the Kinesiology and Health Science department at York University in Toronto is profiled and delivers his lecture entitled, Statistics: What's the Point? Merv Mosher from the Kinesiology and Health Science department at York University in Toronto is profiled and delivers his lecture entitled, Statistics: What's the Point? Merv Mosher from the Kinesiology and Health Science department at York University in Toronto is profiled and delivers his lecture entitled, Statistics: What's the Point? 44:53 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090329_838191_MMosher_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Top ten finalist, Professor Rod Carley, from the Communication Arts department at Canadore College in North Bay is profiled and delivers his competition lecture entitled, Adapting Shakespeare Within a Modern Canadian Context. Top ten finalist, Professor Rod Carley, from the Communication Arts department at Canadore College in North Bay is profiled and delivers his competition lecture entitled, Adapting Shakespeare Within a Modern Canadian Context. Top ten finalist, Professor Rod Carley, from the Communication Arts department at Canadore College in North Bay is profiled and delivers his competition lecture entitled, Adapting Shakespeare Within a Modern Canadian Context. 45:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090328_838190_RCarley_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Clare Hasenkampf from the Biological Sciences department at the University of Toronto Scarborough delivers her competition lecture entitled "Chromosomes Dividing: How It Is Done and Why It Matters". Clare Hasenkampf from the Biological Sciences department at the University of Toronto Scarborough delivers her competition lecture entitled "Chromosomes Dividing: How It Is Done and Why It Matters". Clare Hasenkampf from the Biological Sciences department at the University of Toronto Scarborough delivers her competition lecture entitled "Chromosomes Dividing: How It Is Done and Why It Matters". 44:21 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090322_838189_Hasenkampf_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Darryl Davies from the Sociology and Anthropology department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "Explaining Crime". Darryl Davies from the Sociology and Anthropology department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "Explaining Crime". Darryl Davies from the Sociology and Anthropology department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "Explaining Crime". 43:14 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090321_838188_DarrylDavies_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 21 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Shawn Lehman from the Anthropology department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Primate Infanticide: Adaptation or Social Pathology?" Shawn Lehman from the Anthropology department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Primate Infanticide: Adaptation or Social Pathology?" Shawn Lehman from the Anthropology department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Primate Infanticide: Adaptation or Social Pathology?" 43:04 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090315_838187_ShawnLehman_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 15 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Paul Stevens from the English department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Milton's Satan". Paul Stevens from the English department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Milton's Satan". Paul Stevens from the English department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Milton's Satan". 44:46 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090314_838186_PaulStevens_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Doug Richards from the Physical Education and Health department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Stretching: The Truth". Doug Richards from the Physical Education and Health department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Stretching: The Truth". Doug Richards from the Physical Education and Health department at the University of Toronto St. George delivers his competition lecture entitled "Stretching: The Truth". 45:20 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090308_838185_DougRichards_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO James Allard from the English Language and Literature department at Brock University in St. Catharines delivers his competition lecture entitled "Frankenstein: Five Ways". James Allard from the English Language and Literature department at Brock University in St. Catharines delivers his competition lecture entitled "Frankenstein: Five Ways". James Allard from the English Language and Literature department at Brock University in St. Catharines delivers his competition lecture entitled "Frankenstein: Five Ways". 46:22 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090307_838184_JamesAllard_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 07 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Anton Allahar from the Sociology department at the University of Western Ontario in London delivers his competition lecture entitled "Why Isn't the Whole World Developed?" Anton Allahar from the Sociology department at the University of Western Ontario in London delivers his competition lecture entitled "Why Isn't the Whole World Developed?" Anton Allahar from the Sociology department at the University of Western Ontario in London delivers his competition lecture entitled "Why Isn't the Whole World Developed?" 45:27 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090301_838183_AntonAllahar_0x0_40k.mp3 Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Matthew Bellamy from the History department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "A Watershed Moment: Canada and the Second World War". Matthew Bellamy from the History department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "A Watershed Moment: Canada and the Second World War". Matthew Bellamy from the History department at Carleton University in Ottawa delivers his competition lecture entitled "A Watershed Moment: Canada and the Second World War". 35:20 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BL_Lecture_20090228_838182_MatthewBellamy_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Toby Miller, examines the environmental impact of our obsession with technology. Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Toby Miller, examines the environmental impact of our obsession with technology. Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, Toby Miller, examines the environmental impact of our obsession with technology. 51:54 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090221_834118_TobyMiller_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 21 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO "Religion and Democracy: Antagonists or Allies?" is the topic of the 2008 Seymour Martin Lipset Memorial Lecture. "Religion and Democracy: Antagonists or Allies?" is the topic of the 2008 Seymour Martin Lipset Memorial Lecture. "Religion and Democracy: Antagonists or Allies?" is the topic of the 2008 Seymour Martin Lipset Memorial Lecture. 39:25 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090214_834117_JeanBethkeElshtain_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 14 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO The author of "Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder", David Weinberger, delivers a lecture entitled "Knowledge at the End of the Information Age". In this talk Weinberger argues that the internet is both profoundly weird, and deeply familiar. He claims that, by changing the way we receive information from the broadcast era's one-way monologue into a multi-directional conversation, the internet has humanized information. The author of "Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder", David Weinberger, delivers a lecture entitled "Knowledge at the End of the Information Age". In this talk Weinberger argues that the internet is both profoundly weird, and deeply familiar. He claims that, by changing the way we receive information from the broadcast era's one-way monologue into a multi-directional conversation, the internet has humanized information. The author of "Everything is Miscellaneous: The Power of the New Digital Disorder", David Weinberger, delivers a lecture entitled "Knowledge at the End of the Information Age". In this talk Weinberger argues that the internet is both profoundly weird, and deeply familiar. He claims that, by changing the way we receive information from the broadcast era's one-way monologue into a multi-directional conversation, the internet has humanized information. 52:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090207_834116_DavidWeinberger_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 07 Feb 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Barlow argues that access to safe drinking water should be a basic human right and makes a compelling case for why the global water crisis will be the greatest environmental and human crisis of this century. Barlow argues that access to safe drinking water should be a basic human right and makes a compelling case for why the global water crisis will be the greatest environmental and human crisis of this century. Barlow argues that access to safe drinking water should be a basic human right and makes a compelling case for why the global water crisis will be the greatest environmental and human crisis of this century. 36:07 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090131_834115_MaudeBarlow_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Lewis Lapham laments the state of the American education system. Lewis Lapham laments the state of the American education system. Lewis Lapham laments the state of the American education system. 22:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090124_834114_LewisLapham_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Internationally renowned author and philosopher, Umberto Eco, gives "An Illustrated Presentation on the History of Beauty and Ugliness", based on his two recent books "On Beauty" and "On Ugliness". Internationally renowned author and philosopher, Umberto Eco, gives "An Illustrated Presentation on the History of Beauty and Ugliness", based on his two recent books "On Beauty" and "On Ugliness". Internationally renowned author and philosopher, Umberto Eco, gives "An Illustrated Presentation on the History of Beauty and Ugliness", based on his two recent books "On Beauty" and "On Ugliness". 53:02 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090117_834113_UmbertoEco_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 17 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Author Margaret Atwood delivers the 2008 Massey Lecture, "Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth". Author Margaret Atwood delivers the 2008 Massey Lecture, "Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth". Author Margaret Atwood delivers the 2008 Massey Lecture, "Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth". 56:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20090110_834112_MargaretAtwood_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 10 Jan 2009 16:00:00 EST TVO 2009 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Dr. Ernesto Spinelli delivers a lecture "Exploring Death Anxiety" at an International Conference on Personal Meaning Dr. Ernesto Spinelli delivers a lecture "Exploring Death Anxiety" at an International Conference on Personal Meaning Dr. Ernesto Spinelli delivers a lecture "Exploring Death Anxiety" at an International Conference on Personal Meaning 42:49 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20081213_0_ErnestoSpinelli_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Dr. Kirk Schneider explores therapeutic approaches to the mystery of being in a lecture delivered at an International Conference on Personal Meaning. Dr. Kirk Schneider explores therapeutic approaches to the mystery of being in a lecture delivered at an International Conference on Personal Meaning. Dr. Kirk Schneider explores therapeutic approaches to the mystery of being in a lecture delivered at an International Conference on Personal Meaning. 45:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Lecture_20081213_0_KirkSchneider_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Author and scholar, Thomas Homer-Dixon, explores the convergence of natural, social, and economic stresses that could lead to the breakdown of world economies and political systems. Author and scholar, Thomas Homer-Dixon, explores the convergence of natural, social, and economic stresses that could lead to the breakdown of world economies and political systems. Author and scholar, Thomas Homer-Dixon, explores the convergence of natural, social, and economic stresses that could lead to the breakdown of world economies and political systems. 55:40 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20081206_834109_ThomasHomerDixon_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 06 Dec 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Political science professor Ron Deibert looks at the issue of internet censorship and surveillance around the world. Political science professor Ron Deibert looks at the issue of internet censorship and surveillance around the world. Political science professor Ron Deibert looks at the issue of internet censorship and surveillance around the world. 53:58 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20081122_834107_RonDeibert_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Best-selling author, Richard Florida, describes how the creative class is impacting cities, business and society at large. Best-selling author, Richard Florida, describes how the creative class is impacting cities, business and society at large. Best-selling author, Richard Florida, describes how the creative class is impacting cities, business and society at large. 56:59 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20081115_834106_RichardFlorida_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 15 Nov 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO University of Toronto philosophy professor and author, Mark Kingwell, and journalist Malcolm Gladwell square off in a lively debate about social change and how best to achieve it. University of Toronto philosophy professor and author, Mark Kingwell, and journalist Malcolm Gladwell square off in a lively debate about social change and how best to achieve it. University of Toronto philosophy professor and author, Mark Kingwell, and journalist Malcolm Gladwell square off in a lively debate about social change and how best to achieve it. 56:15 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20081101_834104_MGladwellMKingwell_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 01 Nov 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, discusses the findings in his latest book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of brain neuroplasticity. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, discusses the findings in his latest book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of brain neuroplasticity. Psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, and best-selling author, Dr. Norman Doidge, discusses the findings in his latest book, The Brain that Changes Itself, an examination of brain neuroplasticity. 55:45 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20080628_NDoidge_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO Journalist Hamida Ghafour on her book "The Sleeping Buddha: Portraits of a Changing Afghanistan". Journalist Hamida Ghafour on her book "The Sleeping Buddha: Portraits of a Changing Afghanistan". Journalist Hamida Ghafour on her book "The Sleeping Buddha: Portraits of a Changing Afghanistan". 23:18 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20080607_HGhafour_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:30:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario, Education Education TVO A lecture by Marina Nemat, author of "Prisoner of Tehran". A lecture by Marina Nemat, author of "Prisoner of Tehran". A lecture by Marina Nemat, author of "Prisoner of Tehran". 29:13 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20080607_MNemat_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 07 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Education, Ontario Education TVO Architect and author, Charles Jencks, presents a lecture based on his recent book "Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going?" Architect and author, Charles Jencks, presents a lecture based on his recent book "Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going?" Architect and author, Charles Jencks, presents a lecture based on his recent book "Critical Modernism: Where is Post-Modernism Going?" 55:43 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20080524_CJencks_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 24 May 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education Lectures, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, delivers the 2008 Lionel Gelber Public Lecture on his award-winning book, ?The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It?. Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, delivers the 2008 Lionel Gelber Public Lecture on his award-winning book, ?The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It?. Paul Collier, Professor of Economics at Oxford University, delivers the 2008 Lionel Gelber Public Lecture on his award-winning book, ?The Bottom Billion: Why the Poorest Countries Are Failing and What Can Be Done About It?. 41:18 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_20080517_PCollier_0x0_40k.mp3 Sat, 17 May 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education, Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" 47:05 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_P2of2_20080511_MMacmillan_0_0_40k.mp3 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" Author and historian Margaret MacMillan delivers this year's Trinity College Larkin-Stuart Lecture. The topic of her 2-part lecture is "History: The Next Secular Religion?" 44:11 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_P1of2_20080510_MMacmillan_0_0_40k.mp3 Sat, 10 May 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO In his lecture entitled "Trudeau's World: The Making of an Internationalist", historian and author John English, discusses Trudeau's path to political prominence and influence, particularly in the domain of international affairs. In his lecture entitled "Trudeau's World: The Making of an Internationalist", historian and author John English, discusses Trudeau's path to political prominence and influence, particularly in the domain of international affairs. In his lecture entitled "Trudeau's World: The Making of an Internationalist", historian and author John English, discusses Trudeau's path to political prominence and influence, particularly in the domain of international affairs. 28:26 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_JohnEnglish_041908.mp3 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Daniel Bell, Professor of Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing presents a lecture on "China's New Confucianism". Daniel Bell, Professor of Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing presents a lecture on "China's New Confucianism". Daniel Bell, Professor of Philosophy at Tsinghua University in Beijing presents a lecture on "China's New Confucianism". 44:48 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_DanielBell_041208.mp3 Sat, 12 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO World-famous neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, discusses his latest book, Musicophilia, a look at how music can impact on the brain. Sacks' love of music is well known, and now he turns his attention to his patients for whom music can be both treatment and affliction. He describes the power of music to move us, to heal, and to haunt us. World-famous neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, discusses his latest book, Musicophilia, a look at how music can impact on the brain. Sacks' love of music is well known, and now he turns his attention to his patients for whom music can be both treatment and affliction. He describes the power of music to move us, to heal, and to haunt us. World-famous neurologist and author, Oliver Sacks, discusses his latest book, Musicophilia, a look at how music can impact on the brain. Sacks' love of music is well known, and now he turns his attention to his patients for whom music can be both treatment and affliction. He describes the power of music to move us, to heal, and to haunt us. 51:19 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_OliverSacks_022308.mp3 Sat, 23 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Harvard psychology professor, Steven Pinker, presents a talk on his latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. Harvard psychology professor, Steven Pinker, presents a talk on his latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. Harvard psychology professor, Steven Pinker, presents a talk on his latest book, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature. 51:19 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_StevenPinker_012608.mp3 Sat, 02 Feb 2008 16:00:00 EST TVO 2008 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Ontario Education TVO Psychotherapist and artist, Ariel Garten, explores the neuroscience of conflict. Psychotherapist and artist, Ariel Garten, explores the neuroscience of conflict. Psychotherapist and artist, Ariel Garten, explores the neuroscience of conflict. 26:16 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_ArielGarten_111707.mp3 Sat, 17 Nov 2007 16:00:00 EST TVO 2007 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO Award-winning architect, Bruce Kuwabara, discusses emerging models of urbanization and sustainability that are transforming Toronto and other major Canadian cities. Award-winning architect, Bruce Kuwabara, discusses emerging models of urbanization and sustainability that are transforming Toronto and other major Canadian cities. Award-winning architect, Bruce Kuwabara, discusses emerging models of urbanization and sustainability that are transforming Toronto and other major Canadian cities. 43:31 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_BruceKuwabara_111007.mp3 Mon, 12 Nov 2007 12:00:00 EST TVO 2007 Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education TVO J. Reid Meloy discusses A Psychoanalytic View of the Psychopath. Meloy's research draws upon his experience working with incarcerated killers as well as with the families and victims of psychopaths. Donald Carveth critiques Meloy's paper. J. Reid Meloy discusses A Psychoanalytic View of the Psychopath. Meloy's research draws upon his experience working with incarcerated killers as well as with the families and victims of psychopaths. Donald Carveth critiques Meloy's paper. J. Reid Meloy discusses A Psychoanalytic View of the Psychopath. Meloy's research draws upon his experience working with incarcerated killers as well as with the families and victims of psychopaths. Donald Carveth critiques Meloy's paper. 55:39 http://www.tvo.org/podcasts/bi/audio/BI_Full_Meloy_102007.mp3 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:00:00 EST TVO 2007 Education Lectures, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education, Public Broadcasting, Ontario Education