The 19th century became the age of the first information revolution. Driven by colonial and imperial geopolitics, rapid technological innovation, and the rise of mass print culture, news began to travel faster and farther than ever before. And so did questions of truth, authenticity and reliability. So, what can Victorian writers teach us about navigating misinformation today?  

How did they respond to this changing media landscape? And what role did literature play in the way we engage with different kinds of information? In this video, Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA unpacks how their insights into misinformation, media trust, and the speed of communication can help us understand and navigate today’s digital information age. 

Speaker: Professor Pablo Mukherjee FBA

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Cervantes’ groundbreaking novel, Don Quixote, is a comic but profound meditation on dreams, disillusionment and the blurred line between illusion and reality Its legacy is less timeless than differently meaningful across time, from the tragic idealism identified by the Romantics ( the term “quixotic” originates from Cervantes’ protagonist) to the metafictional complexity engaged with by modern critics. 

Professor Isabel Torres explores how the ancient root of poetry, ‘poiesis’, comes alive in the creative madness of Cervantes’s protagonist, and the power of lyric in early modern Spain.

Speaker: Professor Isabel Torres FBA 

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A cosmology or worldview is the framework of beliefs and attitudes through which we interpret and make sense of the world, including how we think about our relationship with the environment. What can the worldviews of successful civilisations of the past teach us about sustainable technological and economic advancement?  

Professor Shadreck Chirikure FBA explores how our current challenge of unsustainability can be transformed by learning from historical societies that balanced economic progress with stewardship for future generations. 

Speaker: Professor Shadreck Chirikure FBA 

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Cities are central to both the problems and solutions of the climate crisis.  

Climate change is often seen as a global issue that can only be resolved at the international negotiating table, but research shows that its causes and solutions are profoundly urban. Geographer Harriet Bulkeley FBA explains how experimental action in cities can empower local groups beyond government and policy, and considers the questions of ethics, justice and equity that these actions generate for our collective futures. 

Speaker: Professor Harriet Bulkeley FBA 

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In 1922, the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings astounded archaeologists and the public alike. Beyond the ornate treasures, the tomb of the famous pharaoh offered insight into the daily life and diet of Ancient Egyptians. In this 10-Minute talk, Salima Ikram FBA delves into the findings of Tutankhamun’s chamber and what these reveal about resources, culinary practices, and beliefs during his time 

Speaker: Professor Salima Ikram 

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“Gender studies as a discipline is by definition interdisciplinary, drawing from several paradigms, and it is defined by a set of debates and problematics, not by statements of doctrine or settled truths.” In this 10-Minute Talk, Judith Butler FBA discusses the conceptual contributions of gender as a field of study to a wide range of areas of research and teaching, and to social analysis and movements from the 1970s to the present.  

Speaker: Professor Judith Butler FBA 

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"How did Sir Walter Raleigh invent the potato?” In this 10-Minute Talk, Rebecca Earle FBA takes up Philomena Cunk’s question to explore the global history of the potato and explain why we should care.  

Speaker: Professor Rebecca Earle FBA 

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From a fake news report claiming a French victory to fictional memoirs and literary retellings, the Battle of Trafalgar’s legacy in France became shrouded in myth over the following years of the Nineteenth Century, particularly around the identity of the man who shot Nelson. In this 10-Minute Talk, Dr David McCallam recounts how the French responded to the crushing defeat in 1805 with satire and storytelling, offering a fascinating alternative perspective on a well-rehearsed historical event.

Speaker: Dr David McCallam 

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In a post-truth world, can we always trust data? And what about our human biases? Walking us through ‘the ladder of misinference’, Alex Edmans FBA outlines how statistics and studies can feed misinformation, and the tools we need to resist and make informed choices. 

You can learn more from Professor Edmans on the subject in his recent book ‘May Contain Lies’ https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/455479/may-contain-lies-by-edmans-alex/9780241630181  

Speaker: Alex Edmans FBA, Professor of Finance, London Business School   

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Eugenics is a coercive ideology with a destructive history over the course of the 19th and 20th Centuries. But did support for eugenics die out after the Second World War?  

Unpacking the movement and its roots in academia, Rebecca Sear FBA explores the question of whether we are witnessing a resurgence in eugenics today.  

Speaker: Rebecca Sear FBA, Professor and Director of the Centre for Culture and Evolution at Brunel University 

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