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Big Ideas (Audio)
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Big Ideas (Audio) episodes
- David Keith on Technology, Energy and NatureDavid 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.57 min
- Nick Mount interviews novelist Sam LipsyteUniversity 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 Land22 min
- Andrei Markovits on European Anti-AmericanismBig Ideas presents University of Michigan professor, Andrei Markovits, on European Anti-Americanism1 hr 2 min
- Nick Mount on Sam Lipsyte's novel Home LandEnglish 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.43 min
- Alexander Nehamas -individual character and ideas of beautyBig Ideas presents Princeton University professor of Philosophy and Comparative Literature, Alexander Nehamas, on how individual character defines our ideas of what is beautiful52 min
- Eric Mazur on Stopping TimeEric 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.57 min
- Michael Hardt on The Politics of Love and EvilBig Ideas presents Duke University Literary Theorist, Michael Hardt, discussing The Politics of Love and Evil50 min
- Joseph Emerson on The Quantum TamersBig 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 Institute53 min
- John O'Leary on Popular, Informal EducationBig Ideas presents John O'Leary, the President of Frontier College on Popular, Informal Education: From the Archives of Frontier College26 min
- The Age of Unequals: An Evening with Richard WilkinsonArmine 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 Level38 min
About Big Ideas (Audio)
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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.