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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 app... more
FAQs about Big Ideas (Audio):How many episodes does Big Ideas (Audio) have?The podcast currently has 306 episodes available.
April 12, 2013Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on ,Until the End of the World"Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek delivers his contribution to the Nuit Blanche symposium inspired by Wim Wenders film, Until the End of the World....more1h 5minPlay
April 05, 2013Robert Adams on the novel The CorrectionsRobert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen....more1h 23minPlay
March 22, 2013Jordan Peterson on Slaying the Dragon Within UsJordan Peterson on Slaying the Dragon Within Us. Peterson, a University of Toronto professor of psychology, talks about fear of the unknown and fear of dealing with problems....more57minPlay
March 22, 2013Salmon Akhtar on The Trauma of Geographical DislocationSalmon Akhtar on The Trauma of Geographical Dislocation, how immigration can affect a person's mental health....more53minPlay
March 08, 2013Marc Abrahams, editor of The Annals of Improbably ResearchMarc Abrahams, editor of The Annals of Improbably Research and one of the organizers of the annual Ig-Nobel Prize ceremonies at Harvard University, discusses the work of scientists and academics that, "first makes you laugh, and then makes you think"....more35minPlay
March 01, 2013Julia Belluz on social media's impact on health decisionsJournalist Julia Belluz looks at the impact of social media on decisions about health in the Annual Hart House Hancock Lecture. Her lecture, entitled Who Lives and Who Dies: Will Social Media Decide?, was delivered at the Hart House Great Hall on October 31, 2012....more50minPlay
March 01, 2013Maude Barlow on Water: The Most Pressing Women's IssueMaude Barlow, National Chair of the citizens' advocacy organization The Council of Canadians, on Water: The Most Pressing Women's Issue of All....more51minPlay
February 22, 2013Ken Cramer on Alfred AdlerKen Cramer - Psychology, University of Windsor -on Alfred Adler: The Most Famous Personality Theorist You Likely Never Heard Of...more41minPlay
February 22, 2013Kwame McKenzie on Immigration SicknessKwame McKenzie, Medical Director of the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto, on Immigration Sickness. What psychological and social attributes help us predict who will be a good at being an immigrant?...more59minPlay
February 08, 2013Susannah Varmuza on the evolving field of EpigeneticsUniversity of Toronto Zoology researcher, Susannah Varmuza, discusses the evolving field of Epigenetics and what research into such things as mouse coat colour is telling scientists about the age-old "nature versus nurture" debate....more23minPlay
FAQs about Big Ideas (Audio):How many episodes does Big Ideas (Audio) have?The podcast currently has 306 episodes available.