University 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.

Susannah Varmuza on the evolving field of Epigenetics

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Robert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry.

Robert Adams on the novel Family Matters by Rohinton Mistry.

Christopher Hitchens, author of God Is Not Great, on The Three New Commandments.

Christopher Hitchens on The Three New Commandments

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.

Hazel Carby on Belonging to Britain

Robert Adams, author of A Love of Reading, discusses the novel Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie.

Robert Adams on Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress

Thomas Merritt, Canada Research Chair in Genomics and Bio-informatics at Laurentian University 19s department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, on the extent to which our genetic makeup is responsible for our talents and aptitudes.

Susannah Varmuza on the evolving field of Epigenetics

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