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Culture and Climate Change
Nature & Environment

Culture and Climate Change

...Kronick, Bergit Arends, Beth Derbyshire and Robert Butler. Futures: Climate Change, Culture and Time We hear plenty about the science and policy of climate change – but what about the cultural contribution to thinking about the future? Quentin Cooper discusses this huge topic with Roger Harrabin, Professor Mike Hulme, Ruth Little, Oliver Morton and Carolyn Steel....
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Audio 2 hrs 47 mins
Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics
Society, Politics & Law

Doreen Massey: Space, Place and Politics

...thinking Professor Ash Amin from Durham University talks about the influence of Doreen's work Spatial divisions of labour Professor Jamie Peck, University British Columbia talks about the influence of Doreen's work London and the politics of place Professor Jane Willis, Queen Mary University of London on London and the politics of place Doreen’s response to the panel...
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Audio 2 hrs 32 mins
Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Opening the Boundaries of Citizenship

...thinking of rights as abstract entitlements but in fact was enacted centuries earlier by the supposedly mad court jester. Haunted Citizens Dr Tara Atluri’s podcast takes a look at the meanings of gender justice in contemporary India and the new political movements that have arisen since this tragic case of the gang rape and murder of a young woman in New Delhi. The...
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Audio 1 hr 3 mins
Analysing European Romanticism
History & The Arts

Analysing European Romanticism

...thinking, centralising human experience and transcendence from the purely rational. This succinct discussion contextualises that shift. Romanticism and the religious crisis Once more reacting against the Enlightenment, Romantic philosophy eschewed traditional religion, rejecting historical claims in favour of modern reason and re-appraisal of biblical texts. Urbanity and...
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Audio 53 mins
An introduction to the Social Work Hub
Health, Sports & Psychology

An introduction to the Social Work Hub

...thinking about a career in social work, a social work practitioner wanting to learn more about a specific area of practice, or an aspiring social care leader looking for free continuing professional development resources, you will find relevant courses and articles here. You can filter the social work hub contents from the main hub page using the filters on the left. You...
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Article 5 mins
How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...think of the Wikipedia when there are important developments in people’s lives or progress in diversity in science. Noting it there improves the quality of coverage of scientists who could be neglected – and drawing attention to that might trigger additional effort from others. I’ve decided to put more energy into this myself. Here’s a recent tiny-effort example....
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Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Tinder changing the way the world dates?

...think would get like high likes because of certain things they put in isn’t really me and I don’t try and do it. I also just think I’m more traditional in so far as I like to bump into someone at a bar or room across- eyes across a room that’s how I actually connect with people because I think half of meeting someone the fun is body language like reading little...
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Article 5 mins
The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...think of as our ‘doing mode’) and moving to more of a ‘being mode’. Where people experience depression or anxiety, they often find it is very difficult to tolerate or simply ‘be in the moment’. Logically so, because depression often causes us to replay or ruminate about events from the past (including when we have experienced loss). While anxiety can at times...
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Article 10 mins