Ranked #1
UK National Debt: A Historical Perspective
UK National Debt: A Historical Perspective
The UK national debt is currently the highest it's ever been, and a lot larger than many other countries. This talk take... Read more
7 Apr 2017
•
12mins
Ranked #2
Ending Poverty?
Ending Poverty?
Linda Yueh (Fellow by Special Election in Economics) talks about ending poverty. The UN has a Sustainable Development Go... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
11mins
Ranked #3
Was There History in the Middle Ages?
Was There History in the Middle Ages?
Did medieval writers think they were writing history? This talk takes a closer look at the various forms of ‘history’ du... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
12mins
Ranked #4
What Does Philosophy Have to Do with Neuroscience?
What Does Philosophy Have to Do with Neuroscience?
When you examine the brain, you can learn a lot and see chemical interactions, but you cannot find anything about the fi... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
12mins
Most Popular Podcasts
The Joe Rogan Experience
TED Talks Daily
The Tim Ferriss Show
The Daily
Stuff You Should Know
Oprah's SuperSoul Conversations
Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard
Ranked #5
Advanced LIGO: the New Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Advanced LIGO: the New Era of Gravitational Wave Astronomy
Why has the recent detection of gravitational waves been one of the most important discoveries in modern times for astro... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
11mins
Ranked #6
Lithium-ion Batteries and Beyond
Lithium-ion Batteries and Beyond
Batteries are one of the most efficient ways to store energy, and there has been a massive increase recently in the use ... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
7mins
Ranked #7
‘Boom, ratatata, hui-hui-sss-ttt, woouum’ - Children’s Views of World War II
‘Boom, ratatata, hui-hui-sss-ttt, woouum’ - Children’s Views of World War II
How do people remember the past? Alex Lloyd (Lecturer, German Language and Literature) looks at essays written by childr... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
11mins
Ranked #8
Banned Books: Hus and Luther in the Teddy Hall Library
Banned Books: Hus and Luther in the Teddy Hall Library
This talk focusses on a first edition of the collected works of Jan Hus, from the collection in St Edmund Hall’s Old Lib... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
11mins
Ranked #9
Merchants’ Marks in Medieval English Books
Merchants’ Marks in Medieval English Books
Merchants’ marks were used initially as a tool of commerce, on consignments of goods, in the Middle Ages. In the sixteen... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
11mins
Ranked #10
Extreme Clocks: Physics with Pulsars
Extreme Clocks: Physics with Pulsars
An introduction to pulsars: objects that have more mass than the sun but are only around 20km in diameter, possessing an... Read more
3 Apr 2017
•
13mins
