Theatre studies: why study drama?
Drama, as an academic course outside of English, took some time to be accepted. But can playwriting really be taught?
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Education in Vietnam and India – huge differences in achievement
This podcast looks at how even disadvantaged kids in Vietnam are educationally years ahead of their counterparts in India, despite per capita GDP being broadly the same in both countries. Amanda Barnes talked to Professor Jo Boyden, director of the Young…
MoreDrones: the law and ethics of drone strikes
Are drones a vital piece of modern weaponry, or inhuman and illegal weapons that galvanise potential recruits for Al Qaeda?
MoreFrom Syria to Hurricane Sandy – verifying crowd-sourced news
The conflict in Syria demonstrates the growing importance of crowd-sourced news, but it is crucial to cut through the fakes and the propaganda to verify it.
MoreSolar technology: harnessing the power of the sun
Every day the sun throws 165,000 terra watts of energy at the earth. But the energy required by the world’s 7bn people is just 10-15 terra watts per day. A new generation of solar power promises a sustainable future.
MoreFor love not money: what keeps circuses on the road?
Year-in, year-out the circus comes to town. But in 2013 circuses are in trouble. Seen by many as entertainment from a bygone age and facing Government action to ban circuses with wild animals, what is it that keeps circuses on…
MoreMe, myself, I: changing gay male identity
As the world changes, so sexual identities are in flux. Have globalisation and mass communication disrupted and reshaped traditional patterns of identity and intimacy?
MoreVolcanoes, artists and scientists: why exploding mountains fascinate us all
Volcanoes – Andy Warhol painted them, scientists study them, tourists gawp at them and legendary vulcanologist Haraldur Sigurðsson has spent 50 years taking the temperatures of these exploding mountains.
MoreBitcoin – part 2
Part 2 of our Bitcoin podcast looks at the political and philosophical implications of private currencies and what they can teach existing systems…
MoreBitcoin: a currency outside State control
Will Bitcoin, a private digital currency, replace national currencies such as euros, dollars and pounds? Will it languish as an anonymous currency for money laundering and drug deals? Is it a speculative investment rather than a currency? First part of a 2 part podcast.
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