The Fall of the Roman Empire (Bryan Ward-Perkins)

Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages.

Bryan Ward-Perkins on the Fall of the Roman Empire

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Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages.

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Date Added: 13/09/2008

Duration: 00:41:04

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Jennifer Lau on Anxiety and Depression in Children

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Dr Jennifer Lau discusses her research into the development of anxiety and depression in childhood and adolescence.

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Date Added: 13/09/2008

Duration: 00:19:13

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Gero Miesenboeck on Fruit Flies and Neuroscience

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In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly.

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Date Added: 13/09/2008

Duration: 00:27:39

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The Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History

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Welcome to Oxford

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An introduction to the Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History.

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Date Added: 12/09/2008

Duration: 00:01:44

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The Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History

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The Museums of Oxford

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An introduction to the Ashmolean Museum and the Museum of Natural History.

Published 2008.

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The Museums of Oxford

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Date Added: 12/09/2008

Duration: 00:01:44

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The Museums of Oxford

Oxford's museums and collections are world renowned. They provide an important resource for scholars around the world, and welcome visits from members of the public. More than a million people visit the University’s museums and collections every year. The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology. The University Museum of Natural History. The Pitt Rivers Museum. The Museum of the History of Science. The Bate Collection of Musical Instruments. The University of Oxford Botanic Garden. The Harcourt Arboretum. The Christ Church Picture Gallery.

Published 2008.

Adrian Moore on Metaphysics

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Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, explores the definition and origin of metaphysics, and then discusses some of the enduring metaphysical questions.

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Date Added: 12/09/2008

Duration: 00:31:56

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John Broome on Rationality

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John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, gives an explanation of reason and rationality, and then discusses his understanding of the 'the normative question'.

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Date Added: 12/09/2008

Duration: 00:45:49

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Nick Bostrom on Global Catastrophic Risk and Simulation Theory

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In this podcast, Professor Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses global catastrophic risks and his earlier work on the simulation theory.