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Water Security, Risk and Society Conference |
63 open episodes (latest 31 May 2012) |
Presentations given at Oxford's International Conference on Water Security, Risk and Society, April 16-18th 2012. The event convened many of the world's… |
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Bioethics: An Introduction |
10 open episodes (latest 30 May 2012) |
An introductory series by Marianne Talbot exploring bioethical theories and their philosophical foundations. These podcasts will explain key moral theories, common moral… |
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The Egyptian Revolution, One Year On |
19 open episodes (latest 25 May 2012) |
An international conference marking the first anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution through an interdisciplinary gathering, held at the Department of Politics and… |
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Literature and Form |
4 open episodes (latest 21 May 2012) |
Lecture series looking at key concepts in studying Literature; including lectures on the concept of unreliable narrators to theory of comparative literature. This series… |
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Crime Fiction in Oxford |
1 open episode (latest 15 May 2012) |
Crime Fiction is a continuingly popular genre that has never been more highly esteemed than now. This day school offers two overviews - of detective fiction in general… |
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Philosophy of Religion |
8 open episodes (latest 02 May 2012) |
This series of eight lectures delivered by Dr T. J. Mawson at the University of Oxford in Hilary Term 2011, introduces the main philosophical arguments pertaining to the… |
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Environmental Governance and Resilience |
5 open episodes (latest 17 Apr 2012) |
The 2012 Lecture series from Linacre college. Looking at answers to how do socio-ecological systems work and how are they best governed?
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Philosophy for Beginners |
7 open episodes (latest 16 Apr 2012) |
Philosophy has been studied for thousands of years. It involves the use of reason and argument to search for the truth about reality - about the nature of things, ethics… |
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Critical Reasoning for Beginners |
7 open episodes (latest 16 Apr 2012) |
Are you confident you can reason clearly? Are you able to convince others of your point of view? Are you able to give plausible reasons for believing what you believe?… |
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A Romp Through the Philosophy of Mind |
6 open episodes (latest 16 Apr 2012) |
The mind is a fascinating entity. Where, after all, would we be without it? But what exactly is it? These days many people believe the mind simply is the brain.… |
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A Romp Through Ethics for Complete Beginners |
8 open episodes (latest 16 Apr 2012) |
In this introduction to ethics, we shall be considering the underpinnings of ethical thought. We shall consider, for example, what it is for an action to be right or… |
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Is the planet full? Seminar Series 2011 |
7 open episodes (latest 29 Mar 2012) |
Podcasts from the Michaelmas Term Seminar Series 2011 at the Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford
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Geographies of the World's Knowledge |
1 open episode (latest 28 Mar 2012) |
Who owns the world's knowledge? Who produces it? Who is able to consume it? Has the Internet democratized geographies of information? This free interactive book… |
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D.H. Lawrence |
7 open episodes (latest 19 Mar 2012) |
Lecture Series looking at D.H. Lawrence, author of Women in Love, Sons and Lovers and Lady Chatterley's Lover. These lectures focus on specific aspects of Lawrence… |
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Comparative Methods Workshop |
8 open episodes (latest 12 Mar 2012) |
The Workshop in Comparative Methods took place at the Oxford Institute of Social Policy on 12-14 January 2012; it provided an overview of and introduction into various… |
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Wadham College |
1 open episode (latest 02 Mar 2012) |
400 years after its foundation, Wadham College enjoys a reputation for academic excellence within an informal and progressive community.<br />
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Can emerging technologies save the world? Hilary Term Seminar Series 2012 |
2 open episodes (latest 22 Feb 2012) |
This series of special events will provide a broad, cross-disciplinary understanding of some of the most critical challenges and opportunities in transformative… |
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Samuel Johnson |
1 open episode (latest 13 Feb 2012) |
Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 to 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a… |
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Bio-Ethics Bites |
10 open episodes (latest 03 Feb 2012) |
Bioethics is the study of the moral implications of new and emerging medical technologies and looks to answer questions such as selling organs, euthanasia and whether… |
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Oxford Symposium On The August 2011 Riots: Context And Responses |
9 open episodes (latest 27 Jan 2012) |
Academics, community workers and researchers come together to discuss the social and political implications of the August 2011 Riots. Looking at the causes for the riots… |
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Botanic Garden |
9 open episodes (latest 10 Jan 2012) |
The Oxford Botanic Garden is a national reference collection of 7,000 different types of plant, making it the most compact yet diverse collection of plants in the World… |
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The State of the State |
7 open episodes (latest 05 Jan 2012) |
The State of the State lecture series focuses on the transformation of the modern state, with an emphasis on Western Europe and European integration, from a… |
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Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market |
7 open episodes (latest 20 Dec 2011) |
This podcast series records the 3rd annual Begbroke Transfer conference 'Building a Business: Moving Your Product to the Market' at Begbroke Science Park,… |
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The New Psychology of Depression |
10 open episodes (latest 06 Dec 2011) |
We live in a world filled with material wealth, live longer and healthier lives, and yet anxiety, stress, unhappiness, and depression have never been more common. What… |
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George Eliot |
3 open episodes (latest 05 Dec 2011) |
This mini-series is intended to introduce George Eliot to undergraduates. The first lecture ranges widely across her works, including her atypical novella 'The… |
