
In Our Time
BBC Radio 4
Spanning history, religion, culture, science and philosophy, In Our Time from BBC Radio 4 is essential listening for the intellectually curious. In each episode, host Melvyn Bragg and expert guests explore the characters, events and discoveries that have shaped our world. History fans can learn about pivotal wars and societal upheavals, such as the rise and fall of Napoleon, the Sack of Rome in 1527, and the political intrigue of the Russian Revolution. Those fascinated by the lives of kings and queens can journey to Versailles to meet Marie Antoinette and Louis XIV the Sun King, or to Ancient Egypt to meet Cleopatra and Nerfertiti. Or perhaps you’re looking to explore the history of religion, from Buddhism’s early teachings to the Protestant Reformation. If you’re interested in the stories behind iconic works of art, music and literature, dive in to discussions on the artistic genius of Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel and Van Gogh’s famous Sunflowers. From Gothic architecture to the works of Shakespeare, each episode of In Our Time offers new insight into humanity’s cultural achievements. Those looking to enrich their scientific knowledge can hear episodes on black holes, the Periodic Table, and classical theories of gravity, motion, evolution and relativity. Learn how the discovery of penicillin revolutionised medicine, and how the death of stars can lead to the formation of new planets. Lovers of philosophy will find episodes on the big issues that define existence, from free will and ethics, to liberty and justice. In what ways did celebrated philosophers such as Mary Wollstonecraft and Karl Marx push forward radical new ideas? How has the concept of karma evolved from the ancient Sanskrit texts of Hinduism to today? What was Plato’s concept of an ideal republic, and how did he explore this through the legend of the lost city of Atlantis? In Our Time celebrates the pursuit of knowledge and the enduring power of ideas.
Категории: Образование
Слушане на последния епизод:
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss slime mould, a basic organism that grows on logs, cowpats and compost heaps. Scientists have found difficult to categorise slime mould: in 1868, the biologist Thomas Huxley asked: ‘Is this a plant, or is it an animal? Is it both or is it neither?’ and there is a great deal scientists still don’t know about it. But despite not having a brain, slime mould can solve complex problems: it can find the most efficient way round a maze and has been used to map Tokyo’s rail network. Researchers are using it to help find treatments for cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, and computer scientists have designed an algorithm based on slime mould behaviour to learn about dark matter. It’s even been sent to the international space station to help study the effects of weightlessness. With
Jonathan Chubb Professor of Quantitative Cell Biology at University College, London
Elinor Thompson Reader in microbiology and plant science at the University of Greenwich
And
Merlin Sheldrake Biologist and writer
Producer: Eliane Glaser
In Our Time is a BBC Studios Audio production
Предишни епизоди
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1729 - Slime Moulds Thu, 30 Jan 2025
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1728 - Vase-mania Thu, 23 Jan 2025
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1727 - Plutarch's Parallel Lives Thu, 16 Jan 2025
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1726 - The Habitability of Planets Thu, 09 Jan 2025
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1725 - Nizami Ganjavi Thu, 02 Jan 2025
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1724 - The Hanoverian Succession Thu, 26 Dec 2024
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1723 - Italo Calvino Thu, 19 Dec 2024
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1722 - The Antikythera Mechanism Thu, 12 Dec 2024
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1721 - George Herbert Thu, 05 Dec 2024
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1720 - The Venetian Empire Thu, 28 Nov 2024
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1719 - Little Women Thu, 21 Nov 2024
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1718 - Hayek's The Road to Serfdom Thu, 14 Nov 2024
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1717 - Robert Graves Thu, 07 Nov 2024
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1716 - The Haymarket Affair Thu, 31 Oct 2024
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1715 - Wormholes Thu, 24 Oct 2024
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1714 - Benjamin Disraeli Thu, 17 Oct 2024
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1712 - Animal Farm Thu, 29 Sep 2016
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1702 - Bacteriophages Thu, 01 Aug 2024
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1701 - Monet in England Thu, 25 Jul 2024
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1700 - Karma Thu, 18 Jul 2024
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1699 - Fielding's Tom Jones Thu, 11 Jul 2024
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1698 - The Orkneyinga Saga Thu, 04 Jul 2024
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1697 - Marsilius of Padua Thu, 27 Jun 2024
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1696 - Empress Dowager Cixi Thu, 20 Jun 2024
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1695 - Philippa Foot Thu, 13 Jun 2024
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1694 - Sir Thomas Wyatt Thu, 06 Jun 2024
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1693 - Mercury Thu, 30 May 2024
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1692 - Bertolt Brecht Thu, 23 May 2024
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1691 - Napoleon's Hundred Days Thu, 16 May 2024
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1690 - Lysistrata Thu, 09 May 2024
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1689 - Nikola Tesla Thu, 02 May 2024
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1688 - The Kalevala Thu, 25 Apr 2024
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1687 - Julian the Apostate Thu, 18 Apr 2024
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1686 - The Waltz Thu, 11 Apr 2024
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1685 - The Gettysburg Address Thu, 26 May 2016
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1684 - The Muses Thu, 19 May 2016
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1683 - Titus Oates and his 'Popish Plot' Thu, 12 May 2016
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1682 - Tess of the d'Urbervilles Thu, 05 May 2016
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1681 - Euclid's Elements Thu, 28 Apr 2016
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1680 - 1816, the Year Without a Summer Thu, 21 Apr 2016
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1679 - The Neutron Thu, 14 Apr 2016
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1678 - The Sikh Empire Thu, 07 Apr 2016
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1677 - Agrippina the Younger Thu, 31 Mar 2016
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1676 - Aurora Leigh Thu, 24 Mar 2016
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1675 - Bedlam Thu, 17 Mar 2016
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1674 - The Maya Civilization Thu, 10 Mar 2016
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1673 - The Dutch East India Company Thu, 03 Mar 2016
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1672 - Mary Magdalene Thu, 25 Feb 2016
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1671 - Robert Hooke Thu, 18 Feb 2016
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1670 - Rumi's Poetry Thu, 11 Feb 2016