When the film LADY OF HEAVEN was released, there were vigorous protests and Cineworld...
Naked Reflections
Reflecting on recent science news stories and current events, authoritative thinkers unpack the implications for society. Naked Reflections is chaired by Ed Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute, Cambridge.
Discrimination seems to be engrained in human nature. We explore the consequences and remedies...
We're asking whether war is a natural part of human society?
What makes our genetic ancestry so compelling?
The COVID crisis has shone an unflattering light on the way we run things. Change is needed but it’s easier said than...
Homelessness was rife until the COVID crisis. But will rough sleepers be forgotten again in the aftermath?
Before the COVID crisis, many of us took certain freedoms for granted. Now we’re not so sure...
Are we citizens of nowhere, or citizens of somewhere? And do we actually have to choose?
The enduring legacy of the man whose theories changed science forever...
Rubbish is a big problem. But what about our nuclear waste?
Dementia is a cruel, relentless unraveling of memory that strikes many as they age...
Artificial Intelligence is destined to play a big part in our lives. How might its development affect religious beliefs?
In the absence of the Glastonbury Festival, we take time instead to contemplate the mysteries of music.
Are we reaching a tipping point in our attitudes towards racial inequality?
The age-old but newly-relevant topic of feeling alone in the time of COVID-19...
It is not just COVID-19 that will change the face of our cities in the future...
Playing God, or an act of altruism?
When is it right to remember and when is it necessary to forget?
How a stimulating challenge becomes a huge problem, or shyness becomes crippling...
Most feel we have been betrayed at some point, or worry we may have betrayed someone else...
How well do we support female leadership when it comes to science, religion and politics?
Two religions come together to discuss the Moses story, as told in the Qu’ran and the Torah...
The way we perceive colour is not straightforward. What the eye delivers to the brain, the mind then interprets. But...
How can we go about dealing with depression?
A doctor, a faith leader and an historian discuss the implications of the coronavirus crisis. Will it transform our...