Big Ideas (Video)

Big Ideas offers lectures on a variety of thought-provoking topics which range across politics, culture, economics, art history, science....
Arts, Education

Email a friend Publisher Flag as Inappropriate

102.427 Video Episode views

« Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Next »

Video Episodes:

Michael Marrus on g...
154 Views
23:00:00 10/31/09

The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895.

Michael Marrus on great moments in great trials

Added 10/31/09
154 Views

Michael Marrus on great moments in great trials

[LESS INFO] 154 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 10/31/09
The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895.

Richard Leakey on C...
416 Views
23:00:00 10/24/09

Richard Leakey, professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York is best known for his paleontological work in Africa. His lecture, entitled Climate...

Richard Leakey on Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth

Added 10/24/09
416 Views

Richard Leakey on Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth

[LESS INFO] 416 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 10/24/09
Richard Leakey, professor of Anthropology at Stony Brook University in New York is best known for his paleontological work in Africa. His lecture, entitled Climate Change and the Future of Life on Earth deals with wildlife conservation and was recorded at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto on May 30th, 2009.

Leonard Mlodinow on...
132 Views
23:00:00 10/17/09

Leonard Mlodinow, of the California Institute of Technology is the author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. His lecture on the subject of ran...

Leonard Mlodinow on randomness and his book The Drunkard's Walk

Added 10/17/09
132 Views

Leonard Mlodinow on randomness and his book The Drunkard's Walk

[LESS INFO] 132 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 10/17/09
Leonard Mlodinow, of the California Institute of Technology is the author of The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives. His lecture on the subject of randomness was presented by the Perimeter Institute in Waterloo, Ontario on May 6th, 2009.

Lawrence Krauss on ...
210 Views
23:00:00 10/10/09

Lawrence Krauss is a professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. His lecture entitled Life, the Universe and Nothing was recorded at the Is...

Lawrence Krauss on dark matter, dark energy and the end of the...

Added 10/10/09
210 Views

Lawrence Krauss on dark matter, dark energy and the end of the universe as we know it

[LESS INFO] 210 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 10/10/09
Lawrence Krauss is a professor in the Department of Physics at Arizona State University. His lecture entitled Life, the Universe and Nothing was recorded at the Isabel Bader Theatre in Toronto on March 27th, 2009.

Christopher Hitchen...
133 Views
23:00:00 10/03/09

Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, delivers a lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled The Three New Commandmen...

Christopher Hitchens on The Ten Commandments

Added 10/03/09
133 Views

Christopher Hitchens on The Ten Commandments

[LESS INFO] 133 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 10/03/09
Christopher Hitchens, author of God is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, delivers a lecture at the Royal Ontario Museum entitled The Three New Commandments in conjunction with the exhibit of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

J Ralston Saul, Nao...
110 Views
23:00:00 09/26/09

Panelists John Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein, and Adam Gopnik discuss what constitutes a great leader and why some leaders fail while others thrive.

J Ralston Saul, Naomi Klein and others, on leadership

Added 09/26/09
110 Views

J Ralston Saul, Naomi Klein and others, on leadership

[LESS INFO] 110 VIEWS | ADDED 23:00:00 09/26/09
Panelists John Ralston Saul, Margaret MacMillan, Naomi Klein, and Adam Gopnik discuss what constitutes a great leader and why some leaders fail while others thrive.

Thomas King on stor...
520 Views
22:00:00 09/19/09

The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like?

Thomas King on stories and the Native Canadian experience

Added 09/19/09
520 Views

Thomas King on stories and the Native Canadian experience

[LESS INFO] 520 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 09/19/09
The author of The Truth About Stories, Thomas King, delivers his 2003 Massey Lecture entitled, What Is It About Us that You Don?t Like?

Noam Chomsky on int...
241 Views
22:00:00 09/12/09

MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11.

Noam Chomsky on international policy continuity in the wake of...

Added 09/12/09
241 Views

Noam Chomsky on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11

[LESS INFO] 241 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 09/12/09
MIT professor of Linguistics, Noam Chomsky, delivers his 2002 lecture on international policy continuity in the wake of 9-11.

Leonard Susskind on...
484 Views
22:00:00 09/05/09

Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking.

Leonard Susskind on the Black Hole Wars

Added 09/05/09
484 Views

Leonard Susskind on the Black Hole Wars

[LESS INFO] 484 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 09/05/09
Stanford University professor of Physics, Leonard Susskind, on ?The Black Hole Wars?, the scientific disagreement between Susskind and Stephen Hawking.

Elizabeth Abbott on...
169 Views
22:00:00 08/29/09

Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses.

Elizabeth Abbott on her book A History of Mistresses.

Added 08/29/09
169 Views

Elizabeth Abbott on her book A History of Mistresses.

[LESS INFO] 169 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 08/29/09
Elizabeth Abbott on her 2003 book A History of Mistresses.

Elaine Dewar on her...
249 Views
22:00:00 08/22/09

Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.

Elaine Dewar on her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras ...

Added 08/22/09
249 Views

Elaine Dewar on her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.

[LESS INFO] 249 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 08/22/09
Author Elaine Dewar delivers her 2002 lecture about her book The Second Tree: Of Clones, Chimeras and Quests for Immortality.

Niall Ferguson on h...
165 Views
22:00:00 08/08/09

Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the M...

Niall Ferguson on his book Empire

Added 08/08/09
165 Views

Niall Ferguson on his book Empire

[LESS INFO] 165 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 08/08/09
Harvard University professor of History, Niall Ferguson, delivers his 2002 lecture on the lessons the US ought to learn from the British Empire experience in the Middle East.

Saskia Sassen on ci...
228 Views
22:00:00 08/01/09

Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization.

Saskia Sassen on citizenship in the age of globalization

Added 08/01/09
228 Views

Saskia Sassen on citizenship in the age of globalization

[LESS INFO] 228 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 08/01/09
Columbia University professor of Sociology, Saskia Sassen, delivers her 2003 lecture on the concept of citizenship in the age of globalization.

Maynard Olson on Th...
115 Views
22:00:00 07/25/09

Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Fu...

Maynard Olson on The Genome and Your Future (Part 2)

Added 07/25/09
115 Views

Maynard Olson on The Genome and Your Future (Part 2)

[LESS INFO] 115 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 07/25/09
Professor of Genome Sciences and of Medicine, Dr. Maynard Olson delivers his 2003 lecture, companion piece to the Francis S. Collins lecture The Genome and Your Future.

Francis S. Collins ...
101 Views
22:00:00 07/25/09

The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future.

Francis S. Collins on The Genome and Your Future (Part 1)

Added 07/25/09
101 Views

Francis S. Collins on The Genome and Your Future (Part 1)

[LESS INFO] 101 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 07/25/09
The leader of the Human Genome Project, Dr. Francis S. Collins delivers his 2003 high school lecture entitled The Genome and Your Future.

Steven Pinker on hi...
234 Views
22:00:00 07/18/09

Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate.

Steven Pinker on his book The Blank Slate

Added 07/18/09
234 Views

Steven Pinker on his book The Blank Slate

[LESS INFO] 234 VIEWS | ADDED 22:00:00 07/18/09
Harvard University Psychology professor, Steven Pinker delivers a lecture on the modern denial of human nature with a specific focus on his 2003 book The Blank Slate.

« Previous 1 … 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Next »

Michael Marrus on great moments in great trials

Show: Big Ideas (Video)

Email a friend Flag Inappropriate More Info
Trouble Playing? Download Video

Michael Marrus on great moments in great trials
10/31/09

The first of this two-part lecture entitled Justice and Theatre: Great Moments in Great Trials looks at the libel trial of Oscar Wilde in 1895.