Tuesday 5 July 2023 was, apparently, the hottest day ever recorded, and 2023 looks like its going to be the hottest year in human history. At this pace, we are heading for a dire future. But we do need to be careful here: after all, humans have been transforming the earth for mllennia.
How? How have we changed the earth, and how has it changed us? And what does this mean for our shared future?
In this week's episode, Nick Spencer speaks to Peter Frankopan about his book The Earth Transformed: An Untold Story
Why trust science? In conversation with Naomi Oreskes
How do pandemics shape history? In conversation with Kyle Harper
What actually is the Common Good? In conversation with Anna Rowlands
How on earth should we talk about God? In conversation with Janet Soskice
Why is secularism failing? In conversation with Sumantra Bose
What’s underneath the trans debate? In conversation with Helen Joyce
What is “the matter with things”? In conversation with Iain McGilchrist
What can animals teach us about ourselves? In conversation with Frans de Waal
What comes after liberalism? In conversation with Adrian Pabst
What does “being spiritual” actually mean? In conversation with Rowan Williams
What do we owe each other? In conversation with Minouche Shafik
Where does language come from (and where is it going)? In conversation with Alexandra Aikhenvald
What can cats tell us about the meaning of life? In conversation with John Gray
What does science tell us about race? In conversation with Angela Saini
What is the future for humanity? In conversation with Martin Rees
How has war shaped us? In conversation with Margaret Macmillan
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Can liberalism ever ‘get’ religion? In conversation with Cécile Laborde
Is the law damaging our politics? In conversation with Jonathan Sumption
How has the divided brain shaped the modern world? In conversation with Iain McGilchrist
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