In this episode, Andrew speaks to former Chief Scientific Adviser to the European Commission, Professor Dame Anne Glover, about what she believes, from curiosity, to the infinite possibilities of things you can't see, uncertainty, making knowledge useful, making a difference, and the vital importance of diversity to success.
EP 57 – Adam Kay on the values of the NHS, fundamental human equality, and the future of one of the UK’s most cherished institutions
EP 56 – Lynne Featherstone on liberalism, being the chief architect of the same-sex marriage act, and her deep aversion to conformity
EP 55 – Alom Shaha on becoming a humanist, the joy of teaching, and writing ’The Young Atheist’s Handbook’
EP 54 – Tommy Sheppard MP on republicanism, the anti-nuclear campaign, and why he’s not a nationalist
EP 53 – Samira Ahmed on the art of interviewing, equal pay at the BBC, and the ‘toxic’ nature of UK political discourse
EP 52 – Adam Rutherford on tackling racist pseudoscience, ’Where are you really from?’, and Taylor Swift Vs Charles Darwin
EP 51 – Henry Marsh on being a neurosurgeon, living with advanced prostate cancer, and the arguments for assisted dying
EP 50 – Sandi Toksvig on bishops, Scandi convents, and masterminding a school rebellion
EP 49 – Susan Blackmore
EP 48 – Laura Lacole
EP 47 – Christer Sturmark
EP 46 – Nichola Raihani
EP 45 – S I Martin
EP 44 – Kate Pickett
EP 43 – Clive Lewis
EP 42 – Tim McGarry
EP 41 – A C Grayling
EP 40 – Angela Barnes
EP 39 – Frank Turner
EP 38 – Nigel Warburton
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