A reader of the Cocoon has drawn my attention to a new podcast at IAI.TV entitled, "Philosophy for Our Times." Here's a little info on the series and initial ten episodes:
The Institute of Art and Ideas (IAI), described as "Europe's answer to TED", has produced over 1000 debates and talks featuring the world's leading thinkers since it was founded in 2009. We distribute our debates on IAI.TV, and through international broadcast, and we're now launching podcasts as a new way for people to engage with cutting edge ideas.
Our launch line-up is an exciting one. Our first ten episodes feature Nobel prize-winner Paul Krugman, eminent philosophers Mary Midgley and John Searle, winner of the MacArthur 'Genius Grant' Fellowship Nancy Cartwright, former leader of the Conservative party Michael Howard and Guardian journalist Owen Jones.
But despite these big names, what we're most proud of is the diversity and depth of our debates. They range from the nature of language to the future of democracy. 'In Search of the Self' questions who we really are, while 'Rethinking Capital' wonders if capitalism is still a viable economic system in the 21st century.
Simon Blackburn, Paul Boghossian, Deirdre McClosky, Julian Barbour, Hannah Dawson, Hilary Lawson, and many others are also in the lineup.
Comments