Boston University World of Ideas

WBUR

Discussions and lectures by the best and brightest thinkers from Boston University. The show topics focus on various subjects such as current events, national and international politics, academic-related issues and public affairs.

Discussions and lectures by the best and brightest thinkers from Boston University. The show topics focus on various subjects such as current events, national and international politics, academic-related issues and public affairs.

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Location:

Boston, MA

Genres:

Ideas

Lectures

Arts & Culture Podcasts

News & Politics Podcasts

Networks:

WBUR

Description:

Twitter:

@WBUR

Language:

English

Contact:

WBUR 890 Commonwealth Avenue Third Floor Boston, MA 02215 (617) 353-0909

Email:

info@wbur.org

Episodes

James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe

11/16/2018

James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe

Duration:00:52:29

Personhood and Interpretations of Embodied Cognition

11/9/2018

Personhood and Interpretations of Embodied Cognition

Duration:00:52:29

The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1960 to 1964

11/2/2018

The Mississippi Civil Rights Movement, 1960 to 1964

Duration:00:52:29

Russian Influence Operations in the Digital Age

10/25/2018

Russian Influence Operations in the Digital Age

Duration:00:52:30

On Whose Terms? African Women and Politics of Recognition in the International Refugee Regime

10/17/2018

On Whose Terms? African Women and Politics of Recognition in the International Refugee Regime

Duration:00:52:29

Haiti’s Baron de Vastey and the Black Atlantic

10/12/2018

Haiti’s Baron de Vastey and the Black Atlantic

Duration:00:52:27

Populism and the Future of Liberal Democracy in the West

10/3/2018

Populism and the Future of Liberal Democracy in the West

Duration:00:52:29

James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe

10/2/2018

James's Barking Crab: Becoming a Person in a Mechanistic Universe

Duration:00:52:29

The Drama of Celebrity

9/21/2018

The Drama of Celebrity

Duration:00:52:29

Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change

9/14/2018

Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change

Duration:00:52:28

Thirty Million Words: A Public Health Approach to Early Childhood Education

9/7/2018

Thirty Million Words: A Public Health Approach to Early Childhood Education

Duration:00:52:29

Strangeness From Within: Toward a Novel

8/28/2018

Strangeness From Within: Toward a Novel

Duration:00:52:29

Global Blackness: Representing Polyvalence in the Diaspora

8/27/2018

Global Blackness: Representing Polyvalence in the Diaspora

Duration:00:52:29

A Loud, but Noisy Signal: The Role of Public Opinion in Education Policy Making

8/15/2018

A Loud, but Noisy Signal: The Role of Public Opinion in Education Policy Making

Duration:00:52:30

Dependence and Precarity in the Sharing Economy

8/14/2018

Dependence and Precarity in the Sharing Economy

Duration:00:52:29

Zionism and Anti-Semitism: Ideologies or Emotions?

7/20/2018

Zionism and Anti-Semitism: Ideologies or Emotions?

Duration:00:52:30

Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats

7/13/2018

Big Chicken: The Incredible Story of How Antibiotics Created Modern Agriculture and Changed the Way the World Eats

Duration:00:52:29

Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change

7/10/2018

Why Forests? Why Now? The Science, Economics and Politics of Tropical Forests and Climate Change

Duration:00:52:28

The Drama of Celebrity

6/29/2018

The Drama of Celebrity

Duration:00:52:29

The Political Economy of Recovery in Southern Europe (2014-2018)

6/21/2018

The Political Economy of Recovery in Southern Europe (2014-2018)

Duration:00:52:29