A documentary account of six individuals who have had a 'near death experience' and how it changed their lives. On August 8 1949, Church Army Captain Edmund Wilbourne was certified dead from pleurisy following a severe illness, and the funeral arrangements were put in hand. Two hours later…
Jens Reich im Gespräch mit Heiner Müller darüber, was »Intelligenzia« bedeutet, Parteiapparat und Intelligenz, warum die Intelligenz Stütze des DDR-Systems war, Vergleich zwischen Sozialismus und Kapitalismus, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede bei der Ausübung akademischer…
The 'Two Cultures' debate of the 1960s between C.P. Snow and F.R. Leavis is one of the most misunderstood intellectual disputes of the 20th century. Most people think that the debate only revolved around the notion that our society is characterized by a divide between two cultures – the…
An in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and intellectual historian Quentin Skinner, Barber Beaumont Professor Emeritus of the Humanities at Queen Mary University of London. Quentin Skinner is considered to be one of the founders of the Cambridge School of the history of political thought. This…
An extensive conversation between Howard Burton and University of Pennsylvania cosmologist Justin Khoury which gives a unique window into the world of a practicing cosmologist, the often-considerable gap between formal scientific positions and personal scientific interests and examines a wide range of…
Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study, is an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics that are covered by this two-part conversation include the process of scientific discovery, in particular related…
Scott Tremaine, Professor Emeritus of Astrophysics at the Institute for Advanced Study, is an internationally renowned expert in both galactic-scale and planetary-scale astronomy. Topics that are covered by this two-part conversation include the process of scientific discovery, in particular related…
In the last twenty years, cosmology has unexpectedly emerged as one of the most exciting and dynamic fields of modern science. From astoundingly precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background to the ongoing mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, modern cosmology is unquestionably in the midst…
In the last twenty years, cosmology has unexpectedly emerged as one of the most exciting and dynamic fields of modern science. From astoundingly precise measurements of the cosmic microwave background to the ongoing mysteries of dark energy and dark matter, modern cosmology is unquestionably in the midst…
A fascinating conversation between Howard Burton and Kalanit Grill-Spector, Professor in Psychology and the Stanford Neurosciences Institute at Stanford University. Kalanit Grill-Spector is a vision specialist with a background in computational neuroscience. Her research examines how the brain processes…
Howard Burton and award-winning writer Pankaj Mishra discuss several of Pankaj’s books, including From the Ruins of Empire: The Intellectuals Who Remade Asia and An End To Suffering: The Buddha In The World, and his motivations behind them. Pankaj Mishra also describes how the long shadow of Western…
A thought-provoking conversation between Howard Burton and neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, Duke University, which provides a tour of his extensive and important research. Nicolelis has been blurring the line between science fiction and science fact by developing increasingly sophisticated ways of harnessing…
