• Ideas

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Ideas

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  • IDEAS is a deep-dive into contemporary thought and intellectual history. No topic is off-limits. In the age of clickbait and superficial headlines, it's for people who like to think.
    Copyright © CBC 2024
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Episodes
  • The 2024 Killam Prize Honours Canada’s University Researchers (Part 1)

    The 2024 Killam Prize Honours Canada’s University Researchers (Part 1)
    Nov 29 2024

    One of the most important roles of a university is to advance research that benefits society. Meet two winners of the prestigious 2024 Killam Prize. Humanities winner Janine Marchessault's work looks at the crisis in Canada’s film and video archives, and Social Sciences winner Tania Li examines how the good intentions of international development affects the rural people of Indonesia. (Pt 1 of 2)
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    54 mins
  • The 2024 Beatty Lecture Pairs Two Great Minds That Don’t Think Alike

    The 2024 Beatty Lecture Pairs Two Great Minds That Don’t Think Alike
    Nov 28 2024

    A Danish geneticist who found camels in Greenland meets the Irish author excavating a thousand tales from the streets of Cork, Ireland. This year’s Beatty Lecture is a double-act. Both Eske Willerslev and Cònal Creedon draw from their contrasting expertise and share their personal tales of discovery.

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    54 mins
  • Disgust: The Good and Evil

    Disgust: The Good and Evil
    Dec 12 2023
    Take a look at the motivations behind homophobia and racial prejudice, and you’ll find a shared emotion: disgust. At a time of increasing social divides, theorists say we need to reckon with an emotion that keeps us safe — and can make the world more dangerous.
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    54 mins

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