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  • 8 May 2014

    On Science and Religion

    John Hedley Brooke, the author of Science and Religion, answers our questions about his latest book, how he writes, and researching the age-old conflict between scientific thought and religious belief.

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  • 26 Feb 2014

    Fleeing a Dangerous Climate

    Robert McLeman, the author of Climate and Human Migration, participated in a panel on the relationship between human migration and climate change. McLeman’s remarks begin at 4:30, then hear him answer questions from panelists and audience members on the impact of climate on human migration.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPtB3WoP3-k&feature=youtu.be

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  • 13 Dec 2013
    Professor Paul Cartledge

    Paul Cartledge on the legacy of Ancient Greek Theatre

    In this video interview, Professor Paul Cartledge, author of Ancient Greek Political Thought in Practice, talks to us about the legacy of Greek Theatre.

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  • 28 Nov 2013
    DNA

    Dr Peter Forster on archaeogenetic breakthroughs

    In this exclusive interview with Dr Peter Forster, contributor to The Cambridge World Prehistory, he talks to us about the world of molecular genetics, and his own breakthrough moment in his research.

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  • 8 Nov 2013
    a 19th century loom worker

    Carolyn Steedman on the Everyday Life of the English Working Class

    In this interview with historian and author Professor Carolyn Steedman, we find out how she came to write about working-class living and loving, and getting and spending, through the eyes of a stockingmaker and a magistrate.

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  • 19 Oct 2013
    painting of a clothing seller

    Dr Vivienne Richmond on Clothing the Poor

    In an exclusive interview here, Dr Vivienne Richmond, author of Clothing the Poor in Nineteenth-Century England, gives readers further insights into her research and demonstrates the power of clothing in the lives of the poor of nineteenth-century England.

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  • 27 Sep 2013

    Outsourcing Economics

    William Milberg and Deborah Winkler, the authors of Outsourcing Economics: Global Value Chains in Capitalist Developments stopped by Cambridge's Manhattan office and answered our questions about their latest book.

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  • 3 Aug 2013
    Two footballers from opposing teams about to kick a ball
    Huw Richards

    Huw Richards on the culture of football

    Huw Richards, journalist, and an editor of the new book 'The Cambridge Companion to Football', discusses the culture of the game.

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