In this episode, we continue the story of the changing models of the universe during the renaissance, and follow its effects into poetry and opera. We take a listen to some of the music inspired by these stories and the relationships between th

Earth's Place in the Universe Part 1

Jun 20th, 2023 50m 23s

Following on from episode 1, now we expand the directions up and down to look beyond, at the whole universe and where Earth sits within it. The journey the Earth has taken through various different cultural depictions is truly amazing and there

Up and Down

May 30th, 2023 49m 55s

We don’t take a lot of time to think about the deeper meaning of the directions up and down, yet they have clearly permeated our thinking for as long as storytelling has existed. In this episode, we take a look at what people in different times

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Introducing The Threads

May 25th, 2023 3m 27s

This is The Threads, the podcast that traces the threads of ideas through science, art, literature and history.Coming up, the first episode: The directions Up and Down and the many ways they have been represented and interpreted by artists and

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