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Julia Marton-Lefèvre, environmentalist and academic, delivers the final lecture in the 2015 Our Changing World series. This lecture is also part of our Enlightenment Lecture series. In this lecture Julia Marton-Lefèvre will compare the pro

Prof. Lord Robert Winston - Medicine, Ethics and Society

Jan 28th, 2014

Professor Lord Robert Winston delivers a lecture entitled Medicine, Ethics and Society.This lecture is part of the University's "Our Changing World" public lecture series, which examines the global challenges facing society, and the rol

Prof. Mary Robinson - Human rights in the modern world

Jan 28th, 2014

Professor Mary Robinson speaks on how human rights interact with the modern world.In office from 1990 to 1997, Professor Robinson was the seventh President of Ireland and the first woman to hold that role. She left to take on the position of

Prof. Stefan Collini - From Belles-Lettres to Eng-Lit: Criticism and its Publics

Jan 28th, 2014

Professor Stefan Collini re-examines the history of the activity of literary criticism and discipline of English Literature.In the 250 years since the founding of the Chair of Rhetoric and Belles-Lettres at Edinburgh University, the activity

Prof. Amartya Sen - David Hume and the Demands of Ethics

Jan 28th, 2014

Nobel Prize laureate Professor Amartya Sen presents a lecture entitled David Hume and the Demands of Ethics.The Professor of Economics and Philosophy at Harvard University gave his lecture as part of the University’s celebration of philosoph

Jon Snow - A Changing Media in a Changing World

Jan 28th, 2014

Broadcaster and journalist Jon Snow examines the impact of digital technology, social websites and citizen journalism on the second-oldest profession.Recorded on Friday 19 November 2010 at the University of Edinburgh's McEwan Hall.Listen to

Lord Nigel Crisp - Turning the World Upside Down: The Search for Global Health in the 21st Century

Jan 28th, 2014

Lord Crisp discusses why health systems worldwide need to change and why the time for a new conversation is now.This lecture was recorded on 25 May 2010 in the University of Edinburgh's George Square Lecture Theatre.

Mr Hugh Cheape - A Neo-baroque Strain in Scottish Folk Music

Jan 28th, 2014

Mr Hugh Cheape, Curator of the Museum of Scotland, presents a discussion seminar examining the neo-baroque strain in Scottish folk music

Dr Adam Fox - 18th Century Street Theatre: Bedlamites and Buffoons

Jan 28th, 2014

Dr Adam Fox presents a discussion seminar examining the 18th century street theatre.

Dr Stana Nenadic - The Performance of Sociability in the Age of Enlightenment OR They do it with Mirrors

Jan 28th, 2014

Dr Stana Nenadic presents a discussion seminar examining the performance of sociability.

Dr Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones - Handel In The Orient

Jan 28th, 2014

Dr Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones presents a discussion seminar examining Handel in the Orient.

Dr Stephen Lloyd - Raeburn and His Patrons

Jan 28th, 2014

Dr Stephen Lloyd presents an illustrated talk that begins to map out the web of establishment patronage in Edinburgh and Scotland that supported the prolific career of the portrait painter Sir Henry Raeburn.

Dr Walter Willett - The Optimal Diet for 21st Century Living

Jan 28th, 2014

For the last 20 years the focus of nutritional advice has been to reduce total fat intake and consume large amounts of carbohydrate. However, this advice is inconsistent with many lines of evidence indicating that unsaturated fats have

Prof. Steven Pinker - The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

Jan 28th, 2014

Language is the main channel in which human beings share the contentsof their consciousness. It offers a window into human nature, revealingthe hidden workings of our thoughts, our emotions, and our social relationships.In hi

Jose Manuel Barroso - European Union in the 21st Century

Jan 28th, 2014

Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, presents an Enlightenment Lecture, entitled European Union in the 21st Century.Jose Manuel Barroso served as Prime Minister of Portugal from April2002 until June 2004, when h

Dr Lawrence Klein - A Retired Shopkeeper Makes Enlightenment

Jan 28th, 2014

Dr Lawrence Klein presents an Enlightenment Lecture, entitled A Retired Shopkeeper Makes Enlightenment: Edmund Rack in Bath, 1775-1787.The Enlightenment had a large cast of characters, many of whom werehumble in origin. This talk wil

Prof. Tom Devine - A Puzzle from the Past: Why the Scottish Enlightenment Happened

Jan 28th, 2014

Professor Tom Devine, the Sir William Fraser Chair of Scottish History and Palaeography, presents the third lecture in the Enlightenment series.Professor Devine is the author or editor of over two dozen books ontopics ranging from migrat

Prof. Joseph Stiglitz - Globalisation and the 21st Century Enlightenment

Jan 28th, 2014

The University of Edinburgh Enlightenment Lecture Series with the support of ScottishPower presents Globalisation & the 21st Century Enlightenment by Joseph Stiglitz.The Principal of The University of Edinburgh, Timothy OShea said: The Unive

Irene Khan - The War on Terror, A War on Liberty?

Jan 28th, 2014

Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International, presented the inaugural Enlightenment Lecture, entitled The War on Terror - A War on Liberty?This was the first visit to Scotland by an Amnesty Secretary General. Irene Zubaida