On 9 June 2022, The Phelan US Centre’s Chris Gilson and Mohid Malik spoke to Professor Ayse Zarakol of the University of Cambridge about the state of the Liberal International Order following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. They also discuss what the rise of non-Western powers that have not fully adhered to Liberal Internationalism suggests about the future of this American-led system. This Extra Inning was produced by Chris Gilson, Mohid Malik, and Emmanuel Olugbenga. 

Contributors: Professor Ayse Zarakol (University of Cambridge); Chris Gilson (Phelan US Centre); Mohid Rehman Malik (Phelan US Centre)

The Ballpark | Extra Innings: the future of Liberal Internationalism and the War in Ukraine

Darwin’s tiny, priceless Tree of Life sketch is arguably the most iconic drawing in the history of science. 

“The Tree of Life notebooks are Darwin at his most radical,” says Professor Jim Secord, a world expert on the subject. “The theory of natural selection and evolution is the foundation stone of modern biology and much of the rest of the sciences.”

However, the notebooks were stolen in the early 2000s and were missing for two decades before their anonymous return in a pink gift bag on March 9, 2022 – alongside a very odd note!

Despite an investigation that involved the Met Police, Interpol and a global public appeal, we still don’t know who took Darwin’s notebooks or why.

But why would someone steal them in the first place? What makes Darwin’s Tree of Life notebooks so important that someone saw fit to spirit them away from Cambridge University Library then return them again – 20 years later.

In this first podcast from one of the world’s great libraries, you’ll find out about the notebooks’ great importance, the endlessly curious life and letters of Charles Darwin, and the end of a nearly 50-year mega project to transcribe and publish 15,000 letters to and from Darwin – making them freely available to us all.

With guests Professor Jim Secord and Stuart Roberts, Head of Communications at Cambridge University Library. Hosted by communications specialist Sue Keogh FRSA. For more information about Darwin’s life and letters, please visit https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/

The Mystery of Darwin's Stolen Notebooks

Ceren Ozkaratas Feat. Ersin Ersavas- Nature Boy & Oud Cover

John Heffernan, who recently played J Robert Oppenheimer on the London stage, delivers one of the scientist's famous speeches to Owen Bennett Jones. July 16 marked the 70th anniversary of the first atomic bomb detonation.

(Photo by Keith Keith Pattison for the Royal Shakespeare Company)

Oppenheimer: "Life is nothing if not a constant re-evaluation"

Made by IPP IELTS. A model answer for an IELTS Speaking Part 2 Question

IELTS SPEAKING MODEL #1
Describe your favorite subject. 
Back when I was in school, my favorite subject was history. I liked all kinds of history, and now I still do. I studied it every single year when I was in high school, from sixth through twelfth grade. And through all those times, I learned a lot of things. First, I learned about the important events in the history of my country and about the important people. In addition to that, I also learned about all kinds of people – politicians, inventors, soldiers, and even common everyday people who contributed to our history. I learned these things about other countries, too not just Vietnam. I like history a lot because I like to imagine and understand what life was like at different times. People have lived under different conditions during different periods of history, and they have different kinds of interests, motivations, and needs. In each period of history, the conditions of that time shaped the events. And personally, I think it’s interesting to learn about these things and it’s crucial to understand them. We are who we are today because of what our ancestors did. I’m still interested in history, and sometimes, in my free time, I read historical books. 

IPP IELTS - MODEL 1 - SPEAKING PART 2

RMS Titanic arranged, and performed by Adam Young.

Released March 2016 as part of Adam Young Scores.

Read More & Join at: 
www.ayoungscores.com

Survivors

World Book Club talks life, sex, drugs, if not rock ‘n’ roll to chart-topping Irish writer Marian Keyes about her best-selling novel Rachel’s Holiday. She answers BBC listeners' questions from around the world, and also reads several passages from her novel, about feisty 27-year-old Rachel, who is sent to a rehab clinic because of her addiction to drugs. Both funny and moving, Rachel’s Holiday examines the pain of addiction and depression, revealing a darker than usual side to Marian’s writing. The programme is presented by Harriett Gilbert.



(Photo: Marian Keyes. Credit: Barry McCall) Published on May 2, 2015.

Marian Keyes - Rachel's Holiday

elvyn Bragg and guests discuss the political philosophy of Hannah Arendt. She developed many of her ideas in response to the rise of totalitarianism in the C20th, partly informed by her own experience as a Jew in Nazi Germany before her escape to France and then America. She wanted to understand how politics had taken such a disastrous turn and, drawing on ideas of Greek philosophers as well as her peers, what might be done to create a better political life. Often unsettling, she wrote of 'the banality of evil' when covering the trial of Eichmann, one of the organisers of the Holocaust.

With

Lyndsey Stonebridge
Professor of Modern Literature and History at the University of East Anglia

Frisbee Sheffield
Lecturer in Philosophy at Girton College, University of Cambridge

and

Robert Eaglestone
Professor of Contemporary Literature and Thought at Royal Holloway, University London

Producer: Simon Tillotson. Feb 02, 2017

Hannah Arendt

BAFTA winning Director Ken Loach joins us for What make us Human. Feb 21, 2017

Ken Loach: What make us Human?

The BBC wants more women to apply for engineering jobs but the advice given at a recent BBC Design & Engineering event could be useful to everyone.

In this podcast you’ll hear: 

- what it’s like to work at the BBC
- tips on how to approach a job application
- thoughts about changing career direction and goals
- specific advice for women

The question-and-answer session was chaired by Rebecca Salsbury, interim director of platform in BBC Design & Engineering. The panel included:

- Frances McNamara executive product manager at iPlayer
- Sareh Heidari, a software engineer in BBC News Products & Systems
- Murray Fortescue, head of architecture and engineering for Audience Platform
- Dave Walters, head of product, systems and services for BBC TV, Radio & Archives

As Sareh Heidari said at the event, “almost pretty much whatever you’re interested in, there’s probably a role for you here at the BBC”.

Find out more about BBC Academy:
Website – www.bbc.co.uk/academy 
Facebook – www.facebook.com/bbcacademy  
Twitter – www.twitter.com/bbcacademy

How to get a job: Women in technology

Podcasts to learn French - Podcasts pour apprendre le français - by J'aime le français

Actualités de France - Charles Aznavour, mort d'un chanteur de légende

In this podcast, we talk about Charles Aznavour, a famous French singer who has just died at the age of 94.

Dans ce podcast, nous parlons de Charles Aznavour, célèbre chanteur français qui vient de mourir à 94 ans.

Podcast to learn French - by J'aime le français - Charles Aznavour

The BBC's international radio station. We bring you a selection of our audio - news, science, technology, health and all sorts of other interesting stories from our daily shows on www.bbcworldservice.com 

Oppenheimer: "Life is nothing if not a constant re-evaluation"

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