Introducing: The Garden Series
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Art & Entertainment
Take a wander through human imagination, creativity & the designed world around us
Geography & the World
Explore Planet Earth’s diverse environments & ecosystems, from rainforests to cities
History
Look back on key events, trends & people to shed new light on the world we live in today
Human Biology & Medicine
Focus your attention inwards to one of the most complex systems of all: the human body
Literature & Language
Immerse yourself in the world of words, written & spoken, from mythology to the media
Philosophy & Religion
Ask the knotty questions about knowledge, reality, existence, morality & what we believe
Psychology & Behaviour
Delve into what drives us as humans, from communication & memory to thought & emotion
Science & Nature
Journey through the natural world and the experiments & observations that illuminate it
Society & Politics
Examine the ties that bind us as communities and the customs & structures we create
Technology
Investigate the most exciting applications of the cutting edge of research & thinking
Why can't Putin accept Ukraine's independence?
Prof. Nathaniel KnightThe invasion of Ukraine by Russia took the world by surprise. But tension between these two nations has been bubbling for many years. Why is Ukraine so important to Putin? And how did we get from Ukrainian independence to invasion?
James fell in love with art at the age of six and hasn't looked back since. He is now an art historian at the University of Cambridge, a curator, an award-winning broadcaster and the author of bestselling book The World According to Colour.
Gina Rippon has been at the forefront of the study of the brain and gender for many years. A self described feminist, she is an outspoken critic of the (mis)use of neuroscience research to (mis)represent our understanding of the brain.
Vimal Karani is a professor in Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics, as well as the deputy director of the Institute of Food, Nutrition and Health at the University of Reading. He researches areas related to nutrigenetics and non-communicable diseases.
Lauren is an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Kentucky. In her lab, she studies what affects our sleep, and how that in turn affects our waking behaviour.
Prof. Fathali M. Moghaddam is both a professor of Psychology at Georgetown University, and the editor-in-chief of Peace and Conflict: Journal of Peace Psychology.
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