© Oxford University A series of interviews with world-leading academics conducting research at the University of Oxford. The University has a global reputation for the range and intensity of its research, from the study of the formation of the universe and the development of early civilisations through to high performance computing and the latest breakthroughs in medical science. en-GB Fri, 23 Dec 2011 11:27:46 +0000 http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ Oxford University http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/300by300_interview.png http://www.oucs.ox.ac.uk/ 1 oxonians presenting interview presentations Conversation with Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2011-02-08:154859:489:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/garr-reynolds-audio.mp3 Conversation with Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen. Conversation with Garr Reynolds, author of Presentation Zen. oxonians,presenting,interview,presentations Garr Reynolds 112 1210 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 15:48:59 +0000 Interviews with Oxonians 2 Alzheimer’s Dementia mental health ageing neuroscience Professor Smith talks about his research at OPTIMA (Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing) on dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s and the relation between diet and blood pressure in younger life and dementia in older life http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-08-17:120326:592:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/smith-medium-audio.mp3 Professor Smith talks about his research at OPTIMA (Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing) on dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s and the relation between diet and blood pressure in younger life and dementia in older life Professor Smith talks about his research at OPTIMA (Oxford Project To Investigate Memory and Ageing) on dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s and the relation between diet and blood pressure in younger life and dementia in older life Alzheimer’s,Dementia,mental health,ageing,neuroscience David Smith and Oliver Lewis 103 1550 Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:03:26 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 3 censorship South Africa literature apartheid politics philosophy L243 Q323 L420 1 Peter McDonald talks about censorship, its philosophical basis and general history within Apartheid South Africa http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-08-11:112719:284:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/mcdonald-sa-medium-audio.mp3 Peter McDonald talks about censorship, its philosophical basis and general history within Apartheid South Africa Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ ukoer Peter McDonald talks about censorship, its philosophical basis and general history within Apartheid South Africa Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ censorship,South Africa,literature,apartheid,politics,philosophy,L243,Q323,L420,1 Peter McDonald and Oliver Lewis 111 1792 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:27:19 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 4 literature oxonians oxford studying Q320 1 Summary: Peter McDonald talks about how he became to be interested in Literature, how he became to be an academic at Oxford and what it is like to study literature at Oxford. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-08-11:111706:507:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/mcdonald-eng-medium-audio.mp3 Summary: Peter McDonald talks about how he became to be interested in Literature, how he became to be an academic at Oxford and what it is like to study literature at Oxford. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ ukoer Summary: Peter McDonald talks about how he became to be interested in Literature, how he became to be an academic at Oxford and what it is like to study literature at Oxford. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ literature,oxonians,oxford,studying,Q320,1 Peter McDonald and Oliver Lewis 107 988 Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:17:06 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 5 Barack Obama America president recession economy politics democrat Iraq torture Afghanistan healthcare domestic foreign policy Orla De Burca interviews Desmond King, Andrew Mellon Professor of American Government, on Barack Obama’s first 100 days as President; discussing Obama’s plans to recover America’s Economy and the success so far of his foreign and domestic plans http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-05-06:122420:300:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/king-medium-audio.mp3 Orla De Burca interviews Desmond King, Andrew Mellon Professor of American Government, on Barack Obama’s first 100 days as President; discussing Obama’s plans to recover America’s Economy and the success so far of his foreign and domestic plans Orla De Burca interviews Desmond King, Andrew Mellon Professor of American Government, on Barack Obama’s first 100 days as President; discussing Obama’s plans to recover America’s Economy and the success so far of his foreign and domestic plans Barack Obama,America,president,recession,economy,politics,democrat,Iraq,torture,Afghanistan,healthcare,domestic,foreign,policy Desmond King, Orla De Burca 110101 1655 Wed, 06 May 2009 12:24:20 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 6 sartore futurologist futurist trends seven key drivers population explosion climate chaos energy crisis globalisation globalization ethical medicine stem cells artifical intelligence Veronica Sartore interviews Ray Hammond about his role as a futurologist and the seven major trends he predicts will affect life throughout the 21st century. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2009-03-12:164539:083:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/hammond-medium-audio.mp3 Veronica Sartore interviews Ray Hammond about his role as a futurologist and the seven major trends he predicts will affect life throughout the 21st century. Veronica Sartore interviews Ray Hammond about his role as a futurologist and the seven major trends he predicts will affect life throughout the 21st century. sartore,futurologist,futurist,trends,seven key drivers,population explosion,climate chaos,energy crisis,globalisation,globalization,ethical,medicine,stem cells,artifical intelligence Ray Hammond, Veronica Sartore 109 3244 Thu, 12 Mar 2009 16:45:39 +0000 Interviews with Oxonians 7 religion faith schools evolution science myths Professor Peter Harrison discusses the relationship between science and religion, the myths that surround the relationship, and discusses some of the contentious contemporary issues. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-10-22:162846:645:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/harrison-medium-audio.mp3 Professor Peter Harrison discusses the relationship between science and religion, the myths that surround the relationship, and discusses some of the contentious contemporary issues. Professor Peter Harrison discusses the relationship between science and religion, the myths that surround the relationship, and discusses some of the contentious contemporary issues. religion,faith schools,evolution,science,myths Peter Harrison and Oliver Lewis 105102 1351 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:28:46 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 8 politics radical political movements Political theorist Dr. Marc Stears talks about the importance of political theory and describes some of the radical political movements of Britain and the United States. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-10-22:162537:578:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/stears-medium-audio.mp3 Political theorist Dr. Marc Stears talks about the importance of political theory and describes some of the radical political movements of Britain and the United States. Political theorist Dr. Marc Stears talks about the importance of political theory and describes some of the radical political movements of Britain and the United States. politics,radical,political movements Marc Stears and Oliver Lewis 110101 1696 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:25:37 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 9 history rome roman empire middle ages late antiquity ward perkins Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-13:200342:407:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/wardperkins_interview.mp3 Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages. Bryan Ward-Perkins, a leading historian of Late Antiquity at Trinity College, Oxford, discusses the transitional period between the fall of Rome and the Middle Ages. history,rome,roman empire,middle ages,late antiquity,ward perkins Bryan Ward-Perkins and Oliver Lewis 104 2464 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:03:42 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 10 depression anxiety children psychology jennifer lau Dr Jennifer Lau discusses her research into the development of anxiety and depression in childhood and adolescence. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-13:200203:017:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/lau_interview.mp3 Dr Jennifer Lau discusses her research into the development of anxiety and depression in childhood and adolescence. Dr Jennifer Lau discusses her research into the development of anxiety and depression in childhood and adolescence. depression,anxiety,children,psychology,jennifer lau Jennifer Lau and Oliver Lewis 110103 1153 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:02:03 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 11 miesenboeck neuroscience fruit flies brain genetics In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-13:200005:939:oucs/oxonian_interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/miesenboeck_interview.mp3 In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly. In this podcast, Professor Gero Miesenboeck begins with a discussion of DNA and neuroscience, and then talks about his experiments on the brain of the fruit fly. miesenboeck,neuroscience,fruit flies,brain,genetics Gero Miesenboeck and Oliver Lewis 109103 1659 Sat, 13 Sep 2008 20:00:05 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 12 classics ancient greek ancient roman drama performance theatre Q600 Q700 Q800 1 Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-12:092210:935:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/taplin_interview.mp3 Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ ukoer Professor Oliver Taplin, an authority on classics and the performance of ancient drama, talks about the subject and his research. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ classics,ancient greek,ancient roman,drama,performance,theatre,Q600,Q700,Q800,1 Oliver Taplin and Oliver Lewis 105 1544 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:22:10 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 13 metaphysics philosophy Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, explores the definition and origin of metaphysics, and then discusses some of the enduring metaphysical questions. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-12:092046:412:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/moore_interview.mp3 Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, explores the definition and origin of metaphysics, and then discusses some of the enduring metaphysical questions. Adrian Moore, Professor of Philosophy at St Hugh’s College, Oxford, explores the definition and origin of metaphysics, and then discusses some of the enduring metaphysical questions. metaphysics,philosophy Adrian Moore and Oliver Lewis 105101 1916 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:20:46 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 14 mri fmri magnetic imaging neuroscience pain Professor Irene Tracey, director of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, explains how MRI works and then talks about her research into people’s perception of pain. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-12:091939:640:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/tracey_interview.mp3 Professor Irene Tracey, director of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, explains how MRI works and then talks about her research into people’s perception of pain. Professor Irene Tracey, director of the Oxford Centre for Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Brain, explains how MRI works and then talks about her research into people’s perception of pain. mri,fmri,magnetic imaging,neuroscience,pain Irene Tracey and Oliver Lewis 103109 2643 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:19:39 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 15 cancer cancer therapeutics cancer treatment medicine Professor Helleday explains what cancer is, the problems of treating it, and the success of his own research in developing new treatments. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-11:110135:050:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/helleday_interview.mp3 Professor Helleday explains what cancer is, the problems of treating it, and the success of his own research in developing new treatments. Professor Helleday explains what cancer is, the problems of treating it, and the success of his own research in developing new treatments. cancer,cancer therapeutics,cancer treatment,medicine Thomas Helleday and Oliver Lewis 103 1606 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:01:35 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 16 philosophy rationality reason normative V500 1 John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, gives an explanation of reason and rationality, and then discusses his understanding of the 'the normative question'. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-09-10:145325:363:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/broome_interview.mp3 John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, gives an explanation of reason and rationality, and then discusses his understanding of the 'the normative question'. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ ukoer John Broome, White's Professor of Moral Philosophy at the University of Oxford, gives an explanation of reason and rationality, and then discusses his understanding of the 'the normative question'. Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial-Share Alike 2.0 UK: England & Wales; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ philosophy,rationality,reason,normative,V500,1 John Broome and Oliver Lewis 105101 2749 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:53:25 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 17 global catastrophic risk philosophy ethics bostrom simulation theory In this podcast, Professor Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses global catastrophic risks and his earlier work on the simulation theory. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-31:121237:043:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/bostrom_interview.mp3 In this podcast, Professor Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses global catastrophic risks and his earlier work on the simulation theory. In this podcast, Professor Bostrom, Director of the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses global catastrophic risks and his earlier work on the simulation theory. global catastrophic risk,philosophy,ethics,bostrom,simulation theory Nick Bostrom and Oliver Lewis 105101 1508 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:12:37 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 18 philosophy applied ethics neuroethics bioethics Professor Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, talks about the current and future issues in applied ethics, particularly of the new biosciences. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-31:121115:207:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/savulescu_interview.mp3 Professor Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, talks about the current and future issues in applied ethics, particularly of the new biosciences. Professor Julian Savulescu, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, talks about the current and future issues in applied ethics, particularly of the new biosciences. philosophy,applied ethics,neuroethics,bioethics Julian Savulescu and Oliver Lewis 105101 2222 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:11:15 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 19 phonetics language history of language speech Dr Greg Kochanski, a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory, talks about how experiments in phonetics are conducted, how we study the history of language, and how speech changes over time. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-31:120907:855:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/kochanski_interview.mp3 Dr Greg Kochanski, a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory, talks about how experiments in phonetics are conducted, how we study the history of language, and how speech changes over time. Dr Greg Kochanski, a Research Fellow at the Oxford University Phonetics Laboratory, talks about how experiments in phonetics are conducted, how we study the history of language, and how speech changes over time. phonetics,language,history of language,speech Greg Kochanski and Oliver Lewis 106 1570 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:09:07 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 20 medicine pediatrics vaccination immunology Dr Andrew Pollard, Reader in Paediatric Infection and Immunity, and Consultant in charge of the Oxford Vaccine Group, discusses childhood diseases, his research into vaccinations, and the problems facing childhood immunisation in the UK and abroad. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-31:120640:930:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/pollard_interview.mp3 Dr Andrew Pollard, Reader in Paediatric Infection and Immunity, and Consultant in charge of the Oxford Vaccine Group, discusses childhood diseases, his research into vaccinations, and the problems facing childhood immunisation in the UK and abroad. Dr Andrew Pollard, Reader in Paediatric Infection and Immunity, and Consultant in charge of the Oxford Vaccine Group, discusses childhood diseases, his research into vaccinations, and the problems facing childhood immunisation in the UK and abroad. medicine,pediatrics,vaccination,immunology Andrew Pollard and Oliver Lewis 103108 2197 Sun, 31 Aug 2008 12:06:40 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 21 thalassaemia molecular medicine developing countries weatherall Sir David Weatherall, one of the world's experts on thalassaemia and its prevention in developing countries, discusses his research and ongoing projects. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-30:205339:686:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/weatherall_interview_thalassaemia.mp3 Sir David Weatherall, one of the world's experts on thalassaemia and its prevention in developing countries, discusses his research and ongoing projects. Sir David Weatherall, one of the world's experts on thalassaemia and its prevention in developing countries, discusses his research and ongoing projects. thalassaemia,molecular medicine,developing countries,weatherall Sir David Weatherall and Oliver Lewis 103 1374 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:53:39 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 22 aristotle roger crisp ethics philosophy Roger Crisp, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, discusses the ethics of Aristotle. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-30:205009:417:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/crisp_interview.mp3 Roger Crisp, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, discusses the ethics of Aristotle. Roger Crisp, Uehiro Fellow and Tutor in Philosophy, discusses the ethics of Aristotle. aristotle,roger crisp,ethics,philosophy Roger Crisp and Oliver Lewis 105101 1215 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:50:09 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 23 molecular medicine oxford weatherall Sir David Weatherall, founder of the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, discusses the origin of the Institute and future areas of research in human genomics. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-30:204451:037:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/weatherall_interview_imm.mp3 Sir David Weatherall, founder of the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, discusses the origin of the Institute and future areas of research in human genomics. Sir David Weatherall, founder of the Weatherall Institute of Molecular Medicine, discusses the origin of the Institute and future areas of research in human genomics. molecular medicine,oxford,weatherall Sir David Weatherall and Oliver Lewis 103 957 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:44:51 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians 24 podcasting philosophy learning technology Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds, the hosts of the highly successful podcasting series 'Philosophy Bites', talk about podcasting. http://rss.oucs.ox.ac.uk/tag:2008-08-30:203802:571:oucs/interviews-audio http://media.podcasts.ox.ac.uk/oucs/oxonian_interviews/warburtonedmonds_interview.mp3 Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds, the hosts of the highly successful podcasting series 'Philosophy Bites', talk about podcasting. Nigel Warburton and David Edmonds, the hosts of the highly successful podcasting series 'Philosophy Bites', talk about podcasting. podcasting,philosophy,learning technology Nigel Warburton, David Edmonds and Oliver Lewis 112 1354 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 20:38:02 +0100 Interviews with Oxonians