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How the weird and wonderful properties of magnetised laser plasmas could ignite fusion-energy research Archie Bott explains how a promising scheme for fusion relies on a novel feature of hot laser-plasmas: introducing a magnetic field of the correct strength alters the plasma’s fundamental properties in a highly counterintuitive yet beneficial manner. Archie Bott 2 June, 2023 Captions
Stellarators: twisty tokamaks that could be the future of fusion Georgia Acton introduces stellarators, discusses the features that distinguish them from tokamaks, highlight the challenges we currently face, and discusses how we might overcome them. Georgia Acton 2 June, 2023 Captions
Magnetic confinement fusion: Science that’s hotter than a Kardashian Instagram post Michael Barnes introduces the basic concepts behind magnetic confinement fusion, he describes why it is so challenging and discusses possibilities for the future. Michael Barnes 2 June, 2023 Captions
Mechanical and intellectual Lecture 3 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series Ann M Blair 1 June, 2023 Captions
Invisible and visible Lecture 2 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series Ann M Blair 1 June, 2023 Captions
Amanuenses in the longue durée Lecture 1 of the 2023 Lyell lecture series Ann M Blair 1 June, 2023 Captions
Testing usability and impact of the OxRisk prediction models Professor Seena Fazel, University of Oxford gives a talk on recent advances in prognostic modelling in psychiatry. Seena Fazel 22 May, 2023 Captions
Alcohol and cardiovascular disease: Is moderate drinking really beneficial for cardiovascular disease? Dr Derrick Bennett, University of Oxford gives a talk on the epidemiological evidence of alcohol and cardiovascular disease. Derrick Bennett 22 May, 2023 Captions
Pakistan: Political Economy of an Elite Captured State Miftah Ismail Pakistan’s former Minister of Finance gives a lecture Miftah Ismail 19 May, 2023 Captions
Sūtra in Early Buddhist Treasure Texts (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Reinier Langelaar’s talk on early Tibetan treasure literature’s influences, inspirations, and narrative themes Reinier Langelaar 15 May, 2023 Captions
Helen Parish Meet Worcester's Senior Tutor. Helen Parish 15 May, 2023 Captions
Russia and Christian nationalism: the background of a conflict How the global resurgence of traditionalist, religion-based nationalism relates to the specifics of the present conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Rowan Williams 12 May, 2023 Captions
Exiting Russia: the effects of multinational withdrawal Can corporate action contribute to human rights, peace, and conflict prevention? Bennett Freeman 12 May, 2023 Captions
The Global Food Crisis and the Ukraine War Exploring the three elements that intersect and contribute to the global food crisis. Alex de Waal 12 May, 2023 Captions
The early medieval history of Ukraine: mythology and historical logics The history of early Slavs as a point for debunking historical misconceptions that benefit one state at the expense of another. Andrii Pastushenko 12 May, 2023 Captions
Ukraine and the fragmentation of world order Using the unfolding crisis of the Ukraine war as a lens to consider the drivers of conflict and transformation in the contemporary world order. Luke Cooper 12 May, 2023 Captions
Being a Social Entrepreneur in a War Zone How did I evacuate over 30,000 women and children from the warzone, not knowing Ukraine and not speaking a word of Ukrainian? I drew on my business, political and organisation skills to move quickly to save thousands of lives. This is my story. Brooks Newmark 12 May, 2023 Captions
The work of the media during the Russian-Ukrainian war How the media in Ukraine transitioned to covering the war with the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion. Yaroslava Bukhta 12 May, 2023 Captions
Understanding the Ukraine's Grassroots in the Russia-Ukraine War The need to consider grassroots nuances in Ukraine in order to understand the Russia-Ukraine war, and possible strategies for peace going forward. Marnie Howlett 12 May, 2023 Captions
Episode 1: Sleep, Light, Architecture How can a neuroscientist and an architect help us to understand the world of sleep and the rhythms that govern our lives? Russell Foster, Ian Ritchie, Sally Shuttleworth, Ruth Abrahams, Madeleine Morris 12 May, 2023 Captions
International crimes in Ukraine Who can be held accountable and how? Federica D’Alessandra 4 May, 2023 Captions
Components for Sustainable Peace in Ukraine What are the necessary components of a peace process for Ukraine? Carne addresses that any such process must involve groups on the ground, such as those from the Donbass or Crimea, if it is to be effective and sustained in the long term. Carne Ross 4 May, 2023 Captions
Making wood type then and now Thomas Gravemaker explores the history of wood type printing as well as his own recent manufacture using digital design and a CNC router. Thomas Gravemaker 19 April, 2023 Captions
Modern Times: Photography in Britain 1800–1850 Geoffrey Batchen explores the first fifty years of photography in Britain. Geoffrey Batchen 6 April, 2023 Captions
Professor José Villar Georgina Ferry interviews José Villar, Professor of Perinatal Medicine, 8 November 2022. José Villar, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Dr Adam Ritchie Georgina Ferry interviews Adam Ritchie, Senior Vaccine Programme Manager, 31 October 2022. Adam Ritchie, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Martin Landray Georgina Ferry interviews Sir Martin Landray, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, 27 October 2022. Martin Landray, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Richard Cornall Georgina Ferry interviews Richard Cornall, Head of the Nuffield Department of Medicine, 26 October 2022. Richard Cornall, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Marian Knight Georgina Ferry interviews Marian Knight, Professor of Maternal and Child Population Health, 13 October 2022. Marian Knight, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Tracey Mustoe Georgina Ferry interviews Tracey Mustoe, University Biological Safety Officer, 21 September 2022. Tracey Mustoe, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor John Bell (part three) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 21 September 2022. John Bell, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Lisa White Georgina Ferry interviews Lisa White, Professor of Modelling in Epidemiology at the Big Data Institute, 13 September 2022. Lisa White, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Dr Max Roser Georgina Ferry interviews Max Roser, Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on Global Development, 2 September 2022. Max Roser, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Dr Carina Joe Georgina Ferry interviews Carina Joe, Senior Postdoctoral Research Scientist in Vaccine Development, 1 September 2022. Carina Joe, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor William James Georgina Ferry interviews William James, Professor of Virology, 18 August 2022. William James, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Alain Townsend Georgina Ferry interviews Alain Townsend, Professor of Molecular Immunology, 16 August 2022. Alain Townsend, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor John Bell (part two) Georgina Ferry interviews Sir John Bell, Regius Professor of Medicine, 28 April 2022. John Bell, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Professor Aris Katzourakis Georgina Ferry interviews Aris Katzourakis, Professor of Evolution and Genomics, 27 January 2022. Aris Katzourakis, Georgina Ferry 30 March, 2023 Captions
Acknowledgements A special thank you to everyone involved in the podcast. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E10/10) The Missing Bean Sitting outside, just to the right of the entrance, facing Lincoln College. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E9/10) Walking down Mansfield Road, Holywell Street, and Broad Street From Queen Elizabeth House to Cornmarket Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E8/10) Walking in University Parks From the back gate at St Anne’s College, in through North Gate, and along North Walk to Lazenbee’s Ground Walk, in the middle of North Walk. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E7/10) Oxford University Museum of Natural History Sitting in the café on the gallery, at a table closest to the central court, just to the right of the till, facing the central court. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E6/10) Walking down Cornmarket Street From Carfax Tower to George Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E5/10) Walking through Clarendon Centre From Queen Street to Cornmarket Street, in the middle. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E4/10) Walking inside University Church of St. Mary the Virgin Down the aisle and into the Nave, back along the north corridor, and out on High Street. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E3/10) Radcliffe Square on an early summer morning Sitting outside at Vaults & Garden cafe, in the middle between the two entrances, facing Radcliffe Camera. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E2/10) Walking up Queen’s Lane and New College Lane From High Street to Catte Street, on the left-hand side. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
(E1/10) Bell towers telling the time on Christ Church Meadow Standing on Broad Walk, just to the left of Merton Grove, facing Christ Church Meadow. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
Introduction Welcome to the Oxford Sound Album. Torø Graven 28 March, 2023 Captions
Book Launch: Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism Dr Hertog presents the key arguments of his new short monograph “Locked Out of Development: Insiders and Outsiders in Arab Capitalism” published by Cambridge University Press. Steffen Hertog, Neil Ketchley 23 March, 2023 Captions
Nations Ascendant: Towards a Global Intellectual History of Self Determination Zaib un Nisa Aziz (University of South Florida, Tampa) speaks at the Oxford South Asian Intellectual History Seminar on 13 March 2023. For queries, please contact seminar convenor at saih@history.ox.ac.uk Zaib un Nisa Aziz 23 March, 2023 Captions
Anat Scolnicov: The Israel Supreme Court Religion and the Relationship of State and Religion in Israel On judicial independence in Israel Anat Scolnicov 23 March, 2023 Captions
Amos Morris-Rich: The Fusion of Zionism and Science: The First Two Decades—And the Present Day? On Zionism's relation to Science Amos Morris-Reich 23 March, 2023 Captions
#8 Social Justice & Desire | with Cara Addleman PPE Student, Cara Addleman, discusses her prize-winning essay. Martin Dunkley Smith, Cara Addleman 22 March, 2023 Captions
Zoe Campbell Meet Worcester's Outreach & Access Officer. Zoe Campbell, David Isaac 22 March, 2023 Captions
Uncivil Liberalism and the Globalisation of Dadabhai Naoroji’s Ideas of Sociality Vikram Visana (University of Leicester) speaks at the Oxford South Asian Intellectual History Seminar on 7 March 2023. Vikram Visana 20 March, 2023 Captions
Exploring relationships between theory of practice and practice by looking at the Abhisamayālaṃkāra in Gelukpa scholasticism Chandra Ehm's investigation into the foundations of the Geluk monastic curriculum Chandra Ehm 17 March, 2023 Captions
The Transformation of Nyingma Identity: Some Key Developments in Contemporary Nyingma Monastic Education Nicholas Hobhouse on Developments in Contemporary Nyingma Monastic Education Nicholas Hobhouse 17 March, 2023 Captions
8 - Katya Kovalchuk CARA Fellow Katya Kovalchuk - an energetic scholar studying Byzantine legends. Katya talks us through moving countries countless times, having most recently joining us here in Oxford from Ukraine as an at-risk scholar. Katya Kovalchuk 16 March, 2023 Captions
Is AI bad for democracy? Analyzing AI’s impact on epistemic agency Professor Mark Coeckelbergh considers whether AI poses a risk for democracy n this St Cross Special Ethics Seminar Mark Coeckelbergh 13 March, 2023 Captions
Pursuit of Purpose: Stories in impact through an African lens In this episode, Angus Macdonald sits down with Grace Njunge to delve a bit deeper into what a career in impact consulting may look like on the African continent. Grace Njunge 8 March, 2023 Captions
The medical occupational outcomes of military mental health patients. A closed-cohort study Surgeon Commander Charlotte Evans is Royal Navy Hudson Visiting Fellow at St. Anthony's College and gave a talk about her dissertation work in relation to military mental health patients. Charlotte Evans 8 March, 2023 Captions
Clerics in the time of Tishreen The evolution of religion-civil society relations in post-2003 Iraq. Marsin Alshamary, Maryam Alemzadeh 3 March, 2023 Captions
The spaghettification of stars by supermassive black holes: understanding one of nature’s most extreme events The spaghettification of stars by supermassive black holes: understanding one of nature’s most extreme events - Andrew Mummery Andrew Mummery 3 March, 2023 Captions
Extreme value statistics and the theory of rare events Extreme value statistics and the theory of rare events - Francesco Mori Francesco Mori 3 March, 2023 Captions
Inflation and the Very Early Universe Inflation and the Very Early Universe - Georges Obied Georges Obied 3 March, 2023 Captions
Forms of Buddhist treasures (re)discovered in Kalmykia (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Valeriya Gazizova's talk on several cases of ‘treasure’ concealment and discoveries in the Buddhist society of postsocialist Kalmykia Valeriya Gazizova 1 March, 2023 Captions
Exploring Rendawa’s Madhyamaka Legacy Drukgyel Tsering's talk on Rendawa Shonu Lodro (1349–1412), the famed teacher of Lama Tsongkhapa and important progenitor of Madhyamaka philosophy in Tibet Drukgyal Tsering 28 February, 2023 Captions
The Rgyud sde spyi rnam ascribed to Rin chen bzang po (958–1055) and its authoritative sources Sonam Choden discusses Lo tsā ba Rin chen bzang po's composition of his "General Presentation of the Tantric Systems" and its authoritative sources Sonam Choden 28 February, 2023 Captions
Anonymous and Onymous A professor of poetry talk by Alice Oswald - Hillary Term 2023 Alice Oswald, Lorna Hutson 27 February, 2023 Captions
Christopher Reed Meet the Terra Foundation Visiting Professor of American Art. Christopher Reed, David Isaac 27 February, 2023 Captions
A Weapon Is No Subordinate. Autonomous Weapons and the Scope of Superior Responsibility Dr. Alessandra Spadaro of Utrecht University outlines several challenges to the applicability of the doctrine of superior responsibility in the context of the use of autonomous weapons systems. Alessandra Spadaro 24 February, 2023 Captions
One Hundred Years of International Administrative Law: Is the Employment Law at International Organizations Working? Peter Quayle argues employment law of international organizations tends towards incoherence, however, mapping international administrative law onto a larger framework of international organizations law can realize a more workable version of the law. Peter Quayle 24 February, 2023 Captions
Allison Leslie Meet a Worcester College gardener. Allison Leslie, David Isaac 22 February, 2023 Captions
Junior Deans Meet Worcester College's Junior Deans. Tika Ratna Malla, Ed Jones, David Isaac 22 February, 2023 Captions
The struggle for Salafism in Egypt’s post-revolutionary period A Middle East Centre Seminar on Salafism. Stéphane Lacroix, Thomas Hegghammer 21 February, 2023 Captions
Meandering Fortune-Graphs A professor of poetry talk by Alice Oswald - Michaelmas 2022. Alice Oswald 21 February, 2023 Captions
Resurrecting the Caliphate: The Creed of Abraham and ISIS’s Hermeneutics of Power A talk with a focus on the contemporary militant group referred to by the acronym ISIS (or ISIL) and its views on the “caliphate.” Asma Afsaruddin, Eugene Rogan 21 February, 2023 Captions
Understanding the impact of diet on health - Dr Keren Papier Have you wondered why something like red wine can be good for you according to one scientific paper, but bad for you in another? In this podcast, Dr Keren Papier explains how diet affects our health and why it is difficult to get accurate answers. Sanjula Singh, Keren Papier 20 February, 2023 Captions
7 - Pedr Charlesworth OxBikes founder Pedr Charlesworth on cycling, adventure and, well... more cycling! Pedr Charlesworth 17 February, 2023 Captions
ARCHiOX - Seeing the Unseen in Bodleian Collections A research collaboration between the Bodleian Libraries and the Factum Foundation John Barrett, Adam Lowe, Jorge Cano, Andrew Irving, Richard Allen, Damien Bov, Jessica Hodgkinson, Jo Story, Alessandro Bianchi, Chiara Betti 17 February, 2023 Captions
Strachey lecture - Symmetry and Similarity An introduction to algorithmic aspects of symmetry and similarity, ranging from the fundamental complexity theoretic "Graph Isomorphism Problem" to applications in optimisation and machine learning Martin Grohe 16 February, 2023 Captions
How Tibetans Received and Perceived the Yuan Edicts: Some Preliminary Observations This lecture highlights Tibetan responses to the Mongol imperial bureaucratic practices during the 14th century Penghao Sun, Trawang 15 February, 2023 Captions
Theorizing Buddhist Revelation in the Great Lamp of the Dharma Dhāraṇī Scripture (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) The Great Lamp of the Dharma Dhāraṇī Scripture and its theory on scriptual revelation in the Mahāyāna tradition. Ryan Overbey 14 February, 2023 Captions
A typology of modes of revelations in Chinese religious history (Oxford Treasure Seminar Series) Vincent Goossaert's talk on the ritual production of revelation in Chinese religious history Vincent Goossaert 14 February, 2023 Captions
One year after Putin's invasion, how is Ukrainian journalism faring? In this episode we discuss the tremendous toll that Russia's full-scale invasion has had on journalists and the news media in the country. Olga Tokariuk, Mitali Mukherjee 14 February, 2023 Captions
Algeria: Politics and Society from the Dark Decade to the Hirak Dr Michael Willis' new book offers an explanation of this unexpected development known as the Hirak Movement, examining the political and social changes that have occurred in Algeria since the ‘dark decade’ of the 1990s Michael Willis, Eugene Rogan 10 February, 2023 Captions
Evidence in Women's Health: Evaluating a community singing intervention for postnatal depression Dr Alexandra Burton reports on the SHAPER-PND study exploring singing's effect on postnatal depression in new mothers Alexandra Burton 10 February, 2023 Captions
Jihad, Radicalism, and the New Atheism Professor Mohammad Khalil scrutinises the claim by New Atheists like Richard Dawkins that Islam is a fundamentally violent religion Mohammad Khalil, Eugene Rogan 7 February, 2023 Captions
Shallow Cognizing for Self-Control over Emotion & Desire In the first St Cross Special Ethics Seminar of 2023, Dr Larry Lengbeyer explores 'shallow cognizing' as a form of self-control Lawrence Lengbeyer 2 February, 2023 Captions
Reducing the risk of self-harm and suicide - Professor Keith Hawton Professor Keith Hawton discusses how we can help to prevent people from self-harming and dying by suicide at both an individual and population level. Keith Hawton, Sanjula Singh 1 February, 2023 Captions
Tackling racism and inequalities in healthcare - Dr Mehrunisha Suleman Dr Mehrunisha Suleman talks about why tackling racism and inequalities in health and healthcare is so important, drawing on her research and experiences. Mehrunisha Suleman, Sanjula Singh 1 February, 2023 Captions
Halving premature death - Professor Sir Richard Peto Professor Sir Richard Peto describes half a century of research seeking moderate reductions in big causes of death. Sanjula Singh, Richard Peto 1 February, 2023 Captions
6 - Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer Geophysics Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer talks about balancing (or not) a busy academic career and family life when you're deeply passionate about both. Professor Tarje Nissen-Meyer 24 January, 2023 Captions
What should we expect from journalism in 2023? In this episode of our podcast we speak with the author of a report tracking the fundamental trends shaping journalism in the year ahead. Federica Cherubini, Nic Newman 20 January, 2023 Captions
Friendship Associate Professor Nuha al-Sha’ar speaking on ‘Friendship in Islamic Ethical Political Thought: Foundations and Modern Implications’ // Associate Professor SherAli Tareen speaking on ‘Debating Hindu-Muslim Friendship After Empire’ Faisal Devji, Nuha al-Sha’ar, SherAli Tareen 20 January, 2023 Captions
Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea: Informal Lawmaking in Action? Natalie Klein, Professor at UNSW Sydney, presents on the Geneva Declaration on Human Rights at Sea, adopted in March 2022 as an initiative of UK charity Human Rights at Sea, and on the Declaration's lawmaking potential. Natalie Klein 20 January, 2023 Captions
Violent environments? Towards a political ecology of international law Dr Eliana Cusato, postdoctoral fellow at the Amsterdam Center for International Law, presents an overview of the key arguments in her book, 'The Ecology of War and Peace: Marginalising Slow and Structural Violence in International Law'. Eliana Cusato 20 January, 2023 Captions
Climate Litigation in International Organs and Courts: The Torres Strait Islanders case Monica Feria-Tinta discusses a landmark 2022 decision of the UN Human Rights Committee which found that Australia failed to protect indigenous Torres Strait Islanders against adverse impacts of climate change, in breach of human rights law. Monica Feria-Tinta 20 January, 2023 Captions

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