Any Further Questions? - A Gresham Podcast
Welcome to a brand new podcast by Gresham College called Any Further Questions?
This is a podcast where we sit down with one of our speakers for an in-depth candid discussion on the lecture they just gave. Due to our strict 1 hour lecture time, we get tons of questions from our online and in-person audience that go unanswered.
This is the place they are answered.
Episodes
23 episodes
Morals & Markets - Episode 3 - Martin Daunton & Victoria Bateman
In this third podcast exploring the underlying assumptions of economics, Victoria Bateman explains how economists have ignored the importance of sex and gender. She argues that the status and freedom of women are central to making the wes...
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1:16:59
Morals & Markets - Episode 2 - Martin Daunton & Avner Offer
TIn this second podcast exploring the underlying assumptions of economics, Avner Offer explains how the post-war age of economic growth was built on American and European welfare states and social democracy. This settlement was challenged in th...
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1:13:58
S02 Ep.13 - First Light: Revealing the Early Universe, Chris Lintott
How do we know light is constant throughout the universe? What new technology or theory would we need to further develop our understanding of the beginnings of the universe? How do you know that the galaxies are made of certain elements?...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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47:42
Morals & Markets - Episode 1 - Martin Daunton & Richard Whatmore
In this first podcast exploring the underlying assumptions of economics, Richard Whatmore discusses Adam Smith’s The Wealth of Nations and shows how he has been misinterpreted as an advocate of unfettered free markets. Smith was mo...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:08:25
S02 Ep.12 - How Cancer Genomics is Transforming Cancer Care, Prof. Sanjay Popat
This episode is part of a series of lectures called 'New Hope in Cancer' sponsored by Novartis.What do we mean by Cancer genomics? What are the introns in our DNA used for? Are they just a place-holder DNA or is there actual use for it?...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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38:41
S02 Ep.11 - Immunotherapy: Cure for Metastatic Cancers?, James Larkin
This episode is part of a series of lectures called 'New Hope in Cancer' sponsored by Novartis.In which stage is the best time to use immunotherapy? What is the role of immunology in rarer cancers? Can or has artificial intelligence hel...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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32:57
S02 Ep.10 - Modern Concepts of ADHD, Peter Hill
Are there any overlaps between ADHD and Autism? Does your childhood determine whether you more susceptible to ADHD later in life? Can you have an Attention Deficit and not Hyperactivity? These and many more questions were put to Pe...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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52:23
S02 Ep.9 - Changes in the Concept of Autism, Francesca Happé CBE
What do we know about autistic women's experience of menopause? Is there any link between being an older mother/older parents and having a autistic child or is there no proven correlation?These and many more questions were put to France...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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32:32
S02 Ep.8 - Pulsars, Microwave Ovens & The Radio Sky, Chris Lintott
What would a radio signal from an alien species tell us about their technology? What are pulsars? What steps were taken to investigate the BLC-1 signal?These and many more questions were put to Chris Lintott for episode 8 of our new seri...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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38:59
S02 Ep.7 - Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference?, Maggie Snowling CBE
Is dyslexia more common in boys? Can public speaking help someone with dyslexia? How are they tackling dyslexia in state schools?These and many more questions were put to Maggie Snowling for episode 7 of our new series!Thi...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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45:46
S02 Ep.6 - 'Oumuamua: Our First Interstellar Visitor, Chris Lintott
Why is 'Oumuamua shaped like a cigar? How much do we know about where it came from? What has discovering 'Oumuamua done for the scientific community moving forward?These and many more questions were put to Professor Chris Lintott for epi...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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34:05
S02 Ep.5 - Why Is There Only One Species Of Human?, Robin May
What do we mean by the word 'human'? How much difference is needed to classify two individuals into different species? What next for homo sapiens?These and many more questions were put to Professor Robin May for episode 5 of our new seri...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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31:46
S02 Ep.4 - Brain Computer Interfaces, Victoria Baines and Dr Aswin Chari
What would be the drawbacks to an implant going wrong? Why are implants useful? What kind of training does a neurosurgeon need?These and many more questions were put to Professor Victoria Baines and her guest for her lecture Dr Aswin Cha...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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33:26
S02, Xmas Episode - The Marvels of the Solar System, Chris Lintott
How does Chris Lintott define intelligent life? Could we develop technology to survive on Venus? Why did we change our minds about Pluto being a planet?These and many more questions were put to the Gresham Professor of Astronomy, Chris L...
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Season 2
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Episode 0
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46:48
S02 Ep.3 - Iran's Constitutional Revolution of 1906, Ali Ansari
What was the role of Shia Islam in the 1906 Iranian revolution? Is there any correlation between the 1906 revolution and the Young Turks movement?These and many more questions were put to the Professor of Iranian Studies at the Universit...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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23:46
S02 Ep.2 - When Net Zero? The Climate Braking Distance, Myles Allen
What do the 3% of scientists, who don’t believe human activity causes global warming, think causes it? How far of an impact do you think the global Covid lockdowns have had towards helping reach peak warming quicker?These and many more q...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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43:46
S02 Ep.1 - Discovering Galaxies Beyond our Milky Way, Chris Lintott
What makes astronomy so important? When after the big bang did planets start to form? Will we be ever able to see beyond the current observable universe? These are only some of the audience questions we put to our new Professor of ...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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48:37
S01 Ep.6 - Lottery-Winning Maths, Sarah Hart
Do you want a better chance to win the lottery? Can you use maths and, more specifically, probability to give yourself an edge? Gresham Professor of Geometry Sarah Hart talks all things lottery, revealing some interesting facts abo...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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52:14
S01 Ep.5 - Bypassing Banks Using Tech, Raghavendra Rau
Legacy banks such as HSBC, Natwest and Barclays are losing customers to the new FinTech banks such as Monzo and Revolut. Why is this happening and what can legacy banks do to win customers back? Gresham Professor of Business Raghavendra Rau exp...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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49:55
S01 Ep.4 - The Role of Nuclear Power in a Net Zero System, Dame Sue Ion
Sue Ion is one of Britain’s leading experts in nuclear power having spent over three decades in the nuclear industry. Her lecture had over 30 questions we didn’t have time to get to so she kindly agreed to sit down with us and answer the best o...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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26:44
S01 Ep.3 - Air Pollution, Ian Mudway & Ria Lina
For this special episode, Dr Ian Mudway, Visiting Professor of Environmental Health, is joined by friend and comedian Ria Lina as a guest host to discuss the current state of air pollution in London and across the World.This podcast foll...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:13:07
S01 Ep.2 - Paganism in Roman Britain, Ronald Hutton
Our Professor of Divinity, Ronald Hutton joined me to talk about Paganism in Roman Britain. Did the Romans respect the beliefs of Great Britain when they arrived? How prolific was paganism?This podcast followed his lecture ‘Paganism i...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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32:51
S01 Ep.1 - End-to-End Encryption, Victoria Baines
To kick off the first series of our brand new podcast, we sat down with our IT Livery Professor of Information Technology Victoria Baines to have a further discussion on the subject of end-to-end encryption.This podcast followed her lect...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:00:42
