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Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People 2011

December 24, 2011

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Extended Christmas specials recorded backstage at “Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People”, the “Variety version of the Royal Institute Christmas Lectures”, at the Bloomsbury Theatre. The nights were curated by comedian Robin Ince, and featured a huge roster of comedians, musicians, scientists and others in a festive celebration of science and rationalism. Interviews with Robin […]

Nigel Warburton – A Little History of Philosophy

December 9, 2011

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Nigel Warburton is a contemporary philosopher. As well as being Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The Open University, he is a presenter of the Philosophy Bites podcast, and teaches a popuar course on art and philosophy at Tate Modern. He is the author of several popular introductions to philosophy including Philosophy: The Basics and Free Speech: A Very Short Introduction. […]

Mark Forsyth – The Etymologicon

December 2, 2011

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Mark Forsyth is a writer, journalist and blogger and pedant. Every job he’s ever had, whether as a ghost-writer or proof-reader or copy-writer, has been to do with words. He started The Inky Fool blog in 2009 and now writes a post almost daily. The blog has received worldwide attention and enjoys an average of 4,000 hits […]