Free Thinking Episodes Available now
Controlling Moods and Minds: Depression and Smart Drugs—2013 Festival
A debate about depression, decision-making and the morality of medical treatments.
In Search of Ecstasy—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
5/10 Jules Evans explores rationalists' suspicions about states of high elation.
Breeding the Mongrel: Language Wars in Early Modern England—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
4/10 John Gallagher on how 16th and 17th-century global travellers shaped English speech.
How on Earth Can We Cope with Less?—2013 Festival
Philip Dodd chairs a discussion about scarcity, sustainability and creativity.
False Conception: Female Sexuality in Victorian England—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
3/10 New Generation Thinker Fern Riddell discusses women's rights activist Annie Besant.
Power to the People: What Choices Do We Have?—2013 Festival
David Skelton, David Aaronovitch and Julie Moore discuss power and consultation.
The Real Game of Thrones: Power in 15th-Century England—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
2/10 Sarah Peverley explores shifts in royal power during the Wars of the Roses.
Science Fiction and Surveillance: Zamyatin's We—2013 Festival
Matthew Sweet discusses Zamyatin's 1919 novel We, which depicts spying in a glass city.
Boneless, Bloodaxe and Hairy Breeches: What Did the Vikings Ever Do for Us?—2013 Festival, Free Thinking Essay
1/10 Eleanor Rosamund Barraclough on the power battles between Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings.
Are We at a Tipping Point? Controlling Infection and Combatting Disease—2013 Festival
Professor Sally Davies, chief medical officer for England, lectures on disease.
