November 2009

Abraham's Diary

Monday, November 30, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

In 2007 Canadian Inuit representatives travelled to Europe to explain the seal hunt. They were not well understood. Another group of Labrador Inuit had gone...

The Brains of Babes, Part 3 (Listen)

Friday, November 27, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

The centuries-old Jesuit saying, "give me a child until he's 7 and I will show you the man", may be true in more ways...

The 2009 Dalton Camp Lecture in Journalism

Thursday, November 26, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Journalism is facing new challenges as it evolves in the context of online environments. Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation delivers the Dalton...

The Evolution of Charles Darwin, Part 3 (Listen)

Wednesday, November 25, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

IDEAS celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's transformational and contentious book, On the Origin of Species. Darwin's theory of evolution through Natural...

The Story of Steam

Monday, November 23, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Two centuries ago, all industry ran on just two sources of power: muscle and water. The speed of travel was limited to the pace of... Read More »

The Brains of Babes, Part 2 (Listen)

Friday, November 20, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

The centuries-old Jesuit saying, "give me a child until he's 7 and I will show you the man", may be true in more ways than...

The Future of Liberalism

Thursday, November 19, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

As a political philosophy, liberalism has been on the defensive for a long time, especially in the United States. Now it is in the ascendance....

The Evolution of Charles Darwin, Part 2 (Listen)

Wednesday, November 18, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

IDEAS celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's transformational and contentious book, On the Origin of Species. Darwin's theory of evolution through Natural...

Wachtel on the Arts

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

William Kentridge is South Africa's most renowned living artist, famous for his charcoal drawings and animated films that address the social and political realities of...

Facing the Future

Monday, November 16, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

"How we have landed ourselves and the rest of the world in the mess that it now struggles to overcome?" HRH The Prince of Wales...

The Brains of Babes, Part 1 - 3 (Listen)

Friday, November 13, 2009 | Categories: Features, Past Episodes |

The centuries-old Jesuit saying, "give me a child until he's 7 and I will show you the man", may be true in more ways than... Read More »

Hold Me Tight (Listen)

Thursday, November 12, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

The independent, autonomous self is lionized in our culture. But recognizing the hold that attachment has on us, is the secret of lasting relationships. So...

The Evolution of Charles Darwin, Part 1 - 4 (Listen)

Wednesday, November 11, 2009 | Categories: Features, Past Episodes |

IDEAS celebrates the 150th anniversary of the publication of Darwin's transformational and contentious book, On the Origin of Species. Darwin's theory of evolution through... Read More »

In Praise of Plagiarism

Tuesday, November 10, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

Plagiarsm is a dirty word. Cut and paste someone's work, and you're a thief. But charges of plagiarism get murky when it comes to artistic...

The Enright Files - The Language and Practice of Politics

Monday, November 9, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

THE ENRIGHT FILES - The Language and Practice of Politics CD Michael Enright, host of The Sunday Edition, in conversation with Janice Stein, Lawrence Wright...

Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 5

Friday, November 6, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

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Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 4

Thursday, November 5, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

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Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 3

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Massey Lectures 2009, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World", Part 2

Tuesday, November 3, 2009 | Categories: Past Episodes |

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The 2009 CBC Massey Lectures, "The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World"

Monday, November 2, 2009 | Categories: Massey Lecture Archives, Massey Lectures |

The Wayfinders is a profound celebration of the wonder of human genius and spirit as brought into being by culture. Of the 7,000 languages spoken... Read More »

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