Audio compilation - Peter Singer, Richard Holmes and Freeman Dyson (August 2009)

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English - August 01, 2009 18:00 - 27.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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In this second podcast from summer 2009, presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas, George Miller looks back at some of the highlights of the 2009 May Festival.

Internationally renowned philosopher and author, Peter Singer, discusses the moral implications of greed and poverty in connection with his new book: The Life You Can Save: Acting Now to End World Poverty'; historian Richard Holmes talks about 'The Age of Wonder' and romantic science; and scientist Freeman Dyson looks at the challenges and opportunities of the time in which we live.

This podcast is 30 minutes long (27MB), and is the second recording in our summer podcast series for 2009. If you would like to hear more interviews with selected speakers from this year's festival, please visit our website at: www.ideasfestival.co.uk.

Presented by Bristol Festival of Ideas (www.ideasfestival.co.uk). Interviews by George Miller (http://podularity.com).