Peter Singer, Cordelia Fine, Garry Kasparov, AI and Algorithmns, Tim O’Reilly. All of these programmes are available as Arts and Ideas podcasts via the Downloads tab.
Christopher Harding investigates the history, culture and science of space exploration.
A weirdly autobiographical science fiction novel from 1981, inspired by hallucinations.
As Kay Dick's They opens at MIF, Matthew Sweet and guests trace the history of dystopias.
Novelist R F Kuang, Dr Kerry McInerney, Ghislaine Boddington and MIT's Daron Acemoglu.
A discussion hosted by Matthew Sweet at the Barbican's exhibition AI More Than Human.
Matthew Sweet explores what fed into Orwell's future vision and how our own is shaping up.
A panel of researchers share insights into the law and warfare, gender and AI.
PJ O'Rourke and writers of Freakonomics join Rana Mitter at the 2015 Hay Festival.
Anne McElvoy leads a discussion on the history and ethics of pet ownership.
Kelly and Zach Weinersmith share visions of the future with Rana Mitter. Plus Kevin Rudd.
Essayist Adam Gopnik talks to Shahidha Bari about city living. Plus artist Lucinda Rogers.
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ news head James Harding reviews a stage version of Paddy Chayefsky's Network.
Rana Mitter talks to renowned American inventor, thinker and futurist Ray Kurzweil.
Anne McElvoy talks to the tech media man who popularized the terms open source and Web 2.0
Matthew Sweet looks at the writing of science and the Royal Society Science Book Prize.
Philip Dodd explores AI with Garry Kasparov. Plus vorticism and overpopulation.
Shahidha Bari and Laurence Scott explore our perceived obsession with the self.
Matthew Sweet explores deafness, plot twists, birds in books & how music is good for you
Matthew Sweet and guests discuss the implications of our increasing reliance on robotics.
Shahidha Bari looks at computing for cats, de-extinction and an animal symphony.
Matthew Sweet discusses epilepsy, Wilkie Collins and a theatre production of Joan of Arc.
Includes Richard Hakluyt's legacy, chickens and the 2016 Man Booker Prize.
Rana Mitter discusses new developments in neuroscience.
Anne McElvoy discusses the fiction of Walter Benjamin and the Soviet superwoman.