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Cities have been reduced to centres of soulless materialism and their citizens to non-stop consumers. If we hope to create beautiful surroundings, a rethink is required. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: The Vessel at Hudson Yards, New York City. Credit: robertharding / Alamy Stock Photo.
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How does an institution in the business of preserving the past prepare itself for the interests and sensibilities of the future? Where do museums fit in the national psyche?

In our latest episode of Worldview, host Adam Boulton is joined by director of the V&amp;A Tristram Hunt, Professor Armand D&#39;Angour and Dr. Tiffany Jenkins to discuss what the future might hold for museums.

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EI Weekly Listen — Learning from Asian philosophies of rebirth by Jessica Frazier
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Asian literature, with its technologically-adept Chinese emperors, Animist Spirit-negotiators, and Yogic sages, shows us how to live well in troubled times. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Ma Yuan&#39;s The Yellow River Breaches its Course, from a series of paintings of water.
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History Lessons — Sarah Bakewell on Humanism
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In our latest episode of History Lessons, Mattias Hessérus is joined by author Sarah Bakewell to discuss her new book Humanly Possible: Seven Hundred Years of Humanist Freethinking, Enquiry and Hope. Together they chart the history of the Humanist movement and its relevance to this secular age.

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Worldview — How to end a war
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Where does war end and peace begin? And what role does diplomacy play in that transition?

In our latest episode of Worldview, host Adam Boulton is joined by historians Margaret MacMillan, Andrew Ehrhardt and Frank Gavin, as well as former European Commission High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton.

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The US cultivated a garden that it grew weary of the burdens of sustaining but, once all other alternatives have been exhausted, the US will be pushed back into defending its liberal world order. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: &#39;Young America rescues Europe!&#39;, declares a French cartoon from 1918. Credit: Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy Stock Photo.
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Is demography destiny? Shifting patterns in population have marked history, drive political change and sharpen cultural divides.

In our latest episode of Worldview, host Adam Boulton is joined by Paul Morland, the UK&#39;s leading demographer, Bill Emmott, former editor of the Economist and author of Japan&#39;s Far More Female Future, and Richard Assheton, the Times&#39; and Sunday Times&#39; West Africa cor...
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Augustine’s seminal book was written in the context of the Roman Empire, but it remains ever-relevant. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming the worlds of art, manufacturing, medicine, even the language we use, at a bewildering speed. Should we fear or welcome it? What are its risks and rewards? And could it ever come to outpace the human mind?

In our latest episode of Worldview, host Adam Boulton is joined by Gary Marcus and Ernest Davis of New York University, and Susan Schneider, Dire...
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For the United States, geopolitics has always been about national identity, even in an era of globalisation. Perhaps it always will be.

Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image description: The Marine Corps War Memorial, also known as Iwo Jima Memorial. Credit: DeAgostini/Getty Images
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Navigating politico-religious disagreements in a spirit of civility is nigh-on impossible in eras in which the meaning of civility itself is contested. How do we speak to each other civilly in a time of incivility?

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1676634029" data-format="short_date">Feb 17, 2023</span></span>
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In the Cold War the Kremlin tried to convince foreign audiences its disinformation campaigns were real, today the aim seems to be different. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1676042583" data-format="short_date">Feb 10, 2023</span></span>
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The crusades, jihad, and wars in defence of intangible ideals all have their origins in a short-lived conflict in the 6th century BC. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1675447150" data-format="short_date">Feb 03, 2023</span></span>
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1674831917" data-format="short_date">Jan 27, 2023</span></span>
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Garibaldi’s retreat to his home in Caprera spawned a liberal-nationalist ideal of statesmanship that would live long in the European imagination. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1674225044" data-format="short_date">Jan 20, 2023</span></span>
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EI Weekly Listen — What did it mean to belong to the Holy Roman Empire? by Peter Wilson
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The Holy Roman Empire was neither a nation state nor indeed a conventional empire. Instead, its inhabitants were unified through a web of legal rights. Read by Leighton Pugh.

A miniature of the Treaty of Verdun, 843. Emperor Louis I (right) blessing the division of the Frankish Empire in 843 into West Francia, Middle Francia, and East Francia. Credit: Wikimedia commons.
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1673603288" data-format="short_date">Jan 13, 2023</span></span>
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1673013695" data-format="short_date">Jan 06, 2023</span></span>
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1671692400" data-format="short_date">Dec 22, 2022</span></span>
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It is now clear that genetically editing human beings is not only possible, but increasingly simple. The ethical considerations of this development on the other hand remain complex. To discuss the mapping and editing of the human genome, Adam Boulton is joined by Dr George Church, the &#39;father of genomics&#39;, and Kevin Davies, science author, journalist and the executive editor of the CRISPR journ...
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1671206820" data-format="short_date">Dec 16, 2022</span></span>
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This essay was first published in 2016.

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1671191121" data-format="short_date">Dec 16, 2022</span></span>
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For thousands of years, India and China had relatively little contact, but following China&#39;s annexation of Tibet and the end of European colonialism, the two Asian Giants became neighbours. Today, their relationship is increasingly tense. In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is joined by Peter Frankopan, Tanvi Madan and Rana Mitter to put Sino-Indian relations under the microscope.

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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1670602080" data-format="short_date">Dec 09, 2022</span></span>
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Rather than protecting individual data privacy, the fate of democracy in our networked age might depend on establishing a new, radically transparent contract of trust between government and citizens. Estonia is leading the way. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Churches, other landmarks and old buildings at the Old Town in Tallinn, Estonia. Credit: Tuomas Lehtinen / Alamy Stock Photo
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Worldview — Revolution and evolution: the history of the book
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In around 1440 AD, a goldsmith called Johannes Gutenberg began assembling the apparatus that would eventually become known as the first Western printing press. Thirty years later, this invention had transformed Europe, spiritually, economically and politically. In this episode of Worldview Adam Boulton is joined by Professor Alexander Lee and Professor Emma Smith to chart the history of the boo...
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EI Weekly Listen — Why the nation beat the empire in the battle of nineteenth century ideas by Jeremy Jennings
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A history of the nineteenth century tells not just of newly-formed nations, but of newly-developing nationalism. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Carving Up The World A satirical cartoon by James Gillray, showing British Prime Minister William Pitt and the French leader Napoleon Bonaparte, carving up the world between them. Entitled &#39;The Plumb Pudding in Danger&#39; - pub. 26th February 1805
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Worldview — Pressure on the power network
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The West must have an adaptable power grid to meet the challenges of this geopolitical energy crisis.

In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is joined by Margarita Balmaceda, Magnus Henrekson, Olamide Oguntoye and Ariana Kiran Singh to discuss generating and transmitting power in the face of growing geopolitical and environmental concerns.

Image description: Electricity pylon. Credit: Dav...
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EI Weekly Listen — The joy of suffering by Candida Moss
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The crucifixion lodged suffering at the heart of Christianity: to suffer was to be like Christ. This reframing of suffering had far-reaching consequences for world history. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Jesus Christ on the Cross with St. Mary and St John, painted by Albrecht Altdorfer, circa 1512. Credit: Niday Picture Library / Alamy Stock Photo.
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Worldview — The nuclear threat today
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There are currently around 13,000 nuclear warheads worldwide, with Russia possessing the largest nuclear arsenal.

And yet, nuclear weapons have not been deployed in combat since the US bombed Nagasaki and Hiroshima seventy-seven years ago.

So, how and why has the nuclear taboo remained intact and what may jeopardise it in the future?

In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is joined by Pr...
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EI Weekly Listen — The Revolt of the European Masses: the disintegration of accountability in supra-national politics by Janne Haaland Matlary
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With forces such as identity politics and supra-national bodies gaining traction across Europe, the concept of the nation state has never been more important. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: A painting of the Dutch envoy Adriaan Pauw entering Münster around 1646 for the peace negotiations, painted by Gerard ter Borch. Credit: Wikipedia Commons/Stadtmuseum Münster
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Worldview — The global struggle for microchip supremacy
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When the pioneers of computer engineering created the first integrated circuits in the 1950s they could not have envisaged how this technology would infiltrate all elements of our daily lives.

The production of microchips is now rapidly becoming the defining force in geopolitics and will play a fundamental role in the conflicts of the future.

In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is join...
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EI Weekly Listen — Rethinking geopolitics by Jeremy Black
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Geography and politics are closely intertwined, although that no more means that all geography is political than that all politics is geographical. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: An American map of the West Coast of Africa from Sierra Leone to Cape Palmas, &#39;including the colony of Liberia&#39;. Credit: Everett Collection Historical / Alamy Stock Photo
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EI Weekly Listen — Why the idea of Carthage survived Roman conquest by Richard Miles
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The Romans burnt Carthage’s books and buildings – but ‘Punic’ identity remained influential throughout Antiquity. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: Print of ancient Carthage. Source: Wiki Creative Commons
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<span><span class="js-time" data-epochtime="1666936800" data-format="short_date">Oct 28, 2022</span></span>
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EI Weekly Listen — The end of history ends by Walter Russell Mead
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The era in world history that began with the fall of the Soviet Union is drawing to its close. The post-Cold War Eurasian settlement that the United States and its allies imposed after 1990 has three big challengers - Russia, China and Iran. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: A symbol of American power, the National Capitol in Washington, DC. Credit: Christian Offenberg / Alamy Stock Photo.
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The West, more specifically the United States, with its major allies alongside it, has been chasing the &#39;fun wars&#39; for forty years and serially coming up empty. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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EI Weekly Listen — The impact of the First World War on strategy by Hew Strachan
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The First World War fundamentally altered our understanding of strategy — we should heed the insights of the era&#39;s leading thinkers and generals. Read by Leighton Pugh.

Image: First World War Commanders looking at a battle plan. Painting by Francois Flameng (1856-1923), 1916. Army Museum, Paris. Credit: Leemage/Corbis via Getty Images
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Crises of knowledge precipitate drives towards specialisation. In our digital age we still need polymaths. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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The worst form of ignorance in politics is an inflated opinion of one’s own wisdom. In matters of moral judgement, authority-dependence carries grave risks. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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Political and economic concerns were as critical as environmental and geographic factors in forging the unity of the Mongol Empire. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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Land is the silent, steady, partner in the messy realm of politics and national divides between monarchs. Read by Leighton Pugh. You can find the essay featured in this episode here: https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/spirit-lands-and-tyrant-kings-differing-tales-of-statehood/
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As hostilities with Russia increase, we must again ask ourselves what drives human beings to conflict, especially after an era of peace. Read by Leighton Pugh.

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While the Islamic State’s savvy media presence may have overshadowed that of al-Qaeda over the past decade, the efforts of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) operating in war-torn Yemen show the group remains a long-term threat.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-war-for-hearts-and-minds-the-evolution-of-al-qaedas-media-strategy/

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During the Cold War, the British Joint Intelligence Committee was charged with forecasting the actions of states behind the Iron Curtain and the rest of the world. Its record was patchy – the Brits were repeatedly taken by surprise throughout the 20th century. Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-joint-intelligence-committee-reading-the-russian-mindset/

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Demagogues thrive if moderate politicians flatter citizens into an unrealistic sense of their own greatness. Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/democratic-crisis-lessons-from-ancient-athens-4/

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EI Weekly Listen — Tribal bias from the wild to the laboratory by Cory J Clark
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https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/tribal-bias-from-the-wild-to-the-laboratory-5/

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EI Weekly Listen — Love as Religion by Simon May
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Love has become widely seen as a democracy of salvation open to all. The reality is more complex. Is our religion of love doing more harm than good? Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/is-our-religion-of-love-doing-more-harm-than-good/

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While there may have been striking similarities between the Gospel of Thomas and those of the four Evangelists, closer examination reveals a subtle yet crucially different perspective on salvation. Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/the-gospel-of-thomas-casting-a-new-light-on-early-christianity/

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Worldview — The battle for energy resources
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In this episode of Worldview, Adam Boulton is joined by Professor Helen Thompson, Tim Marshall and Daniel Yergin to discuss the global energy market.

The fallout of Putin&#39;s invasion of Ukraine has overthrown energy norms in Europe. However, over the past decade the energy market has been far from stable. With concerns surrounding climate change and the discovery of new resources, we are on the...
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https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/why-16-billion-cortical-neurons-are-not-enough/

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What&#39;s a war without its leaders? In this week&#39;s Worldview, Adam Boulton speaks to leading historians Margaret MacMillan and Andrew Roberts on how leadership shapes both conflicts and their resolutions.

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EI Weekly Listen — Modern France and the ghosts of the past by Peter Ricketts
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France, like all countries, is haunted by events and mistakes of times past. These ghosts will guide modern policy until they are overridden and laid to rest. Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/modern-france-and-the-ghosts-of-the-past/

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The Lawrence legend continues to win new devotees while his pragmatic contribution to warfare is neglected. Read by Leighton Pugh.

https://engelsbergideas.com/essays/lawrence-of-arabia-on-war-how-the-past-haunts-the-present/

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