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The Russia-Ukraine War: The future of conflict, or the past? by Professor Mark Galeotti
Full-scale war in Europe was meant to be a thing we no longer had to fear. So what can we make of the Russia-Ukraine War: must we question our assumptions about 21st century conflict, or is it an atavistic brawl from the past? Is it, as Vladimir Putin claims, part of a global war against Western hegemony, or an expression of 19th century geopolitical thinking?
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Three tales from the frontier of medical sciences by James Allison, Doyin Alao and Laura Booth
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Three Postgraduate students from the Faculty of Medical Sciences will describe their quests at the cutting edge of science, and how their research will underpin the medical treatments of tomorrow, and improve our health and care: - It’s all up in the air - looking for bugs in the dental clinic by James Allison - Patients as Collaborators in Medical Education: Enhancing Patients’ Active Involvem...
British Academy Lecture: The sign language myth by Professor Annelies Kusters
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Professor Annelies Kusters, Heriot-Watt University Chaired by Dr Rory Turnbull, Senior Lecturer in Phonetics and Phonology Sign language is not universal - hundreds of different types are used throughout the world - but could there be one common system that everyone could understand? Could International Sign be that language - the answer to global signed communication? The lecture will be illus...
The theatre in the public conversation by Michael Billington
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Drawing on 60 years of reviewing and broadcasting, most prominently as drama critic of the Guardian from 1971 to 2019, the biographer of Harold Pinter, Alan Ayckbourn, and Tom Stoppard will discuss the state of the British stage, in conversation with Jo Robinson, Professor of Theatre and Performance at Newcastle University. Thank you for watching. Subscribe to our TH-cam channel: th-cam.com/use...
Jacobson Lecture: The NHS of the future and how we get there by Amanda Pritchard
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Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive, NHS England Chaired by Professor David Burn, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Medical Sciences Amanda Pritchard leads one of the 10 largest employers in the world, responsible for £150bn of annual funding. In this lecture, our speaker will discuss how the evolving needs of the public, as well as advances in science and technology, will shape both the demand on and capabil...
Author Event: In conversation with Alice Loxton
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In association with Blackwell’s Chaired by Dr Martin Farr, co-chair INSIGHTS Public Lectures We are delighted to welcome multi-talented historian, presenter and author, Alice Loxton to Newcastle University to discuss her vivid, pacey and endlessly engaging, new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it - Uproar! Scandal, Satire and Printmakers in Georgian L...
Chiral molecular materials and changing the world by Dr Jess Wade
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Chaired by Dr Greg Mutch, Royal Academy of Engineering Research Fellow Working together, physicists, chemists and materials scientists can create more efficient and sustainable technologies. Chiral molecular materials offer unparalleled opportunity in optoelectronic, spintronic and quantum technologies due to the unique combination of the optical, electronic, and magnetic properties. Technologi...
Riddell Lectures 2: From AI to social media by Justin L Barrett
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Riddell Lectures 2: From AI to social media: Natural psychological reactions as a guide to tech-prudence Justin L Barrett, founder and president of Blueprint 1543 Psychological ‘naturalness’ makes certain technologies likely to spread broadly and deeply impact individual lives. Applying this way of viewing new technologies to digital social media and contemporary artificial intelligence tools, ...
Riddell Lectures 1: What makes cultural innovations attractive? by Justin L Barrett
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Riddell Lectures 1: What makes cultural innovations attractive? Lessons from the cognitive science of religion Justin L Barrett, founder and president of Blueprint 1543 Many new technologies spread so broadly and deeply that they are difficult to uproot once their negative impacts are better understood. How, then, might we estimate which technological innovations are likely to spread relatively...
Sophia Lecture: General Election 2024: Is change really possible? by Pippa Crerar
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Drawing on her experiences at the heart of Westminster, the former political editor of the Daily Mirror looks at the state of the parties in the light of the general election. With the chance of a different party in power for the first time in 14 years, what change could that bring? Thank you for watching. Subscribe to our TH-cam channel: th-cam.com/users/INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL Follow INSIGH...
Collecting, archiving and celebrating LGBTQIA+ and alternative sexualities by Stef Dickers
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Chaired by Dr Gareth Longstaff, Deputy Head of Media, Culture, Heritage and Lecturer in Media and Cultural Studies Home to the UK’s largest LGBTQIA archive, the Bishopsgate Institute tells a story of monumental political and social struggles in London and further afield. Its special collections manager will reveal how the archive developed, the stories and adventures behind the collections, and...
Science sans frontiers by Sir Keith Burnett, President, Institute of Physics
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Chaired by Professor Nikolaos Proukakis, Professor of Quantum Physics In this lecture the speaker will reflect on his own personal scientific journey, from being taught by refugee scholars who fled Nazi Germany, to discoveries in quantum computing and dark matter. From Bose-Einstein condensates to the ethics of AI, he will consider why it matters that scientific talent sees no borders and how a...
Darwin Day Lecture: Why your DNA is not your destiny by Professor Jelena Mann
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Presented in association with the North East Humanists. This lecture on epigenetics will demystify the science behind genes and identity, and demonstrate how lifestyle and environment can influence gene expression. It will explore the dynamic relationship between our choices and our genetic script, and how this understanding empowers us to shape health and destiny beyond our DNA. Thank you for ...
Can we manage a very dangerous world? The Rt Hon Lord Robertson of Port Ellen KT
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2024 Defence Lecture at Newcastle University Chaired by Dr Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History and Co-Chair, Public Lectures Committee The crisis in the Middle East pushed the crisis in Ukraine into the shadows. And yet the stakes over both could not be higher. China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea are openly challenging the liberal democratic order we have grown used to...
Holmes Lectures for 10- to 14-year-olds: Evolving video game technology: Humans vs AI
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Holmes Lectures for 10- to 14-year-olds In the second lecture in the series, Evolving video game technology: Humans vs artificial intelligence (who will win?), Video Game Technology Researcher Professor Graham Morgan explores a mind-blowing world where AI makes your games more lifelike and is even starting to develop them. AI bots are getting so good they beat human world champions. So, who's t...
Holmes Lectures for 10- to 14-year-olds: Humans: Can you learn to train your brain?
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Holmes Lectures for 10- to 14-year-olds: Humans: Can you learn to train your brain?
First responder memories of the 1988 Lockerbie Disaster by Dr Andy Clark and Dr Colin Atkinson
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First responder memories of the 1988 Lockerbie Disaster by Dr Andy Clark and Dr Colin Atkinson
INSIGHTS Spring 2024
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INSIGHTS Spring 2024
New voices on science, agriculture and engineering
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New voices on science, agriculture and engineering
Didn’t you use to be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-2022 (In conversation)
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Didn’t you use to be Chris Mullin? Diaries 2010-2022 (In conversation)
How the end of empire upended the Union by Professor Stuart Ward, University of Copenhagen
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How the end of empire upended the Union by Professor Stuart Ward, University of Copenhagen
Everything you need to know about the menopause (but were too afraid to ask) by Kate Muir
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Everything you need to know about the menopause (but were too afraid to ask) by Kate Muir
We have heard the chimes at midnight: Verdi, Falstaff and time by Dr Martin Pickard, Opera North
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We have heard the chimes at midnight: Verdi, Falstaff and time by Dr Martin Pickard, Opera North
The way, the word, and the water: The archaeology of 17th century Newcastle by Dr Pam Graves
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The way, the word, and the water: The archaeology of 17th century Newcastle by Dr Pam Graves
Green energy materials in 3D: Crystal gazing on the atomic scale by Professor Saiful Islam
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Green energy materials in 3D: Crystal gazing on the atomic scale by Professor Saiful Islam
Newcastle Debates - The North East Devolution Deal: Skills and Employment
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Newcastle Debates - The North East Devolution Deal: Skills and Employment
British Academy Lecture: One is not born, but becomes, a genius: Another Simone de Beauvoir
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British Academy Lecture: One is not born, but becomes, a genius: Another Simone de Beauvoir
Writing with your feet: Women who walk as an exercise in memory and writing by Dr Andrea Jeftanovic
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Writing with your feet: Women who walk as an exercise in memory and writing by Dr Andrea Jeftanovic
The history of the NHS - and its future by Dr Andrew Seaton, University College London
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The history of the NHS - and its future by Dr Andrew Seaton, University College London
Autumn 2023 Preview
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Autumn 2023 Preview

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  • @mariacriscoelho
    @mariacriscoelho 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks NCLers hosts.

  • @michaelvandenheuvel317
    @michaelvandenheuvel317 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I know her very well too.

  • @neilireland327
    @neilireland327 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    General: "Right, that's it, lads, we're going home" Confused soliders: "But we are home" General: "Uh...ummm.. oh. Right! Cover me as I leave" Solider 1: "What we gonna do now, lads?" Soldier 2: "Well, our families still need protection from those Northern barbarians.." Soilder 1: "good point, what about food and weapons" Solider 2: "Our families will continue farming, and if you stop drinking so much and losing your sword, you won't need a new weapon" Solider 1: "Right, that's it, lads. Continue as normal"

  • @Minnienotamouse1
    @Minnienotamouse1 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely fascinating - but youve bypassed the whole reason we had the referendum - we were unhappy about the EU's inflexibility and how they treated the UK. "WE" sent Cameron in to negotiate with the EU ... they would not - so we voted out. in the Ukraine war Hungary is singlehandedly stopping funding to help Ukraine. Isnt it great that we can be more flexible proactive independent - Boris - Ukraine's, strongest supporter showed himself to NOT be a Putin puppet ... So Im just curious : how the UK out of EU helps Putin??

  • @turtleanton6539
    @turtleanton6539 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

  • @Shalott63
    @Shalott63 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you so much for this video. I watched Bagpuss, with great delight, when it first came out (I was only just in double figures at the time). Back then I didn't really analyse out the various elements that went to make up the show, so I didn't think too much about the music consciously, but for the past decade or two as I occasionally watch repeats I have become more and more curious about how those sounds were made, as I am not very knowledgeable about music and I just couldn't place most of the instruments. I'm very glad that I've found out at last, not just about the "unlikely" instruments but also about some of the tunes and songs. My mother was also very fond of Bagpuss and she originally came from County Durham, and I wonder now whether some of the music would have reminded her of things she heard when she was a little girl.

  • @catherinejames2734
    @catherinejames2734 ปีที่แล้ว

    Totally weird to think an adult Aspergers has nothing to gain from diagnosis. I’m 66 yrs old and it’s meant everything to me to understand a lifetime of feeling odd with no sense of self validation. I raised two autistic sons. Both extremely intelligent and gifted. Now through my own diagnosis so many things are making sense. Do you really think you would be better off never really having an explanation as to who you really are just because you’re coping reasonably in the world of neurotypical people. Fact is , as you get older, everything is getting more difficult, unable to keep masking. I needed to understand why and what is happening to me. The diagnosis is revolutionary for people like myself.

  • @catherinejames2734
    @catherinejames2734 ปีที่แล้ว

    As an Aspergers person, I totally agree that you need to examine the polyvagal theory. I always think Simon Baron Cohen is inaccurate with his approach. Certainly don’t see him as an expert in autism.

  • @karieanne25
    @karieanne25 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a pity the sound quality is so awful. I enjoy Prof Wrightson very much, but this is almost unbearable to listen to😞

  • @mostafayahia2448
    @mostafayahia2448 ปีที่แล้ว

    due to some the characteristics of stem cells similar with cancer cell

  • @mostafayahia2448
    @mostafayahia2448 ปีที่แล้ว

    this lecture is very nice☺, but question is the stem cell may convert to cancer cell? why?

  • @Neilgs
    @Neilgs ปีที่แล้ว

    This is full of conjecture and stereotypes which are simply not true. Let's change the fundamental core feature, which according to Uta has no shades of grey or at least a clear divide between "neurotypical" (non-autistic) and "non-neurotypical" (autistic), "Spontaneous Mentalizing." It would be much more accurate, fruitful and productive to conceptualize with respect to "Different Mentalizing." Rather than giving precedence or pathologizing to one over another! The blurring out of details in registering, processing assessing and understanding "social cues" (without an explicit map as it were) has to do with our mammalian social-emotional autonomic nervous system. Think Porges, Polyvagal Theory, which Uta is completely oblivious to or so it would appear. Is the child (or adult) in a neuroceptive and correspondingly interoceptive state of feeling viscerally safe with others and his/her surrounding or is his/her ventral vagus (our social-emotional engagement system of mammals) adaptively mobilized for sympathetic fight/flight defensive behaviors (ventral vagus off) or worse, parasympathetic withdrawal/shutdown and dissociation(dorsal vagus on)" The autonomic features of feeling safe, unsafe or under perceived life threat accordingly determines how we adaptively mobilize and process other's and the world. Now this does not negate different neurotypes (non-pathologizing here) but it does show across all neurotypes certain common features which has to do with ventral and dorsal autonomic state regulation.

  • @raven4090
    @raven4090 ปีที่แล้ว

    It took me about 3 seconds to find the C.

  • @sphinxtheeminx
    @sphinxtheeminx ปีที่แล้ว

    Even she can't pronounce her first name!

  • @Broatch6
    @Broatch6 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruce Kent campaign for Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament was well meaning but misguided . Had it been implemented then this country’s National security would have been put at risk . Events in Ukraine show how silly this mans beliefs were. Ukraine had nuclear weapons . It agreed to give them up . Because it had rendered itself totally defenceless Putin was able to invade . The result is this huge spasm of Evil .

  • @perniciouspete4986
    @perniciouspete4986 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bah!

  • @nxgrs74
    @nxgrs74 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    The albedo/atmosphere make the Earth cooler not warmer. If that is correct the greenhouse effect is not. The GHGs must absorb “extra” energy upwelling from the surface radiating as a black body. Because of the kinetic energy in the contiguous atmospheric molecular and as demonstrated by experiment such is not possible. If this is correct the greenhouse effect is not. No greenhouse effect, no GHG warming, no man/CO2 driven global warming or climate change. Version 1.0 120421

  • @elainewhitelock5347
    @elainewhitelock5347 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    In earlier times many would have been institutionalised in mental hospitals and therefore gone unnoticed in the community.

  • @rksmiths2773
    @rksmiths2773 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It took me less than 5 seconds to identify the c, and I wonder if it is an accurate test.

  • @gregoryburne5251
    @gregoryburne5251 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I found the c on my phone screen in 20 seconds. Heh hch

  • @rogerfindlay6836
    @rogerfindlay6836 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I enjoyed this so much and thank you sincerely. R.

  • @Authentistic-ism
    @Authentistic-ism 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Unwanted details are noticed and I generate a lot of thoughts about them frequently before this catch my attention all the time. I'm good at spotting things in the central coherence test but it's not such a great skill for regular everyday life. It's very difficult to "blur" out the details when needed.

    • @raven4090
      @raven4090 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have that problem too.

  • @schwurtkitters
    @schwurtkitters 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Very good lecture about me, thank you.

  • @greendayrocks559
    @greendayrocks559 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Channels like this make youtube great to use thank you

  • @uhegbu
    @uhegbu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hashi Mohamed was recently interviewed on LBC by presenter Iain Dale. Every man or woman can make a difference, regardless of who they are.

  • @silverdm123
    @silverdm123 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    What a shame Prof Dorling couldn’t keep to the facts and had to interject his political views during your Q and A. “Capitalism isn’t working”. Isn’t it? Less poverty in the world than at any other time, greater life expectancy, etc. etc. Would he prefer a Marxist regime? I suspect so. God help our humanities in our universities or should I say its students.

  • @pluday4685
    @pluday4685 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is not only the aquarian age evidence but also yet another pluto transit where it swings out farther causing slower transformation

  • @snuffleupagusish
    @snuffleupagusish 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really interesting talk! Lots to think about.

  • @benpaton7525
    @benpaton7525 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hey I just released a video on colour psychology! I like this video and will continue to check on your channel. Please check out mine and let me know what you think

  • @ho2201
    @ho2201 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is a valuable talk in that it discusses the Merz Barn in the context of the art of its time. All too often art historians talk about the barn's constructions with reference to the Weimar era or as a forerunner of the art of the 1960s. The art of the former avant-garde in the 1930s and 1940s - typifie by themes of isolation, self-reflection and lack of comnunication - is generally neglected, (though MoMA did at least stage an exhibition about art of the 1940s in 1991. <www.moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/330 MoMA 1991>). So many thanks to Lloyd for this contribution.

  • @jackiehaynes7569
    @jackiehaynes7569 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you, I recognise this essay from the 2012 Kurt Schwitters Society Journal. In the information promoting your talk, it says that development of international art during the immediate post-war period was ‘now mostly overlooked’. Does this mean now, or when the essay was written? As Insiders/Outsiders Festival is still producing an excellent program, does this go some way to address this period or do you still consider it as overlooked? What would your criteria be for a fuller, contemporary assessment of this period?

    • @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
      @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      The Insiders/Outsiders Festival is clearly very good, and informative, but its remit seems fairly specific whereas my intention in the talk was to address the broader landscape of international art in the immediate post war period.

  • @deepikan9866
    @deepikan9866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome as ever

  • @susantideswell6788
    @susantideswell6788 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thoroughly enjoyed Grayson Perry's talk - his point of view is so refreshing.

  • @InvestWithQueenie
    @InvestWithQueenie 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome content keep crushing it ✨

  • @marcosalvadori81
    @marcosalvadori81 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Senza dubbio alcuno un ottimo video, fantastico! Mi sono iscritto al tuo canale, passa a trovarmi

  • @r0513t
    @r0513t 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thankyou for that astonishingly honest exposition. Moral clarity and calm insights indeed.

  • @ChristinaTaft
    @ChristinaTaft 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great!! Keep leading this - stopping inequality is important!

  • @andreabell1361
    @andreabell1361 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    thank you for that it was stunning.

  • @NatFablife
    @NatFablife 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Keep at it, enjoying your videos

  • @TheWracked
    @TheWracked 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great lecture - sorry I couldn't follow it live but caught up now. I thought you covered the nuanced developments through the 4th and 5th century very well in the small time you had. Wish the lecture had been longer!

  • @carwynj.thomas5057
    @carwynj.thomas5057 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Cheers Phil. With regards to pedestrian flows does the data show how many people were walking compared with this time last year?

    • @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
      @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Sort of, although we take a baseline median from the same day of the week over several months (off the top of my head 3 or 4).

  • @bigfriendofthedevil
    @bigfriendofthedevil 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Joan Hewitt and I (Mark Husmann) would like to know of your ideas for improving communication between generations at a community and societal level? Great, eye-opening lecture!

    • @tomscharf1889
      @tomscharf1889 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      At community level, there are numerous examples of excellent intergenerational programmes that promote dialogue and understanding across age groups (some ideas are available here: tinyurl.com/yaktmm5k). At societal level, this is much harder & needs more thought. A policy approach that promotes solidarity entails reducing inequalities and redistributing resources according to need. This requires political leadership & a transformation of social policy

  • @paulcann4249
    @paulcann4249 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    10 years on from the outlawing age discrimination in the Equality Act what is the single most important step for the government to take now ?

    • @tomscharf1889
      @tomscharf1889 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess that the logic of my lecture would be for the UK Government to lead the way by putting its weight behind a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons. If this won't happen, creating a cross-governmental unit that focuses on Demographic Change and Solidarity between Generations would help. And if that won't happen, then introducing an independent Commissioner for Older People in England would be a positive move. You asked for one step, but two extra for free

  • @karenlawrinson
    @karenlawrinson 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was a wonderful lecture and I'd love to see more like this, and more about folk music too. I'm gutted that I missed it live, as I would have been interested in what others had to say in the live chat.

    • @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
      @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for your comment and I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this lecture. I'm afraid we don't have any other music lectures scheduled at the moment but you might be interested in the new series of virtual concerts from the International Centre for Music Studies at Newcastle University: th-cam.com/channels/sXxLCndyPY4Px1Fqo8qI5g.html

  • @janeblott
    @janeblott 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Really enjoyed this, thank you. I had planned to attend the public lecture this evening , so was glad to come across the virtual version!

    • @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
      @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for your comment Jane. We're really glad you enjoyed this lecture.

  • @prof.paulfleet3942
    @prof.paulfleet3942 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That was superb Sandra. Thoroughly enjoyed it. What is the name of the instrument you played across your lap, it looks like a squished lute or so my Evan describes it!

    • @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
      @INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hi Paul, we've now added a list of all the instruments used in the video to the description: the spoons, the Appalachian Autoharp, Appalachian dulcimer, the English concertina, and the guitar

  • @anyaridley4039
    @anyaridley4039 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful reminder of Hamnet, Shakespeare's personal tragedy, and description of Maggie O'Farrell's novel. And a beautifully done short lecture. Thank you.

  • @stuartparker2532
    @stuartparker2532 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for an excellent lecture. I am a geriatrician and gerontologist. Some of my colleagues have suggested that the covid pandemic has revealed an underlying ageism in our society. They observe a willingness to accept that discrimination on the basis of age (the obvious example is current policy about isolation and the over 70s) has been exposed. I feel I want to ask if you agree, and if you do, what we might do about it.

    • @newcastleuniversityinsight1516
      @newcastleuniversityinsight1516 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thank you for this comment. It's true that a lot of ageism lurks in society, as doing is valued over being. It can be hard to distinguish inappropriate discrimination based on age from the unprejudiced and reasonable. Biographical age is not the same as biological age as you know. Grouping all over-70s together is arbitrary although simple to apply. All other things being equal, which of course they are not, over-70s have a shorter life expectancy than the under-70s, but there is enough data to refine this judgement. I wonder if boomers - those born 1946-1964 - will be more resistant to ageism, having had their own way for so long!

  • @jesspearce1319
    @jesspearce1319 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great talk, thanks Bryan and thanks Newcastle Uni for recording this!

  • @davidslater3285
    @davidslater3285 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The magic of Shakespeare and literature generally is to take us outside ourselves, and to show us worlds we cannot travel to immediately. Sometimes those lie within us. That travelling has never been more precious. Thank you