Contributor(s): Mia Amor Mottley, Esther Phillips, Dr Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah | Ms Mottley was elected to the Parliament of Barbados in September 1994 as part of the new Barbados Labour Party Government. Prior to that, she served as one of two Opposition Senators between 1991 and 1994. One of the youngest persons ever to be assigned a ministerial portfoli ... Show More
Nov 24
AI, technology and society: shaping the future together
Contributor(s): Professor Cosmina Dorobantu, Marion Dumas, Professor Helen Margetts | AI is about people – the most sophisticated AI models are trained on trillions of tokens that capture human communication, behaviours, and interactions. And AI advancement affects people – it is ... Show More
1h 33m
Nov 20
World Children’s Day: digital futures for children – children’s rights under pressure in the digital environment
Contributor(s): Gerison Lansdown, Dr Kim R. Sylwander, Gastón Wright | In 2021, the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child introduced General Comment No. 25 on children’s rights in the digital environment, marking a milestone in aligning child rights with the digital age. But wh ... Show More
1h 31m
Nov 19
Is there a Trump doctrine? Making sense of US foreign and security policy since Trump’s return to the White House
Contributor(s): Professor Ronald Krebs, Katharine M Millar, Dr Luca Tardelli, Dr Boram Lee | In January 2025, Donald Trump returned to the White House. The ensuing months have been a dizzying blur for American foreign and security policy.
Unprecedented U.S. import tariffs have be ... Show More
1h 30m
Nov 2023
We the people are Barbados
In September 2020, Barbados announced its decision to become a republic, removing the British monarchy as head of state. November 30th, 2021 marked not only the 57th anniversary of the nation’s independence but a new beginning as a republic. Award-winning author Candice Brathwait ... Show More
31m 30s
Jun 2024
458. Strictness Absent Tyranny Leads to a Great Education | Katharine Birbalsingh
Dr. Jordan B. Peterson sits down with the headmistress of the Michaela Community School, Katharine Birbalsingh. They discuss the importance of K-12 education, why it matters more than the universities in regard to the formation of thinking minds, how children can pursue both exce ... Show More
1h 31m
Feb 2020
Being a working class queer in theatre
Louise Wallwein MBE, a renowned and award-winning poet, playwright and performer, gives the 11th annual LGBT History Month lecture This lecture contains strong language.
Louise Wallwein MBE, a renowned and award-winning poet, playwright and performer, gives the 11th annual LGBT H ... Show More
46m 16s