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Naked Reflections, from the Naked Scientists

Naked Reflections, from the Naked Scientists

By: The Woolf Institute
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Reflecting on recent science news stories and current events, authoritative thinkers unpack the implications for society. Naked Reflections is chaired by Ed Kessler, director of the Woolf Institute, Cambridge.The Naked Scientists Christianity Philosophy Science Social Sciences Spirituality
Episodes
  • Love the other

    Love the other
    May 22 2023
    LOVE THE OTHER can mean many things. For a psychologist it can imply two contrasting personalities coming together in a complementary and constructive relationship. It can also be construed as avoiding excessive self- love. But as Sam Victor and Ruby Naji-Naif see it can be about coming to terms with difference and understanding the other in such a profound way that it can become love and even bring about peace. Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review
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    27 mins
  • Turning the other cheek

    Turning the other cheek
    Mar 28 2023
    How practical is Jesus's advice to turn the other cheek? Some see it as an example of the excessive passivity of Christianity. Others think it's the only way to get out of an endless spiral of violence. Meryem Kalayci and Tim Stevens discuss the matter without coming to blows... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review
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    30 mins
  • The Politics of Music

    The Politics of Music
    Mar 5 2023
    Music - that most abstract of arts - can of course express religious feeling but it can also be directly or obliquely political, especially when lyrics are involved. Think, National Anthems or protest songs ... With Ed Kessler, Dunya Habash and Jonas Otterbeck reflect... Like this podcast? Please help us by writing a review
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    24 mins
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