Festival of Ideas 2010
| Created: | 2010-10-26 08:39 |
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| Institution: | Office of External Affairs and Communications |
| Description: | Explore the arts, humanities and social sciences at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2010. |
Media items
This collection contains 16 media items.
Media items
From hieroglyphs to txt at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas
In this clip, Bert Vaux explains the origins of some place names including 'Cambridge'.
Dr Bert Vaux and Dr James Clackson examine different writing systems from ancient times to...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
From hieroglyphs to txt at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, clip 2
In this extract, James Clackson examines the origin of writing in the Middle East.
Dr Bert Vaux and Dr James Clackson examine different writing systems from ancient times to the...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
From hieroglyphs to txt at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas, clip 3
James Clackson examines the transition from early symbolic writing systems to the modern alphabet.
Dr Bert Vaux and Dr James Clackson examine different writing systems from...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Good parenting: an evidence based perspective at the Festival of Ideas, clip 1
The issue of problem behaviour in teenagers.
This session reviews the evidence concerning parenting in the diverse range of families that characterise society, as well as drawing...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 3 Nov 2010
Good parenting: an evidence based perspective at the Festival of Ideas, clip 2
New family forms.
This session reviewed evidence concerning parenting in the diverse range of families that characterise contemporary society, as well as drawing out lessons for...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 3 Nov 2010
Good parenting: an evidence based perspective at the Festival of Ideas, clip 3
Ongoing child development
This session reviewed evidence concerning parenting in the diverse range of families that characterise contemporary society, as well as drawing out...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 3 Nov 2010
Jacqueline Wilson at the Festival of Ideas, clip 1
Jacqueline Wilson talks about how she began writing.
The acclaimed children's author who created the famous Tracy Beaker, spoke about her life and works at the Cambridge Festival...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Wed 27 Oct 2010
Jacqueline Wilson at the Festival of Ideas, clip 2
Jacqueline Wilson explains how she started writing teenage fiction at the Cambridge Festival of Ideas 2010.
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Tue 26 Oct 2010
Jacqueline Wilson at the Festival of Ideas, Clip 3
Jacqueline Wilson explains how 'Tracey Beaker's' name came about.
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Tue 26 Oct 2010
Life on other planets at the Festival of Ideas, clip 2
Lord Rees investigates whether we go into space ourselves.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years –...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Life on other planets at the Festival of Ideas, clip 3
'Will we send more people into space?'
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Life on other planets at the Festival of Ideas, clip 4
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it may take a further 20 years before we are able...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Life on other planets, clip 1
Here, Lord Rees explains who Hermann Bondi was.
Astronomer Royal Martin Rees believes that planets resembling Earth may be discovered in the next two to three years – although it...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Mon 1 Nov 2010
Linda Colley speaks about 'When the British Constitution becomes un-written' at the Festival of Ideas
Linda Colley explains why Britain does not have a written consitution.
Britain, it is often claimed, is the world's only democracy without a written constitution. Yet,...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Tue 26 Oct 2010
Linda Colley speaks about 'When the British Constitution becomes un-written' at the Festival of Ideas, Clip 2
Linda Colley explains about the British Charter.
Britain, it is often claimed, is the world's only democracy without a written constitution. Yet, historically, Britain has...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Tue 26 Oct 2010
Linda Colley speaks about 'When the British Constitution becomes un-written' at the Festival of Ideas, Clip 3
Linda Colley explains the British influence on constitution design.
Britain, it is often claimed, is the world's only democracy without a written constitution. Yet,...
Collection: Festival of Ideas 2010
Institution: Office of External Affairs and Communications
Created: Tue 26 Oct 2010