These pages catalogue some of LSE's videos and podcasts. We have selected some highlights below - please see the left hand menu for more.
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Ethics and the importance of dialogue| (from the Research Channel)
In Plato’s time, dialogues were one of the most popular forms of philosophical enquiry and writing. Alex Voorhoeve explains why he has chosen to construct his new book, Conversations on Ethics, in the same way.
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Measuring the economic impact of a
natural disaster| (from the Research Channel)
How do economies react to and recover from massive natural disasters such as the Great Kanto Earthquake that struck Japan in 1923? Professor Janet Hunter provides insights.
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As birds need ornithologists: science and philosophy of science| (from the Research Channel)
Physicist Richard Feynman is said to remarked that ‘Philosophers of science are about as useful to scientists as ornithologists are to birds’. Senior lecturer in philosophy, Roman Frigg, gives his riposte in this short film.
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Colonising Knowledge in the Kingdom of Kandy| (from the Research Channel)
Dr Sujit Sivasundaram shows how local knowledge in Sri Lanka was used as a means of resistance against the British in the 1800s, and subsequently absorbed and adopted by the colonists as their own.
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The Politics of Personal Identity| (from the Research Channel)
Too much information? Dr Edgar Whitley questions whether the government’s plan to protect us from identity fraud through its proposed ID card scheme could backfire.
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Bioweapons: risk and response| (from the Research channel)
Could stoking the fear of a biological weapons attack make it more likely to happen? Dr Filippa Lentzos explains.
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The musicians' story| (from the Stories from LSE channel)
The professional student musicians who have found that LSE is about more than economics – and that they can pursue their musical ambitions while studying at the School.
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The student story| (from the Stories from LSE channel)
Students who have come to LSE through LSE Choice, a scheme aimed at identifying the most talented people from London state schools and colleges, explain how the scheme broadened their horizons.
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Five challenges for saving the planet| (from the Research channel)
Lord Nicholas Stern explains how we can both manage climate change and also usher in a new era of global prosperity.
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The professor's story| (from the Stories from LSE channel)
In the first of an initial series of three videos, Professor Conor Gearty, professor of law and head of human rights at LSE, talks of his passion for teaching – and what makes teaching at LSE so special.
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Psychotic savants| (from the Research channel)
Dr Christopher Badcock presents a radical revision to the current classification of mental disorders.
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Panic on the streets of London| (from the Research channel)
What effect does raising the number of police have on crime? It might seem obvious that more police means fewer crimes – but things aren't that simple.
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LSE is working on bringing its video and audio collection together into one catalogue. Please return to view additions.
If you would like to be contacted when new videos are added, please email j.winterstein@lse.ac.uk|