Category Archives: The Very Short Introductions Podcast

Art History – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 14

November 26, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastart history, dana arnold, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Dana Arnold introduces art history, which encompasses the study of the history and development of painting, sculpture, and the other visual arts.

Learn more about Art History: A Very Short Introduction here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/art-history-a-very-short-introduction-9780198831808

Dana Arnold is Professor in Art History at the University of East Anglia, UK. She has published extensively on art and architectural history, especially in relation to the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Her work has been published into many languages and enjoys a world-wide following. You can hear more from Dana Arnold with ‘10 Things to Know about Art History’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Oh5TjZZmbU

Follow The Very Short Introductions Podcast on:
– Apple Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/2SQQ79R
– Blubrry: https://oxford.ly/2IVCep0
– Google Podcasts: https://oxford.ly/34W2bvY
– SoundCloud: https://oxford.ly/3nPvtoD
– Spotify: https://oxford.ly/3dxUJuP
– Stitcher: https://oxford.ly/3k9kEvH

Podcast (the-very-short-introductions-podcast): Play in new window | Download

Atheism – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 13

November 23, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastatheism, julian baggini, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Julian Baggini introduces atheism, wrongly considered to be a negative, dark, and pessimistic belief characterized by a rejection of values and purpose and a fierce opposition to religion.

Learn more about Atheism: A Very Short Introduction here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/atheism-a-very-short-introduction-9780192804242

Julian Baggini is the editor of The Philosophers’ Magazine.

Podcast (the-very-short-introductions-podcast): Play in new window | Download

Synaesthesia – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 12

November 19, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastjulia simner, synaesthesia, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Julia Simner introduces synaesthesia, a neurological condition that gives rise to a ‘merging of the senses’, in which words can be tasted and colours can be heard.

Learn more about Synaesthesia: A Very Short Introduction here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/synaesthesia-a-very-short-introduction-9780198749219

Julia Simner is a neuropsychologist and researcher in the field of synaesthesia research and multi-sensory processing. Her education and career have taken her to the Universities of Oxford, Toronto, Edinburgh and Sussex, and she now runs the Synesthesia and Sensory Integration lab at the University of Sussex. She is the Science Officer for the UK Synaesthesia Association, Director of the ERC-funded MULTISENSE project, and Director of the Savant Network.

Podcast (the-very-short-introductions-podcast): Play in new window | Download

The Middle Ages – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 11

November 16, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastmiri rubin, the middle ages, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Miri Rubin introduces the Middle Ages, a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European history.

Learn more about The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-middle-ages-a-very-short-introduction-9780199697298

Miri Rubin is Professor of Medieval History at Queen Mary University of London and Head of the School of History. She has taught at the Universities of Cambridge and Oxford, and has held visiting positions in Paris, Princeton, and New York. Her research has explored areas of the religious cultures of medieval Europe, and has been influenced by an interdisciplinary approach which had benefited from the use of textual, visual and musical sources.

Podcast (the-very-short-introductions-podcast): Play in new window | Download

Dementia – The Very Short Introductions Podcast – Episode 10

November 12, 2020The Very Short Introductions Podcastdementia, kathleen taylor, the very short introductions podcast, vsi, vsi25oxfordacademic

In this episode, Kathleen Taylor introduces dementia, the fifth-most common cause of death across the world which, despite recent advances in brain science, still has no effective treatment.

Learn more about Dementia: A Very Short Introduction here:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dementia-a-very-short-introduction-9780198825784

Kathleen Taylor studied physiology and philosophy at the University of Oxford. After a research MSc at Stirling University, working on brain chemistry, she returned to Oxford to do a DPhil in visual neuroscience and postdoctoral work on cognitive neuroscience. In 2003 she won two national writing awards, and decided to leave the uncertain and challenging world of academic science for the even more uncertain and challenging world of science writing.

Podcast (the-very-short-introductions-podcast): Play in new window | Download