Congress on the Future of Humanity
The chairman of Voices from Oxford, Denis Noble, was invited to participate and speak at this Congress held in Santiago de Chile from 13th to 18th January 2025. A wide Continue Reading
THE BEATING HEART
Launch of THE BEATING HEART by Oxford Professor Robin Choudhury Robin Choudhury is Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Oxford University and Fellow of Balliol College. On Wednesday 9th October 2024, Continue Reading
Press Release: Oxford publishes ground-breaking article on “Systems Public Affairs”
Embargoed until 9 am (UK time) on 30th October 2024. On 30th October 2024, the prestigious Royal Society Journal, Interface, published an article entitled “New lessons from Biology for economics Continue Reading
Exciting new academic innovation in South Korea
The Director of Voices from Oxford, Dr Sunghee Kim, interviews Professor Kunwoo Lee, the President of DGIST, the Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology. The questions discussed include: 1. Continue Reading
Restoring function in Alzheimer disease
In April 2023 Voices from Oxford visited Stanford University and met Professor Jin Hyung Lee in the Bio-X Institute of the University. As the video in this post shows, there Continue Reading
The Noble – Dawkins debate
When two titans of biology, Denis Noble and Richard Dawkins, come together with diametrically opposing views on how evolution works and what genes do, you might expect sparks to fly. Continue Reading
Brexit, a ghost that won’t go away
“We was robbed!” There is a certain point when myth takes hold in politics. It allows truth to be sidelined or its impact minimised. A compelling mythology of this type Continue Reading
COP27: Disappointing or historic agreement?
For many delegates, the final COP27 agreement is disappointing; for others, it is historic. A last-ditched effort by the EU salvaged a “loss and damage” funding agreement that saved the Continue Reading
And the Rest is Politics
We continue our theme of predicting the future by looking back again. In this case, an insightful discussion with Rory Stewart in 2013 when he was still a Conservative MP. Continue Reading
Can we predict our future?
Events often happen because people take control of their own destiny and lives. Yet, even famous inventors failed to see the inventions of the future.
COP27: Our country is sinking!
“Our country is sinking! My homeland could be one of the first nations to be wiped off the map due to climate change. But we won’t give up. We will Continue Reading
COP27: Can we make the change?
In our third COP27-themed post, we revisit an insider’s view of how the USA approaches the issues. Karen Florini is Vice President for Programs at Climate Central. Her roles include Continue Reading
COP27: Saving the Earth’s Environment
Interview with Professor Andrew Goudie on climate change.
COP27: The clock is ticking
Major economies appear intent on growth, regardless. Growth is the priority. But growth drives emissions and global warming. Growth is the problem. Growth means more transport, one of the most Continue Reading
Dubrovnik honours courageous Oxford Philosopher
Dubrovnik Honours courageous Oxford Philosopher
Buddhism & Science on SBS BIZ
Former Oxford Visiting Fellow and Seoul National University Professor, Yung E Earm, interviews Denis Noble on why Genes do not make us selfish (We do!), what is “No-Self” and “conditioned Continue Reading
The Language of Symmetry
The symposium, under the general title THE LANGUAGE OF SYMMETRY, explores the idea that a basic form of symmetry is that between order and disorder, which becomes expressed in different Continue Reading
Darwin
REDISCOVERING THE REAL CHARLES DARWIN Voices from Oxford’s Denis Noble and Paul Flather welcomed Perry Marshall from Chicago on a trip to Downe House in Kent. This English Heritage house Continue Reading
Sharing Oxford’s knowledge worldwide
A top Korean University, Ewha, has just published fulsome praise for Voices from Oxford and its Director, SungHee Kim, for sharing the Oxford experience and its vast treasure of knowledge Continue Reading
Oxford strengthens European ties despite Brexit
At a time of great challenge for leading world universities in the UK, the combination of the pandemic and Brexit has added even more urgent challenges to the Oxford ethos Continue Reading
Why get vaccinated?
In this brief video the Chair of Voices from Oxford, Professor Denis Noble FRS Hon FRCP, gets his second jab and explains why everyone should get vaccinated. Without vaccination, the Continue Reading
The Spark of Life
Eight years ago, Voices from Oxford featured a brilliant physiologist, Professor Frances Ashcroft. Ashcroft is a highly decorated scientist: a Fellow of The Royal Society, a DBE from the Queen, Continue Reading
Triumph for VOX and Oxford
The last concert by the OXFORD TROBADORS, in 2019 before the pandemic, was filmed by Voices from Oxford and by a documentary film company OC TELE based in Bordeaux. The Continue Reading
One Year of Lockdowns
During Lunar New Year 2020, as the seriousness of the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China was being fully realised, and a few days after initial measures were imposed Continue Reading
Rising to the challenge
The most important humanitarian legacy in 2021. The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine brings hope that we can return to normal life in the UK this year thanks to Britain’s ingenuity and work Continue Reading
Historic Post: Lynn Margulis
The Margulis — Dawkins Debate on evolution: two titans of evolutionary biology square off with each other and a distinguished panel, in interaction with a packed-out audience Recorded in 2009 Continue Reading
Can You be modelled mathematically?
Voices from Oxford starts the New Year 2021 with a sparkling interview with a graduate student who works on the brain in a group based in the Pharmacology Department, and Continue Reading
Oxford Vaccine is world hope
Congratulations to the Oxford Vaccine team for bringing hope to the world at the beginning of the New Year. There are many confusing messages in the media, so let’s make Continue Reading
Where are the “T people”?
Video introduced by Professor Stuart Corbridge FRGS, Vice-Chancellor and Warden of Durham University. Q&A chaired by Professor Junjie Wu. Professor JunJie Wu is an Oxford graduate in Engineering Science. Now Continue Reading
VOX New Year Message 2020
Voices from Oxford sends New Year Greetings to all its viewers. We also thank our team, our Editors, and our supporters for enabling VOX to reach its tenth anniversary. 2019 Continue Reading
Origin Of Life: $10 Million Prize at the Royal Society
Where did life come from? Where did the genetic code come from? The Evolution 2.0 Prize offers $10 million to the first person to self-organise chemicals into code. At the Continue Reading
Infinite Growth on a Finite Planet Is Not Possible
As an anthropologist who looks at the broad sweep of history, Dr Tim Weiskel has been struck by the enduring legacy that European colonialism has left as a mark upon Continue Reading