Driving back to Dover yesterday I stumbled across a really interesting Radio 4 programme: The Human Zoo. The show is about human behaviour and decision making so is worth a listen if you're interested in the problem of free will and the factors that might determine the choices we make.
Yesterday's episode looked at the ways that governments and business try to influence our decisions. You can listen to it on iPlayer here. Previous episodes are available here.
Exciting news! This Thursday’s episode of In Our Time, Radio 4’s show on the
history of ideas, will be covering the ontological argument. If, like me, you have
a soft spot for Anselm’s attempt to prove God’s existence through a priori reasoning and for hearing clever
people talking about stuff, then no doubt you’ll be drooling with anticipation
already.
The link for the episode is here. It’s broadcast at 9.00
am and repeated at 9.30 pm, but every episode is archived, so you can listen
(and re-listen) at your leisure.
