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Anti-semitism has deep roots in France. Recent anti-Jewish demonstrations show that anti-semitism is still a potent force in contemporary France. Philip Coulter talks to scholars, historians and Jewish community leaders in Paris.
Judge Richard Goldstone presents the 2015 Vancouver Human Rights Lecture. It's been twenty-one years since the end of Apartheid. Goldstone reviews the successes and the failures of the African Truth and Reconciliation Commission in his lecture.
IDEAS presents some very contrary views from Moses Znaimer's 2015 ideacity conference: Dr. Amy Lehman on aid & development; Dr. Patick Moore on science & environmentalism; and Alex Epstein on the moral case for fossil fuels.
Almost everything we think we know about Marco Polo - traveller, explorer, the man who brought the wonders of the East to the west - is being questioned. Tony Luppino searches for the real man and story behind the legendary wanderer.
Everyone agrees that lying is, generally, a bad thing to do. But it's actually quite hard to figure out what's wrong with it! Philosophers Michael Blake, Samantha Brennan, Arthur Ripstein and IDEAS host Paul Kennedy tell us the truth about lying.
Eleanor Wachtel talks to British theatre director and filmmaker Sir Nicholas Hytner about his new movie, "The Lady in the Van".
Pioneering primatologist and conservationist Jane Goodall discusses the evolving relationship between humans and animals, saving the planet and the role the next generation can play in both.
Naheed Mustafa looks at the origins of jihad, how it's been transformed into a narrowly defined call to fight -- and what can be done to reclaim it.
No one wants to be called a liar. Or worse, to be caught lying. Yet lying is something we all do, often without even realizing it. Nicola Luksic takes a look at why we lie, how we teach children to do the same - and why it can sometimes be a good thing.
In a time of accelerated global migration and communication, lifelong traveller and writer Pico Iyer finds pathways to adventure and connection by making time to sit still.