Ronald Reagan and Lonesome George
Max Pearson presents a collection of the week's Witness History interviews from the BBC World Service. Our guest is Dolly Jørgensen, Professor of History at the University of Stavanger in Norway and a specialist in the history of extinction.
We start in 2012 with the death of a famous Galapagos tor…
E21 | The State of Advanced Manufacturing in Canada
In this episode of the Innovation Alchemy podcast, Adam talks with three graduates of the i.d.e.a. Fund, Andrew Glover of Harbour Technologies, James Gibb of Affinity, and Vedagya Bakshi of Estare, about the state of manufacturing in Canada; where we can win; and where we're headed.
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Ep. 156-Helen Gibbs and Susan Haire, Deaths on the Parkway
Thirty-seven years ago, two women and longtime friends fell to their deaths from a popular overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Authorities quickly grew suspicious of James Gibbs, the husband of one of the victims. When they took a closer look at the Gibbs marriage, they saw signs of turmoil and a m…
The Echo Chamber That Actually Helped Us Build Something Real
Everyone says echo chambers are bad. But they helped us build something remarkable.
When we started helping organisations reduce their environmental impact at Green Element, most of the world thought what we were doing was a bit odd. The answer wasn't to seek out sceptics. It was to find our people…
Gibb's Change of Heart
At our ANZAC Services this year Rev Jackson shares a story of our founder Rev Dr James Gibb and his famous change of heart.
Perhaps The Finest Street In Europe - The History of The Strand
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‘Let’s all go down the Strand!’ ran a popular music hall song. But what sort of street were they singing about? The future Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli called it ‘perhaps the finest street in Europe’ in 1847. Which is quite a claim to live up to. Certainly the Strand, one o…
Lonesome George: The celebrity tortoise
In 2012, Lonesome George, the last tortoise of his species died.George, from Ecuador’s Galapagos Islands in the Pacific Ocean, was a global symbol of conservation and brought to the attention of the world the reality of extinction.James Gibbs, vice president of science and conservation at the Galap…
Forum Radio: James Arroyo
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For this episode, we welcome a longstanding friend of Forum 500, James Arroyo, OBE. James is the Director of the Ditchley Foundation, an organisation established to strengthen democratic relations, to help sustain peace, freedom and the rule of law. The Foundation is based in the m…
Dr William Aslet, Editor of the Walpole Society Annual Volume
In the first episode of series three of British Art Matters, Dr Christina Faraday meets Dr William Aslet, who recently replaced Dr Richard Stephens as Editor of the Walpole Society Annual Volume. They discuss William's plans and aspirations for his tenure as Editor, as well as his own research on a…
Giant tortoises return to Floreana Island in the Galapagos
Giant tortoises have been reintroduced on Floreana Island in the Galapagos. The tortoises were thought to be extinct on the island since the 1800s, but 20 years ago, scientists discovered descendants on another island. Thanks to that discovery, conservationists were able to breed and reintroduce th…
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