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Human Intelligence Episodes

  1. Tomorrow 13:45
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    Disruptors: Socrates

    Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Socrates, the original disruptor.

  2. Tuesday 13:45
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    Disruptors: George Washington

    Naomi Alderman explores the mind of the first US president, George Washington.

  3. Wednesday 13:45
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    Disruptors: Mary Wollstonecraft

    Naomi Alderman explores the mind of the brilliant feminist pioneer, Mary Wollstonecraft.

  4. Thursday 13:45
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    Disruptors: Martin Luther

    Naomi Alderton explores the mind of Martin Luther, who inspired the Protestant Reformation

  5. Friday 13:45
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    Disruptors: Malcolm X

    Naomi Alderman explores the mind of Malcolm X and his role in Black Nationalism in the US.

  6. Next Monday 13:45
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    Teachers: Michael Faraday

    An obsessive, meticulous intellect that gave us ideas behind world-changing technology.

  7. Tue 14 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Teachers: Maimonides

    The celebrated medieval philosopher who reconciled faith and reason.

  8. Wed 15 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Teachers: Mary Somerville

    A remarkable 19th-century polymath inspired by the natural world and the universe beyond.

  9. Thu 16 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Teachers: Peter Ramus

    A radical teacher who believed passionately in knowledge and education for all.

  10. Fri 17 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Teachers: Diogenes

    The irascible Greek thinker who lived in a barrel and argued for a simpler happier life.

  11. Mon 20 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Collectors: Sei Sh艒nagon

    The author of a Japanese masterpiece who saw the beauty and absurdity in everyday life.

  12. Tue 21 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Collectors: Denis Diderot

    The Enlightenment encyclopaedist; the ultimate interdisciplinary thinker.

  13. Wed 22 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Collectors: Pamphila

    A prolific historian from ancient Greece 鈥� female, freelance and working from home.

  14. Thu 23 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Collectors: Samuel Johnson

    Working in chaos at a desk strewn with papers, 'Dictionary Johnson' left a great legacy.

  15. Fri 24 Jan 2025 13:45
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    Collectors: Charles Darwin

    A life-long collector of curiosities, Darwin saw massive significance in tiny changes.