Eat, think, and be merry
INTERVIEW IN THE INDEPENDENT. Susie Mesure talks to me, mostly about my new book. Read here.
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Cheltenham Talk
THE VIRTUES OF THE TABLE – CHELTENHAM, 3 MARCH. A joint talk for Cotswold Humanists and Cheltenham Skeptics in the Pub[…]
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AN EVENING DISCUSSION ON ETHICAL ISSUES RAISED BY FOOD CHOICES – LONDON, 21 FEBRUARY. A discussion at the Institute Of Philosophy 6-8pm with myself, archaeologist Naomi Sykes and research chef Ben Reade. Room G22/26, Senate House, ground floor, WC1.
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TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT IRONY? A film of a discussion at the 2013 Battle of Ideas I took part in with Edward Docx, Tiffany Jenkins and John Waters, chaired by Jacob Reynolds.
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START THE WEEK – BBC RADIO FOUR. I was on this morning’s programme talking about my new book, The Virtues of the Table. Also talking with neuroscientist Dick Swaab abut neuroscience and free will, writer Helen Dunmore about here WW1 set novel and Natalie Abrahami about her production of Samuel Beckett’s Happy Days. Presented by Tom Sutcliffe.
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