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Mind the Gap: The Growth in Economic Inequality – Episode 79 – The Oxford Comment

Posted January 31, 202300:49:04

On today’s episode, the first for 2023, we spoke with Chris Howard, author of

Looking Into Space – Episode 78 – The Oxford Comment

Posted November 29, 202200:48:06

On the last episode of The Oxford Comment for 2022, we’re looking at what the James Webb Space Telescope means to our understanding of the universe....

Egyptology at the Turn of the Century – Episode 77 – The Oxford Comment

Posted October 25, 202200:33:07

On November 1, 1922 Egyptologist Howard Carter and his team of excavators began digging in a previously undisturbed plot of land in the Valley...

Distrust in Institutions: Past, Present, and Future – Episode 76 – The Oxford Comment

Posted September 27, 202200:50:11

Research shows that American distrust in government, scientists, and media has reached new heights, and this distrust in institutions is reflected...

The Need for Affordable and Clean Energy – Episode 75 – The Oxford Comment

Posted August 30, 202200:52:58

High gas prices. Nuclear reactors closed forever. The growth of the electric car industry. Record-breaking temperatures, and Europe’s Dependence...