
Nicholas Wright on why the brain is the ultimate weapon of war
18/12/2025 | 1h 1 mins.
EI's Paul Lay is joined by neuroscientist Nicholas Wright to discuss how the brain shapes war, and how war shapes the brain. Image: The brain as a weapon of war. Credit: fStop Images GmbH

The end of Pax Britannica
11/12/2025 | 29 mins.
Graeme Thompson on the fall of a liberal world order. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: 'Taming the British Lion'. Puck magazine, 1888. Credit: Historical Images Archive

The classical key to the AI revolution
04/12/2025 | 21 mins.
John Tasioulas examines how a classical conception of democracy – distinct from liberal democracy – may offer the resources needed to meet the challenges posed by Artificial Intelligence. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: Rudolph Müller, View of the Acropolis from the Pynx (1863). Credit: Eraza Collection

The Risorgimento myth
27/11/2025 | 22 mins.
Gerald Warner on the origins of a 'black legend' designed to discredit the once-flourishing Bourbon Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Read by Leighton Pugh. Image: A painting displaying the splendour of the Neapolitan fleet. Credit: The Picture Art Collection

Dan Wang on China's quest to engineer the future
20/11/2025 | 43 mins.
EI's Paul Lay is joined by technology analyst Dan Wang to discuss how China has engineered its way to global power status. Image: New high-rise buildings in China. Credit: ton koene



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