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Massey Lecture Part 4 | How people power makes human rights real

Eleanor Roosevelt once said that universal human rights begin in “small places, close to home — so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any map of the world.” In his fourth Massey Lecture, Alex Neve reflects on moments when people power won the day. *Read this article to learn about the "most powerful" moment in Alex Neve's 40-year-career.

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  Why spirituality is central to Indigenous mathematics

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  How 'body horror' helps us confront the fears within us

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  How to change minds and find common ground

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  Why yellow traffic lights were designed to be ambiguous

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  The 'dangerous' promise of a techno-utopian future

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  Open your gift: a podcast of nonfiction recommendations

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  Your tomatoes have a backstory and it’s not always pretty

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  Bringing a farm — and its philosophy — back to life

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  Pt 2 | Architect Frank Gehry on how to exit life

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  Pt 1 | The architecture that brought Frank Gehry to tears

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  The best — and worst — ideas of the last six decades

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  How IDEAS saved a listener from sending a regrettable email

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  CBC Massey Lecturers reveal how the talks changed them

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  The time when a guest said, "I love you!"

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  How an IDEAS episode on traffic changed a doctor's practice

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  How music transports the Afghan diaspora to their homeland