Talking Humanities

Talking Humanities introduces projects and reflections from researchers across the Arts and Humanities Faculty at Durham University. The faculty is home to a vibrant culture of ideas and research activities. Talking Humanities features insights into collaborative projects working across the university and beyond - changing the ways in which we think and work. These highlight the transformative strength of Arts and Humanities and hope to inspire further reflection and activity.

Talking Humanities is a education podcast hosted by Durham University, with 16 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Durham University hosts Talking Humanities, a education show with 16 episodes published.

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  Episode #6

  From Ancient Texts to Ethical Tech - Dr Thea Sommerschield and Professor Sue Black

  Mar 13, 202631 minS2

  <p>Aeneas article (Nature, 2025): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09292-5</p> <p>Predicting the Past free online interface: https://predictingthepast.com/ (with links to the teaching syllabus and code base)</p> <p>Aeneas release blogpost: https://deepmind.google/blog/aeneas-transforms-how-historians-connect-the-past/</p> <p>Birthday Invitation of Sulpicia Lepidina, one of the earliest known examples of writing in Latin by a woman: https://romaninscriptionsofbritain.org/inscriptions/TabVindol291</p> <p>Classics and Ancient History at Durham: https://www.durham.ac.uk/departments/academic/classics-ancient-history/</p> <p>Digital Humanities and Classics at Durham: https://digitalhumanities.webspace.durham.ac.uk/</p>

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  Episode #5

  Rivers of Ink Part 2 - Ross Ashton and Karen Monid

  Feb 20, 202626 minS2

  <p>A visit to St Paul’s Church, Jarrow, to hear how Rivers of Ink reimagines the Codex Amiatinus through projection, sound, and scholarship.</p> <p>Find out more about Transformative Humanities</p>

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  Episode #4

  Rivers of Ink Part 1 - Professor Francis Watson & Lauren Randall

  Feb 9, 202615 minS2

  In this episode we bring together Professor Francis Watson from the department of Theology and Religion and Lauren Randall, a Phd researcher at Durham University. They are both working on the manuscript Codex Amiatinus, the world’s oldest bible and about to tour their latest project, Rivers of Ink which looks at the making of the Codex Amiatinus and how it came to be produced in the North East of England. We talk about what makes Codex Amiatinus such an extraordinary manuscript, how it was made at Wearmouth and Jarrow, and how Rivers of Ink brings that story to life fo...

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  Episode #3

  Thinking Space: How the Humanities Shape Our View of the Cosmos

  Jan 30, 202639 minS2

  <p>Our guests:</p><p>Dr Nikita Chiu</p><p>Dr Chris Cowie</p><p>Dr Vladimir Brljak</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Find out more about Transformative Humanties.</p>

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  Episode #2

  The Absence/Presence of Durham’s Black History

  Oct 24, 202534 minS2

  <p>Please visit the website for the walking trail: </p><p>https://durhams-black-history.humap.site/</p><p><br />Link for Sean Creighton and also relevant media links: </p><p>https://durhams-black-history.humap.site/about</p><p> </p><p>Link to Durham's Palatinate Newspaper:  https://www.palatinate.org.uk</p>

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