Mind Matters
Every week, all around Hong Kong, there are many fascinating talks and lectures happening, on a variety of topics. You can easily find them online by looking at the websites of our universities, societies, and libraries. We've chosen ten for you to listen to here on Radio 3. For the next few Sunday mornings, starting Sunday 9th July at 7.30am, Carol Mang will be introducing abridged versions of what we think are a great selection of talks for you to listen to, and indulge your... Mind Matters.
Sunday mornings at 7.30... on Radio 3
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 111
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Angela Zhang - The Global Race to Regulate AI and Its Impact on National Competitiveness
In this week's episode, we will be talking about generative AI. Angela Zhang from Asia Global Institute will present her latest book, High Wire: How China Regulates Big Tech and Governs the Private E…
00:28:42 |
Sat 22 Jun 2024
Simon Commander - Altura Partners : The significance of networks in Asia's growth
00:29:05 |
Sat 15 Jun 2024
Ben Meng - Investing in Climate: The Role of the Asian Investor, Asia Global Institute and APEC Stud
In this week's episode, we will be talking about addressing climate change through the capital channel. Ben Meng, Executive Vice President and Chairman of Asia Pacific, Executive Sponsor of Sustainab…
00:29:46 |
Sat 08 Jun 2024
Professor Paola Catenaccio - Evolving discourse of urban regeneration and the road to sustainability
In this week's episode, we will talk about urban sustainability discourses in linguistics. Professor Paola Catenaccio from the University of Milan will tell us more on the discursively mediated natur…
00:29:10 |
Sat 01 Jun 2024
Professor Thomas DuBois - Business History without Business: Making Sense of China’s pre-1949 Catt
In this week's episode, we will talk about China’s cattle trade in the pre-1949 period. Professor Thomas DuBois from the Beijing Normal University in China will tell us how the history of the cattle…
00:29:28 |
Sat 25 May 2024
Professor Marina Bondi - Museum discourse: Websites for Future Citizens, City University of Hong K
In this week's episode, we will talk about how museum websites use their affordances to engage the younger generations in different educational activities. Professor Marina Bondi from the University …
00:28:58 |
Sat 18 May 2024
Professor Martin Kern - The Shijing in the Warring States: Evidence from Newly Discovered Manuscript
In this week's episode, we will talk about the presence of Shijing poetry during the Warring States. A substantial number of Warring States and Western Han texts related to the Shijing have come to l…
00:30:00 |
Sat 11 May 2024
Professor Martin Kern - The Voice of the Historian in Early China, CUHK - Part. 2
In this week's episode, we will talk about ancient Chinese historiography. Early Chinese historical writing differs from ancient Greek and Roman historiography in that it does not emphasise the voice…
00:29:03 |
Sat 04 May 2024
Professor Martin Kern - Rethinking Authorship in Early China, CUHK
In this week's episode, we will talk about authorship in early China. In pre-imperial China, individual authorship was not valued as much as the collective roles involved in the creation and interpre…
00:30:00 |
Sat 27 Apr 2024
Dr. Matthew Lowenstein - New Perspectives on the Qing, HKU
In this week's episode, we will discusses the new opportunities presented by sources available to scholars of business and economic activity in Qing and Republican-era China. Dr. Matthew Lowenstein f…
00:28:08 |
Sat 20 Apr 2024
Distinguished Fireside Chat with Former Foreign Minister of Singapore George Yeo
In this week's episode, we will have the Former Foreign Minister of Singapore George Yeo share his thoughts on China’s relationship with the world and the publication of his book the Musings Series O…
00:29:59 |
Sat 13 Apr 2024
Professor Catherine Chan - Blacky, Tramp, and Bobby: The Forgotten Dog Purge in Hong Kong’s Progress
In this week's episode, we will look into Hong Kong’s anti-dog movement that climaxed during the ‘Hong Kong Clean Campaign’. Professor Catherine Chan from Lingnan University sheds light on the darker…
00:29:26 |
Sat 06 Apr 2024
Dr. Weipin Tsai - The Making of China’s Post Office, HKU
In this week's episode, we will look into China’s post office. The make of it traces the origins and early development of the country’s modern postal system and goes beyond the bounds of institutiona…
00:29:04 |
Sat 30 Mar 2024
David Allison - Fight your way out: The Extraordinary Story of Japan's Invasion of India, The Royal
In this week's episode, we will look into Japan’s overland invasion of India in 1944. David Allison is a lawyer whose interest lies in the military history of Commonwealth forces in Asia from the Sec…
00:28:34 |
Sat 23 Mar 2024
Professor Lawrence Lau and Dr. Shan Hui - Bottom Out: China’s Two Sessions and World Economy Traject
In this week's episode, we will talk about China and the world economy. This year’s Two Sessions in Beijing provide an opportunity for us to refocus, re-evaluate, and re-envision China's economic tra…
00:29:00 |
Sat 16 Mar 2024
Professor Guoqi Xu - Sports for National Rejuvenation or National Salvation, HKU
In this week's episode, we will talk about the history of Chinese and Americans through the lens of sports. Professor Guoqi Xu from The University of Hong Kong discusses why the period 1890 to 1920 w…
00:29:28 |
Sat 09 Mar 2024
Dr. Jackie Wang - Engendered Enterprises: Women and Business in Modern China, HKU
In this week's episode, we will talk about Chinese women and business in twentieth-century China. Dr. Jackie Wang from The University of Hong Kong found out how the changing social norms of the era p…
00:28:19 |
Sat 02 Mar 2024
Professor Duol Kim - Pre-modern Growth, Industrialization and Biological Living Standards of Japan a
In this week's episode, we will look into the living standards of pre-modern Japanese and Korean societies. Professor Duol Kim from Myongji University uses data on the height of Koryo dceased individ…
00:29:59 |
Sat 24 Feb 2024
Professor Michael Puett - Culture and History: Yu Ying-shih, Weber, and Approaches to Comparative H
In this week's episode, we’ll continue to look at the work of Yu Ying-shih. He is one of China’s most famous historians and is known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy. Pro…
00:29:12 |
Sat 17 Feb 2024
Professor Michael Puett - Work of Yu Ying-shih, CUHK
In this week's episode, we will look into the work of Yu Ying-shih. He is one of China’s most famous historians, and is known for his mastery of sources for Chinese history and philosophy, his abilit…
00:29:18 |
Sat 10 Feb 2024
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