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
Dr. Vivian Kong - Multiracial Britishness, HKU
In this week's episode, we’ll talk about what it means to be British in the former British colony of Hong Kong. Dr. Vivian Kong from the University of Bristol has written a book ‘Multiracial Britishn…
00:29:19 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Professor Zhiwu Chen - War and the Origins of Chinese Civilization, HKU
In this week's episode, we’ll talk about the origins of Chinese civilization. Archaeological discoveries since 1921 have established that complex societies, as represented by densely-populated walled…
00:29:38 |
Sat 27 Jan 2024
Professor Ji Li - At the Frontier of God's Empire: A Missionary Odyssey in Modern China, HKU
In this week's episode, we’ll talk about Manchuria during the early twentieth century. With the help of a wealth of primary sources, family letters, and visual depictions of village scenes collected …
00:29:17 |
Sat 20 Jan 2024
Professor Daniel Bell - The Dean of Shandong
In this week's episode, we’ll learn about a book called The Dean of Shandong, written by Professor Daniel Bell, the Chair of Political Theory with the Faculty of Law at the University of Hong Kong, a…
00:29:28 |
Sat 13 Jan 2024
Professor Elizabeth Sinn - The On Tai Insurance Company Limited of Hong Kong, HKU
In this week's episode, we will talk about the first Chinese-owned and operated insurance company in Hong Kong - The On Tai Insurance Company. Even as the first to be incorporated as a limited joint-…
00:30:00 |
Sat 06 Jan 2024
Professor Zhiwu Chen - What Can Archaeological Data Tell Us About Chinese History? , HKU
In this week's episode, we will look into Chinese history from the archaeological perspective. Professor Zhiwu Chen, the Director of Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences and the…
00:29:12 |
Sat 30 Dec 2023
Professor Brian Wong - In the Age of Security: Geopolitics and Global Governance, HKU
In this week's episode, we will look into world geopolitics and global governance. With the ongoing two wars in Ukraine and in Gaza, as well as the civil war in Yemen and tensions flaring up in the S…
00:29:47 |
Sat 23 Dec 2023
Dr. Elizabeth Ingleson - Dragon Lady Traders of the 1970, HKU
In this week's episode, we will look into the US-China trade relations with the example of an US-based company, Dragon Lady Traders, which imported clothing from China in the 1970s. Dr. Elizabeth Ing…
00:29:24 |
Sat 16 Dec 2023
Professor Rodney Jones - Artificial intelligence and digital media, City University of Hong Kong
In this week's episode, we will have a look into the use of AI. We now rely heavily on different kinds of conversational AI such as Siri, Alexa and Google Assistant to solve problems and facilitate w…
00:30:00 |
Sat 09 Dec 2023
Professor Kendall Johnson - Translating the Declaration of Independence, HKU
In this week's episode, we will have a look into the American Declaration of Independence, introduced by the American missionary Reverend Elijah C Bridgman of the American Board of Commissioners of F…
00:30:00 |
Sat 02 Dec 2023
Dr. John Wong - Staging Hong Kong (Studies) in Chinese History, HKU
In this week's episode, we will have a look into the role of Hong Kong in directing regional and global flows in terms of travel and broader geopolitical dynamics. Dr. John Wong, Associate Professor …
00:30:00 |
Sat 25 Nov 2023
Professor Debin Ma - States and Wars : China’s Long March towards Unity and its Long-Term Consequenc
In this week's episode, we will have the University of Oxford’s Professor Debin Ma back and analyse China’s road to unity over the years. He has compiled a large amount of data about political regime…
00:29:13 |
Sat 18 Nov 2023
John Yan - Recent Amendments to the Copyright Ordinance, HKU
In this week's episode, we will talk about the copyright bill in Hong Kong.The copyright amendment bill had twice failed to pass the legislature, in 2011 and 2014. Last year the Legislative Council a…
00:29:13 |
Sat 04 Nov 2023
Mr. Kim McCoy - Advancing Hong Kong Animal Law, HKU
In this week's episode, we will take a look at Hong Kong’s animal laws. Despite the increasing concern in our society on the issue of animal welfare, shocking animal abuse cases still appear in the n…
00:27:56 |
Sat 28 Oct 2023
Professor Robin Yates - The Evolution of Law in the Early Chinese Empires, Hong Kong Baptist Univer
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, soci…
00:27:18 |
Sat 21 Oct 2023
Professor Michael Batty - Urban planning and cities, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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, soci…
00:29:22 |
Sat 14 Oct 2023
Professor Parks Coble - The Collapse of Nationalist China: How Chiang Kai-shek Lost China's Civil Wa
In this week's episode, we will learn about the failure of the Nationalist China in the early 20th century. Professor Parks Coble from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in the US has recently writte…
00:28:38 |
Sat 07 Oct 2023
Professor John Bateman - Digital Humanities and Multi-modality, City University of Hong Kong
In this week's episode, we will find out about digital humanities (DH). They are increasingly engaging with artefacts and performances that go well beyond much of the field's origin in written texts,…
00:28:28 |
Sat 30 Sep 2023
Professor Nicolas Standaert - Joining the Global Public in the Early Qing Dynasty, CUHK
In this week's episode, we will study the old Chinese Gazette, which was used as a publicly available government publication that was distributed in various formats since the 12th century. Professor …
00:29:17 |
Sat 23 Sep 2023
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