Big Ideas

Conversations, Lectures & Debate

Over the years we’ve hosted lectures, conversations, debates and discussions with some of the region’s, and the world’s, greatest minds on a huge range of topics such as human rights, race, the environment, press freedom, political leadership and so much more. In this collection, you can hear from experts and creative-thinkers on a range of thought-provoking and engaging topics, covering history to current affairs.

Secrets of A Creative Mind with Susan Greenfield

Speakers:

Marina Salandy-Brown, Mark Raymond, Susan Greenfield

Recorded:

30 April 2015

Format:

Podcast

Synopsis:

Baroness Susan Greenfield is a leading British scientist, writer and broadcaster and a Senior Research Fellow at Lincoln College. Her research explores how the 21st century digital environment affects brain development, a subject explored in her book Mind Change: How digital technologies are leaving their mark on our brains. At the 2015 NGC Bocas Lit Fest, she talked to architect Mark Raymond about the neuroscience of creativity.