The Ayn Rand Centre is dedicated to promoting Ayn Rand’s philosophy of Objectivism in the United Kingdom. The organisation advances Ayn Rand’s ideas by organising speaker events, discussion groups and other activities.
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The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast explores pressing cultural issues from the perspective of Rand’s philosophy, Objectivism.
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Critiques and learning about Ayn Rand's philosophy from a moderate point-of-view.
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21st-Century Revolutions in Medicine, Health Sciences, and Biotechnology | Amesh Adalja
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1:00:34https://youtu.be/oMFbMFvDJ50Podcast audio:In this talk, Dr. Amesh Adalja details innovative new developments in science that will enhance the lives of individuals. Topics include transplantation of pig hearts and kidneys into humans, cell-based therapies for cancer, genetically modified mosquitoes, new vaccines and vaccine technologies, AI-discover…
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Private Space Entrepreneurs vs. NASA: How Freedom Fuels Rockets
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44:38https://youtu.be/pWpAiAioZTEPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Robertas Bakula and Mike Mazza explore the themes from Mazza’s upcoming essay, which argues that freedom, not government control, is the true engine of progress in the space industry.Among the topics covered:How NASA’s monopoly led to decades of stagnation …
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Deal With Hamas: How Much Will Israel Sacrifice? #1406
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Donald Trump: "We've got to be good to Gaza" #1405
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The West's Quest to Legitimize Syria #1404
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The Revolutionary, Secular Concept of Individual Rights | Ben Bayer
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59:17https://youtu.be/79fT9VIDkVsPodcast audio:As Ayn Rand wrote, “The concept of individual rights is so prodigious a feat of political thinking that few men grasp it fully—and two hundred years have not been enough for other countries to understand it.” We can see this failure of understanding in the view, advanced by many conservatives and libertaria…
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Schrödinger's Joe Rogan: The Comedian Expert #1403
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https://youtu.be/UaRhK2N8m6YPodcast audio:A continuation of Dr. Harry Binswanger’s Saving Math from Plato (OCON 2023): how the Aristotelian, perception-based approach to mathematics refutes or re-interprets wrong ideas advanced by figures such as Russell and Cantor. Topics include number, infinity, limits, and the axiomatic concepts of mathematics.…
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Does Targeting Columbia University Target Intellectual Freedom?
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58:48https://youtu.be/qctS25KQzrsPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Sam Weaver and Ben Bayer discuss the Trump administration's decision to cut federal funding to Columbia University in response to its handling of pro-Hamas protests. They argue that government involvement in universities makes such coercion possible and thr…
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Candace Owens: "Space is Fake & Gay" #1400
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The Real Mohsen Mahdawi: What the Media Isn’t Telling You #1399
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Why Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message Is So Wrong on Palestine | ARI Bookshelf
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1:25:27https://youtu.be/VaNHaT-xlOUPodcast audio:The new ARI Bookshelf podcast series gives you a window into ARI’s educational programs by showcasing our faculty as they discuss books of recent interest. This episode discusses Ta-Nehisi Coates's book on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, The Message. Panelists included Elan Journo, Greg Salmieri, Ibis Sla…
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Piers Morgan’s Gutter, Dave Smith’s Safe Space #1396
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Jihadist Columbia Rioter Arrested… During Citizenship Interview! #1395
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https://youtu.be/RKtLU6ntECUPodcast audio:“Socratic Wisdom” — knowing our own ignorance — is the ability to differentiate what we do not know from what we do. This is a key component of objectivity, vital for properly weighing and implementing the knowledge we possess and directing ongoing investigation and inquiry. In this talk, Jason Rheins discu…
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https://youtu.be/vFaDm6eo-mkPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Onkar Ghate and Ben Bayer examine the Trump administration’s recent tariff policy and the legal, economic, and political disruptions they create.Among the topics covered:Why tariffs are not a proper foreign policy instrument to deter the threat from China;W…
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Dave Smith's Jihad: Douglas Murray's Missed Opportunity #1392
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The Truth About the 15 “Medics” Killed in Gaza #1390
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Gaza Deportation Underway: Tens of Thousands Exit So Far #1389
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Marx vs. the Individual | Nikos Sotirakopoulos
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1:00:32https://youtu.be/-c6W8JuZsVoPodcast audio:Oppression and authoritarianism have been constant themes in regimes that ruled in the name of Marxism. From the Soviet Union to Cuba and from Yugoslavia to China, individual rights were ignored and violently suppressed. Is such anti-individualism a feature or a bug in Marxism? What about Marx himself? How …
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Objectivity in One-to-One Conversations | Jean Moroney
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1:01:21https://youtu.be/093vQKWPwvsPodcast audio:Objectivity is the key to avoiding misunderstandings and making one-to-one conversations productive. There are two contexts of knowledge, two value hierarchies, and two “crows” to consider to communicate effectively. In this talk from OCON 2024, Jean Moroney covers the topics: what constitutes subjective vs…
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Is Mahmoud Khalil the Real Victim of the War? #1387
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https://youtu.be/a3bgumyKdAAPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Nikos Sotirakopoulos dismantle the claim that “real socialism” has never been attempted.Among the topics covered:Why many young Americans support socialism;How Soviet leaders were driven by Marxist ideology;Why Joseph Stalin epitomized Marxist…
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"Israel Kills 15 Aid Workers." What Really Happened? #1385
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‘From Heaven Through the World to Hell’: Goethe’s Faust as Romantic Hero | Nicolas Krusek
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Gideon Levy Finds his Kindred Spirit in Jackson Hinkle #1382
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The UN Special Rapporteur: Why Francesca Albanese is Perfect for the Job #1381
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Why Trust Science? by Naomi Oreskes | ARI Bookshelf
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1:34:55https://youtu.be/HtOmp-fh-PkPodcast audio:This episode of ARI Bookshelf features Naomi Oreskes’s bookWhy Trust Science? Panelists include Ben Bayer, Jason Rheins, Mike Mazza, and Daniel Schwartz.Why Trust Science? asks when and why non-experts can trust science. It argues that it is the social character of science that makes it trustworthy.Our pane…
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UN Watch SILENCED for Quoting Francesca Albanese #1380
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Why Business Leaders Won’t Object to Trump’s Tariffs
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56:28https://youtu.be/S1DL9777gfkPodcast audio:In this episode of The Ayn Rand Institute Podcast, Ben Bayer and Onkar Ghate challenge the myth that America is ruled by plutocrats, exposing how fear of governmental threats drives business decisions.Among the topics covered:How CEOs’ silence in the face of Trump’s destructive tariff policies debunks the m…
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Hamas Executes Protesters–The "Pro-Palestinian" World Is Silent #1379
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The Economist's Revisionism on Israel #1378
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Trump's Plan for Surrendering to Hamas #1377
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Who Are Gaza’s Anti-Hamas Protesters? #1376
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How to Value Friendship | Tristan de Liège
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1:00:56https://youtu.be/qBTy_9VVhuEPodcast audio:Often, people make the mistake of being too passive about friendship, treating it as something that just happens automatically in life—for instance, maintaining friendships with people one just happened to know growing up, or using shortcuts, such as a shared philosophy, in choosing friends. In this talk, T…
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Are Palestinians Finally Standing Up to Hamas? #1375
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America’s History of Immigration Restrictions | Agustina Vergara Cid
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38:06https://youtu.be/9lMQ3idE9bwPodcast audio:Immigration is one of the most contentious topics on today's political landscape. But that has always been true throughout America history. Why have immigration restrictions taken hold in America since the nineteenth century? What ideas animate immigration restrictionists, and what explains their success in…
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