Alice Roberts: In her own words

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  • @lal2300
    @lal2300 3 месяца назад +55

    Beauty and brains; what a woman. This is what a real influencer should look like ❤

    • @davidboydarnott417
      @davidboydarnott417 2 месяца назад +1

      What a patronising and bias comment . I know what you're saying. Presenters should be easy on the eye! Eh?😜😛😛Historic information has always been there, but told by a pretty face it becomes interesting.

    • @jujuju3384
      @jujuju3384 2 месяца назад

      The comment is about so called 'influencers' you muppet, and the people that should be being watched! Your sexist interpretation is alarming 🤔

    • @kramnam4716
      @kramnam4716 2 месяца назад

      @@davidboydarnott417o get over yourself you hypocritical sanctimonious prig.

    • @kramnam4716
      @kramnam4716 2 месяца назад

      @@davidboydarnott417truth hurts doesn’t it? A closed mind is a stagnant pond. No life nothing can breathe. I repeat. Get over yourself you puritanical sanctimonious prig.

    • @rmg03c
      @rmg03c 2 месяца назад

      @@davidboydarnott417 For starters, you meant biased. Not bias. Further, no untruths were stated. Ms. Roberts is a very smart woman and happens to be 'easy on the eye' as you so eloquently stated. Is it necessary? Clearly not! But pointing out that which is obvious is somehow problematic for you? Shut the fuck up! Take your indignance to someone who cares! Best of luck with that...moron...

  • @tommytee8387
    @tommytee8387 4 года назад +148

    In a World of Karshadians..We are all so lucky to have Alice...

    • @alainpotier6120
      @alainpotier6120 3 месяца назад +7

      Oh I like that!!

    • @jimplummer4879
      @jimplummer4879 3 месяца назад +6

      Absolutely ! Such a real and wonderful person.

    • @st2816ven
      @st2816ven 3 месяца назад +1

      Yeah!

    • @simongroves-wt5el
      @simongroves-wt5el Месяц назад

      She's an amazingly real and expressive natural lady... I just can't help but enjoy listening to her..

  • @oktrevor2010
    @oktrevor2010 3 месяца назад +18

    If only all teachers everywhere had her ability to make everything so exciting. ❤

  • @philfyphil
    @philfyphil 3 месяца назад +32

    The perfect person to educate, her wonderful enthusiasm draws you in.

  • @johnlumb1078
    @johnlumb1078 10 месяцев назад +28

    Alice is an amazingly gifted woman as well as beautiful and her passion always shows through which is infectious.

  • @user-ut3uu7sl1f
    @user-ut3uu7sl1f 3 месяца назад +13

    I thoroughly enjoyed this interview with Alice. Thank you. Science and humanity are in good hands with women and men like her.

  • @richardikin
    @richardikin 4 года назад +53

    I have loved Alice Roberts for many years, she's one of the most beautiful and intellectually inspiring women I've ever come across.

  • @willhovell9019
    @willhovell9019 3 года назад +43

    A real renaissance human being , that is curious and acquiring knowledge across so many disciplines , with extraordinary communication skills. A great advocate for humanism.

  • @matthewvaughan1532
    @matthewvaughan1532 9 месяцев назад +14

    A truly brilliant woman

  • @billygetty2634
    @billygetty2634 3 месяца назад +10

    Such an interesting , cultured person who gets the science over in an entertaining way. Main stream channels should use her more

  • @deanjones6149
    @deanjones6149 2 месяца назад +4

    Prof. Alice really is an inspirational figure and a great ambassador for British scientists.
    Her enthusiasm is infectious, very similar to Prof. Brian Cox, they both clearly love what they do.

  • @davidbuckingham7492
    @davidbuckingham7492 7 лет назад +173

    Such an intelligent and sensible woman. I love listening to her articulate and honest answers. Well done to Alice.

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад +3

      "I love listening to her articulate and honest answers."
      Even when they are complete bollocks!

    • @CB-xr1eg
      @CB-xr1eg 4 года назад +7

      @@nossasenhoradoo871 She's got honorary doctorates from several universities, and a nobody like you says she talks " complete bollocks ". Ok mate whatever. You're either a troll or an idiot, maybe both.

    • @109joiner
      @109joiner 4 года назад +2

      Sopa Saloias Enlighten us , what does she say that’s bollocks.

    • @109joiner
      @109joiner 4 года назад +1

      G Coss Here we go, I can hear the theme for deliverance.

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад

      @@109joiner
      "Enlighten us , what does she say that’s bollocks."
      Well, pretty much everything, but especially all the garbage on Evolution, which is bollocks! Of course, Creationism as taught in churches, especially American churches, is equal bollocks, but then that is why people like Richard Dawkins lampoon it ; it protects him own absurd views!
      I bet she (AR) looks great naked, though. What do you think?

  • @georgec7899
    @georgec7899 3 месяца назад +10

    Remember Alice who interviewed me and Don at Broughty Ferry whaling Museum about a BBC programme named Coast. We discussed the Modern Whaling Industry versus old time whaling on a COLD SUNNY DAY in February a few years ago went to the local Fish and Chips Shop for Lunch happy memories!.It was a great day made by Alice who was well versed on this rather emotive Subject Whaling

  • @trevorflarty1811
    @trevorflarty1811 3 года назад +13

    Alice, what an, amazing, beautiful, human being. Truly, exceptional.

  • @AndyChesterton
    @AndyChesterton 7 лет назад +45

    'Enjoying what you do on a daily basis is more important than ambition' - well said Alice and thanks for uploading this interview.

  • @bookiebird8484
    @bookiebird8484 4 года назад +42

    Wonderful, engaging woman who brings history to life. If only every school had a history teacher of this calibre! Thank you Alice.

  • @SDeMontfort
    @SDeMontfort 7 лет назад +65

    Absolutely loved Alice from the first time I saw her on TV and I love her even more now! What a great laugh!

  • @steamdean100
    @steamdean100 4 года назад +16

    Alice has a beautiful smile, it lights up her whole face.

  • @NapoleonGelignite
    @NapoleonGelignite 4 года назад +29

    I remember Alice when she was first on Time Team.
    She is a wonderful communicator, and very beautiful too.

    • @cassieoz1702
      @cassieoz1702 4 года назад +2

      ... and she was on Coast wasn't she? That was where i first saw Neill Oliver

  • @peterjhillier7659
    @peterjhillier7659 3 месяца назад +8

    A truly outstanding Person, I really enjoy reading her Books which provide me with a greater understanding of our Past. I especially respect her Humanist Values which I too share. Thank you Alice we owe you a great deal.

  • @musicbybackinnyc1
    @musicbybackinnyc1 6 месяцев назад +14

    She’s gorgeous

  • @sticklebacksummer
    @sticklebacksummer 3 месяца назад +12

    Remember spotting her on Time Team,she was beautiful then and had dyed hair. Brilliant broadcaster.

  • @grahamsmith2022
    @grahamsmith2022 3 года назад +29

    What a lovely woman,she really has got it all,if ever there was an argument for cloning!😀😉

  • @dazedandconfused698
    @dazedandconfused698 7 лет назад +34

    Thank you so much for this clip. Alice is one in a million, simply wonderful.

  • @martincarroll8637
    @martincarroll8637 3 года назад +6

    Extraordinary capable and seriously intelligent woman.

  • @SillyMoustache
    @SillyMoustache 4 года назад +6

    I have to admit - I am in love with Alice Roberts. I haven't read her books or theses, but my wife and I watch anything on TV that includes her, and apart from anything else I am deeply interested in her archeological, anthropological; and evolutionary subjects (if not the wild swimming bit) . She is three years younger than my son(!) but her enthusiasm, energy, her consistent (and delightful) smile and quirky "Bristle" vowels fascinate me - I sit and watch with a silly grin. May we be blessed with more of Alice - (a national treasure!)

  • @NikoHL
    @NikoHL 5 лет назад +27

    I love Alice, I could listen to her all day. She is so lovely, and a brilliant, engaging broadcaster..

  • @mickboakes7023
    @mickboakes7023 4 года назад +14

    Brilliant interview. She is and has always been my favourite presenter. I love the fact she knows what she is talking about and not just presenting a programme. I have followed her since Coast and always look forward to a new series. As she seems quite a private person it was nice to hear he talk about herself. Number one fan. Mick🇬🇧

  • @jackryder-sw9rk
    @jackryder-sw9rk 4 года назад +16

    Fantastic role model for young women today, I love her presenting, passionate and accessible.

  • @adcatman
    @adcatman 3 месяца назад +11

    What a genuine lady. Clever one too ,with an amazing aptitude to share what she loves with everyone. An amazing talent.

  • @vitessescw
    @vitessescw 4 года назад +9

    Love all the BBC documentaries that I watch with my daughter - Alice’s enthusiasm shows in everything she does. She shows that women can rise to the forefront of science without sacrificing life, love or having children.

  • @todaywefly4370
    @todaywefly4370 4 года назад +50

    Really appreciated that she didn’t begin every answer with ” So......”

    • @triumphstagdriver
      @triumphstagdriver 4 года назад +10

      Or the excessive incorrect usage of the word 'like'

    • @mickp3526
      @mickp3526 3 месяца назад +1

      Anyone who starts talking to me with so , im not inerested

    • @jamesbarbour8400
      @jamesbarbour8400 3 месяца назад

      Yeah - totally agree, that is hugely annoying !

  • @tonybaker7453
    @tonybaker7453 3 года назад +9

    Alice is so natural and engaging. This draws you in to the subject matter and why she is easy to learn from and subsequently sought after. I've learnt loads from Alice

  • @P8290970
    @P8290970 6 лет назад +20

    What a fantastic role model Professor Alice is !! I'd love to see her and Prof Brian Cox team up and do something aimed at school children and students.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Месяц назад

      THEIR FIELDS OF SPECIALITY ARE TOO WIDE APART; BESIDES COX BELEIVES IN THE MOON LANDING

  • @jimmcclenning7309
    @jimmcclenning7309 7 лет назад +161

    beauty and brains, my favourite combination.

  • @goobfilmcast4239
    @goobfilmcast4239 2 года назад +7

    In terms of the current greatest English-Language Narrators (and speakers in general), I must place Sir David Attenborough at the top....his body of work spans such a timeframe and is still vibrant and relevant. I would love to see Dr. Roberts take up that mantle....many years from now

  • @lisaburke6331
    @lisaburke6331 3 месяца назад +2

    I recently discovered Professor Roberts' videos and I am captivated. Who knew my grade 9 British history would come back in full color and narrated by someone so interesting.

  • @walkingdavid7788
    @walkingdavid7788 3 года назад +6

    Dr Alice, as per previous comments a stunning looking lady, her demeanour and presence of mind is so engaging such that her documentaries never cease to fascinate me. The spectrum of subject matter is immense and always to lay people makes more detailed facts so much more interesting. There are few scientific presenters who are able to portray their passions in such an enthusiastic way, the other equally gifted science presenter is Dr Brian Cox who is very much of the same ilk, let’s hope they continue for years to come

  • @shirleyboy8859
    @shirleyboy8859 4 года назад +12

    What a delightful young Lady, I love watching her on TV, she really loves her subject and she comes across with so much enthusiasm that it really makes it enjoyable to watch. Thank you Alice :-)))) xx ps: love the red hair best :-)

  • @philipTOMPSETT
    @philipTOMPSETT 4 месяца назад +3

    Gets my vote for national treasure. Such a nice person.

  • @rodrigodezubiria2007
    @rodrigodezubiria2007 4 года назад +23

    How does anyone give this woman a thumbs down?
    Incomprehensible

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад

      "How does anyone give this woman a thumbs down?"
      She gets a thumbs down because she talks utter crap!
      The earth is neither 6 thousand years old as Creationists believe, not millions of years as idiots like Alice Roberts teach. Truly Alice in Wonderland!

    • @sidecarbod1441
      @sidecarbod1441 4 года назад +13

      @@nossasenhoradoo871 You are a idiot

    • @martinkay1123
      @martinkay1123 4 года назад +2

      @@sidecarbod1441 a total bloody idiot

    • @geoffbuck6865
      @geoffbuck6865 4 года назад +5

      I'm interested how Sopa Saloias arrives at her view. She appears neither a 'creationist' nor accepts scientific fact, so maybe a fantasist? MartinKay appears a waste of space...

    • @francischurch4460
      @francischurch4460 4 года назад +3

      Perhaps Sopa Salaios can show all of us their research to enforce their statement? Alice is an incredibly well read lady.

  • @jeremytravis360
    @jeremytravis360 4 года назад +8

    She has such an intelligent was of expressing herself. I true thinker and one of my favourite scientists.

  • @collectorguy4379
    @collectorguy4379 4 года назад +12

    Love this woman - a natural beauty with great intelligence. Her tv programs are always interesting and educational.
    How did this get recommended though?

  • @jb9652
    @jb9652 6 лет назад +18

    A wonderful and truly outstanding human being. One of the very best so far. Inspirational. Especially to women, and especially to my daughters.

  • @hongdongjji5361
    @hongdongjji5361 6 лет назад +12

    What incredible insight into such a fascinating person! Thanks much for sharing this interview! I'm captivated by the nuances of her accent! Fan of TimeTeam and Digging For Britain from USA.

  • @johnhopkins6658
    @johnhopkins6658 5 лет назад +14

    Loved watching her ever since she had red hair and was doing a show in the copper mine at Great Orm in Llandudno.

  • @paulwalters403
    @paulwalters403 4 года назад +4

    Professor Roberts is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met :-)

  • @michaelsolo8141
    @michaelsolo8141 4 года назад +3

    How did the RUclips recommendations algorithm know to put this on for me. I've fancied her for years. A very intelligent woman who is naturally beautiful.

  • @claudebylion9932
    @claudebylion9932 3 года назад +4

    Almost perfect and would be perfect if I had met her first. Mind you I am 76 years old but I can wait for her.

  • @johnlamb6434
    @johnlamb6434 6 лет назад +43

    I've watched many documentaries that Alice has done and found them absolutely fascinating and informative.She is also very beautiful.

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад +1

      "I've watched many documentaries that Alice has done and found them absolutely fascinating and informative."
      Informative. More like complete bollocks! I have come to conclusion that science and religion compete to teach people utter crap!
      "She is also very beautiful."
      But she didn't take her clothes off like Suzanne Fields!

    • @CB-xr1eg
      @CB-xr1eg 4 года назад +3

      @@nossasenhoradoo871 Oh dear, you've obviously been scrolling and trolling. What a busy idiot you must be!😐😑

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад

      @@CB-xr1eg
      "What a busy idiot you must be!"
      You'd know; you replied!
      Having a pretty smile and nice tits isn't going to save her. Like all scientists, she talks utter bollocks!

    • @theenglishlearningchannel259
      @theenglishlearningchannel259 4 года назад +2

      @@nossasenhoradoo871 Jealous?

    • @nossasenhoradoo871
      @nossasenhoradoo871 4 года назад

      @@theenglishlearningchannel259
      "Jealous?"
      Of what? I'm better looking, younger - and I don't talk utter garbage for a living? She's only famous because she is on TV!

  • @philipcochran1972
    @philipcochran1972 4 года назад +3

    such a natural presenter. I could watch and listen to her all day

  • @geoffvincent33
    @geoffvincent33 2 года назад +3

    Thank you, Alice Roberts! It’s good to know that I’m not alone in my experience with a PhD. Keep taking those opportunities!🤗

  • @cuthbert246
    @cuthbert246 6 лет назад +5

    i think she is brilliant but also unlike so many other brilliant she makes her knowledge so accessible. I always try to watch anything that she is involved in.

  • @howdyradio934
    @howdyradio934 7 лет назад +8

    Watching from Australia - enjoy Alice and her story telling.
    Thank you for the upload.

  • @martynf65uk
    @martynf65uk Год назад +8

    Wow, just wow. Alice has it all. We need more like her

  • @antonyjones4259
    @antonyjones4259 3 года назад +4

    What a delightful young lady.

  • @jimhall9624
    @jimhall9624 3 года назад +8

    Love the natural color of her hair- What a beauty !

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Месяц назад

      SHES FOND OF CHANGING HER HAIR COLOUR, FREQUENTLY . FROM BRIGHT RED TO PALE PINK TO BLOND ETC ETC

  • @halfvol
    @halfvol 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have been watching Alice's videos for some time and I consider her to be a very sensible woman with a human and nature-loving vision.
    Always a pleasure to hear her speak.

  • @paulsmith7368
    @paulsmith7368 4 года назад +7

    What an amazingly honest interview and some very wise answers too. Especially the last one. I already thought Alice Roberts was great but she has gone up even further in my estimation following this interview.

  • @AJBTemplar
    @AJBTemplar 3 месяца назад +2

    Alice is very engaging and articulate. Great video. Thanks.

  • @corktech
    @corktech 6 лет назад +11

    Alice will go down as one of the great educators in history. Her passion and personality is inspirational.

  • @paulpisani2178
    @paulpisani2178 3 года назад +6

    An absolutely wonderful person, so Bristol... From my early time at Bristol Uni the Bristol energy is always Bristol .Her TV series is a fabulous insight together with a human touch. Well done Dr Alice :)

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay 2 года назад

      HER FATHER WAS ONCE LORD MAYER OF BRISTOL

  • @sugarspun4216
    @sugarspun4216 4 года назад +9

    I love Alice Robert's, inspirational to women and younger girls.

    • @SirRobinDeSway
      @SirRobinDeSway 3 года назад

      Not only. She is an inspiration to everybody...

  • @ColinHarvey78
    @ColinHarvey78 4 года назад +2

    Great interview of the lovely, intelligent, interesting and beautiful Alice Roberts

  • @jedionboard1233
    @jedionboard1233 5 лет назад +14

    Such a beautiful woman. In every respect,, ( and i love her accent ).

  • @andrewd7586
    @andrewd7586 4 года назад +2

    Your intellect magnified your beauty Alice! It’s easy to see in her documentaries the absolute passion she has for her “job”. How wonderful to love what you do each & every day! From Australia 👍🏻

  • @victorruhle8908
    @victorruhle8908 4 года назад +3

    Lovely person. Such a pleasure to listen to her speak, so humbling.

  • @deniro800
    @deniro800 Год назад +2

    I never miss her programmes on tv.
    .

  • @johnmorgan5495
    @johnmorgan5495 3 года назад +4

    Brilliant human being x

  • @oceanz55
    @oceanz55 5 месяцев назад +1

    So amazing!!! My science crush for YEARS!!

  • @diggerrob6356
    @diggerrob6356 2 месяца назад +1

    Alice I’ve followed everything of yours on TV and want to thank you for sharing your knowledge. You area highly intelligent and interesting person.

  • @davidbamford4721
    @davidbamford4721 2 месяца назад

    I also think that embryology would be deeply fascinating. Thank you Alice, for bringing so many interesting to us, in ways that we can understand..

  • @peteremmett8332
    @peteremmett8332 2 месяца назад

    Incredible...Amazing Alice. Words fail me. The BBC keeps turning up incredible presenters like her. Amazing.

  • @sudo_nym
    @sudo_nym 5 лет назад +23

    Her most redeeming feature is her normality. It's a real strength, which few academics have.

    • @paxwallacejazz
      @paxwallacejazz 3 года назад

      What are you the normalcy police? Think about what you're saying

    • @paxwallacejazz
      @paxwallacejazz 3 года назад

      Bloody jackal of conformity

    • @sudo_nym
      @sudo_nym 3 года назад +2

      @@paxwallacejazz
      Piss off, knobhead.

  • @kingtermite1
    @kingtermite1 2 года назад +1

    How lucky. Dr. Roberts is awesome.

  • @williamnethercott4364
    @williamnethercott4364 3 месяца назад +1

    She's a fantastic communicator, who could make a book of logarithms sound interesting. Where does she find the energy? For anybody with an opportunity to do a full time PhD, I would say grab it. Doing the same thing part time can be even more frustrating and harder than full time research but it's a wonderful development opportunity if you can do it.

  • @jeffoliver7491
    @jeffoliver7491 2 года назад +7

    I met Alice once, I went to a talk she was giving and afterwards she was signing books and leaflets and chatting to people. She autographed a book for me, which I still have, and we chatted for a minute or so. She is very nice, she is very intelligent too.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Месяц назад

      THEN YOU WOKE UP

    • @jeffoliver7491
      @jeffoliver7491 Месяц назад

      @@MrDaiseymay It was at an evening event in Piccadilly in central London.

  • @HektorBandimar
    @HektorBandimar 5 лет назад +11

    She is an interesting, very intelligent, high achieving woman, and so very beautiful......she is fascinating.

  • @RyanEmmett
    @RyanEmmett 6 лет назад +4

    Such knowledgeable and thoughtful answers! Great interview.

  • @jeffallinson8089
    @jeffallinson8089 4 года назад +1

    I absolutely love listening to her broadcasts; Coast I especially enjoyed.

  • @davidhuber9418
    @davidhuber9418 4 года назад +4

    Alice has a beautiful passion for history and is a superb storyteller

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Месяц назад

      I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL PASSION FOR TOO

  • @darrenwall8720
    @darrenwall8720 5 лет назад +2

    What an amazing and wonderful young lady, I would love to attend one of her lectures..

  • @alanflint7732
    @alanflint7732 4 месяца назад +1

    Stunningly intelligent and engaging.

  • @darthgorthaur258
    @darthgorthaur258 7 лет назад +18

    really random such a small channel getting such an amazing interview, but thanks such for putting it up. she is such am amazing women.

    • @darthgorthaur258
      @darthgorthaur258 7 лет назад +1

      altho she has been fed abit of the feminists koolaid, there is no wage gap, well not one worth complaining about its such a small percentage like below 7% or something.
      an if you want a proper scientist to explain the truth behind it Thunderf00t is a PhD chemist on youtube who has plenty of videos debunking such stuff.

    • @Dave1507
      @Dave1507 4 года назад

      @@darthgorthaur258 I'd rather have an economic scientist explain this sort of stuff to me than a chemist tho.

  • @peterc2248
    @peterc2248 3 месяца назад +1

    Terrific interview and a terrific example of womanhood.

  • @harrynew340
    @harrynew340 4 года назад +2

    Lovely lady ,a credit to her parents and an education system that encourages free thinking , no edge ,what you see is what you get ,could be the girl next door .love her programs nice easy viewing to the piont and no chaff.

  • @MrBarrytommy
    @MrBarrytommy 4 года назад +6

    UK tv have a lot of fantastic presenters but this lovely lady draws my attention just that little bit more 😍

  • @janicecoulson5388
    @janicecoulson5388 4 года назад +3

    A great inspiration to my Grandaughter, her enthusiasm is catching

  • @rosemarywong3199
    @rosemarywong3199 6 лет назад +3

    I’ve watched you on TV here in Australia and often wondered about the origin of your accent. Now I know and I love it.

  • @wolfgangaus6264
    @wolfgangaus6264 4 года назад +1

    Thoroughly enjoyable interview.. I am a big fan of ms. Roberts. Smart woman.

  • @mickeytaker4255
    @mickeytaker4255 4 года назад +1

    Thank you for uploading the video. I love Alice roberts♥️

  • @samanthabell9363
    @samanthabell9363 7 лет назад +49

    Alice is so beautiful, and brains to match

  • @heliharris69
    @heliharris69 4 года назад +1

    Beautiful and intelligent... A joy to watch and listen to.. No one is perfect... But by God... she must come close.

  • @thebloody_blue
    @thebloody_blue 6 лет назад +9

    Beautiful and very intelligent. I thought both cannot co-exist.

  • @davidboydarnott417
    @davidboydarnott417 2 месяца назад

    Thank you, you Historian Ladies have made wonderful TV programmes in recent years and I think this does help people have a sense of belonging to their Land. There will be another Revolution when people have had enough of Governments trying to illegitimise our achievements and pastimes. On days like this I'm glad there is an English Language for people like you to use to communicate with us.😀

  • @MeMyself-jz9ms
    @MeMyself-jz9ms 2 месяца назад

    What’s great about listening to Prof Alice Roberts is that she articulates scientific discoveries and ideas in an accessible way for the unscientifically initiated audience. But it goes deeper than a skill in communication. What Alice seems to embody (and I use that word intentionally), is a beautiful down-to-earth-ness. Literally, she investigates old human bones in the ground and in doing so she shares with us the elevating wonder of the natural world and of our own physical beings, in such a way that inspires hope for the future of humanity and meaning for our own lives.
    I feel that this sort of approach to life carries the possibility of a more humane and constructive matrix of meaning for humanity than that which has resulted from religion. Just as the universe evolves, and biological life and ecosystems evolve by adapting to reality as it is experienced, so humanity’s understanding of our existence, our meaning and purpose must develop and adapt to make room for these scientific discoveries.
    I had naïvely hoped that reason in our culture would prevail by reason of its own reasonableness. This was to not take into account both the Machiavellian nature of opportunistic populism combined with politico-religious hegemony and the polarisation and sensationalisation of social media fuelling extremist tropes. Every good public act, every healthy appeal to reason can now be twisted by malevolent forces to fuel the culture wars.
    There are two consequences of the worldwide resurgence of right wing politics resulting from this doubling down on religion. Firstly, accelerating environmental degradation and climate chaos and, secondly, the corrosion of democratic values. Both are a real and imminent threat to civilisation as we know it. I think it’s not over dramatic to suggest that they may together combine to bring about human extinction.
    It’s my contention, therefore, that the reasonable and winsom appeal of scientific humanism and scientifically enlightened education from an early age has never been more urgent.

  • @julianwebb8712
    @julianwebb8712 3 месяца назад +1

    She’s wonderful ❤

  • @darwinsfish
    @darwinsfish 3 месяца назад +2

    A great mind and communicator to be president of the Humanist Society.

  • @williamclifford4441
    @williamclifford4441 Год назад +3

    Alice with her own beautiful hair colouring rather than the dyed versions she favours. Incredible human woman.

    • @dafyddthomas7299
      @dafyddthomas7299 Год назад

      agree - love her natural color than the dyed red version - doesn't suit her.

    • @MrDaiseymay
      @MrDaiseymay Месяц назад

      HUMAN WOMAN--YEP THEY'RE THE BEST

  • @ruthjames9278
    @ruthjames9278 4 месяца назад +1

    she is brilliant