Series 1: Towards infinity and beyond
In this 3-part series, the HECTOR podcast propels us into the cosmos and takes a bird's-eye view of space conquest and exploitation. At a time when UNamur is joining the European UniversEH alliance, when space research is more dynamic and promising than ever, and when gargantuan projects to colonize Mars and search for Planet B are being promoted by a number of American billionaires, 10 UNamur researchers reflect on the scientific, philosophical, ethical and ecological stakes involved.
Series 2: Dying for the Fatherland
This episode of the HECTOR podcast is based on the correspondence of Louis and Antony Collard preserved at BUMP. The two brothers were intelligence agents. Arrested by the Germans in March 1918, they were executed the following summer. Their sorrowful correspondence stands out when read today, more than 100 years later. Because who would still die for God and country?
In this episode, 3 historians, a jurist, a political scientist and a philosopher question the notions of patriotism and nationalism over time. They reconstruct the context of the First World War, its atrocities, propaganda and resistance, and seek to explain the impetus for sacrifice shown by the inhabitants of "Poor little Belgium". They list what has changed since 1914, and comment on how these structural transformations have impacted our values. Together, researchers push us to think, because deep down, maybe we are... Some of us are still willing to die for ideas. But for what?
Series 3: 2,000 years of war
Rarely has a wild animal divided mankind so much: for 2,000 years, the wolf has provoked passionate conflicts in order to bring it to an end. Driven out of our territory at the end of the 19th century, it returned a few years ago. And with it, the age-old tug-of-war between man and wolf, tinged with fascination and rivalry, has resurfaced intact. In this two-part series, we'll set off in the footsteps of the wolf in Belgium, exploring its history, its stories, questioning its place in our collective imagination and in the ecosystem.
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