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Exploration and the idea of distance

British geographer Doreen Massey challenges the notion that we've "conquered distance"

Doreen Massey, one of Britain's most distinguished geographers, challenges the notion that we've "conquered distance".

With Ukrainian novelist Andrei Kurkov on the absurdity of life in the post-Soviet Union and Professor Jim al-Khalili on the role of atoms.

Presented by Bridgett Kendall from the Royal Geographical Society in London.

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