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Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver ...
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver annual lecture series, we have a stream of acclaimed visiting lecturers who talk on topics as varied as history, politics, art, astronomy, religion, mathematics and much more. Visit our website for further information: www.gresham.ac.uk
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St Paul's Cathedral at 300: The History of the Building - Martin Stancliffe
On the 300th anniversary of the completion of Christopher Wren's ...
On the 300th anniversary of the completion of Christopher Wren's Cathedral, the current architect offers an architectural history of England's premier Cathedral.
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The Sounds of the Universe - Professor Carolin Crawford
From black holes humming to pulsars spinning: what are the ...
From black holes humming to pulsars spinning: what are the sounds of space and how can we use them?
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The Scramble for Africa - Professor Richard J Evans
In the early 1880s, informal imperial expansion gave way to ...
In the early 1880s, informal imperial expansion gave way to formal imperial acquisitions. This lecture offers an overview of the race of European Empires to lay claim to Africa in the midst of this period of aggressive imperialism.
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The Future of the EU and Global Markets - Dr Robert Barnes
After the largest financial crisis in the history of the ...
After the largest financial crisis in the history of the capital markets, what changes do we need to promote liquidity recovery? What insights can Equities offer Over-The-Counter markets and vice-versa? Come and learn the bold ideas shaping the new financ
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The Price of Fish: Making sense of the way the world really works - Professor Michael Mainelli and Ian Harris
A lecture on issues related to 'real' (as opposed to ...
A lecture on issues related to 'real' (as opposed to 'transactional') commerce: the complex ways in which people, organisations and societies communicate and deal with each other. The ultimate aim is to make sense of the way the world really works beyond
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A Lark Arising: The Rural Past and Urban Histories, 1881 - 2011 - Professor Alun Howkins
The history of the rural/urban divide in English consciousness, where ...
The history of the rural/urban divide in English consciousness, where it came from and why it persists.
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Christian Modern Art: Distinctive Individual Visions - The Rt Revd Lord Harries
A lecture on the uncategorisable Christian vision in artists such ...
A lecture on the uncategorisable Christian vision in artists such as Marc Chagall, Stanley Spencer and Cecil Collins.
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The British Attempt to Construct a Socialist Commonwealth, 1945-1951 - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
It brought about the NHS, the welfare state and widespread ...
It brought about the NHS, the welfare state and widespread nationalisation, but was the post-war Labour government a success?
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Maths and Sport: How Fast Can Usain Bolt Run? - Professor John D Barrow
How can Usain Bolt improve his world 100 metres sprint ...
How can Usain Bolt improve his world 100 metres sprint record significantly without improving his speed? We examine the mechanics of sprinting and the effects of wind assistance, timing accuracy, and altitude on sprint times.
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Get Shorty: Short-Term Thinking and Financial Stability - Andy Haldane
Patience is a virtue. But does it have value? Andrew ...
Patience is a virtue. But does it have value? Andrew Haldane will discuss the importance of patience to growth and stability, its recent evolution and its implications for financial markets and systems. There is evidence that capital market myopia – short
