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Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle - Melissa Lane
Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him: the bombastic know-it-alls, the bashful youths, the confident generals, those (includin…
1 year, 7 months ago
First light: Revealing the Early Universe - Chris Lintott
The final lecture in the series returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, considering the cosmic microwave background.
This ol…
1 year, 7 months ago
Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle - Leslie Thomas KC
This lecture traces the history of race and disability law in the English education system. It examines the impact of discriminatory policies on Blac…
1 year, 8 months ago
Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics?
Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling…
1 year, 8 months ago
A Just and Inclusive Net Zero: Who should get there first? - Myles Allen
Eventually, net zero needs to include everyone: for emissions to continue in half the world while the other half mops them up is both unsustainable a…
1 year, 8 months ago
Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained - Raghavendra Rau
In every financial transaction, one side has more information than the other. For example, when someone buys a used car, the seller will know better …
1 year, 8 months ago
Is Music Infinite? - Milton Mermikides
This lecture explores the very limits of music: investigating historical efforts to catalogue musical materials including the melacarta of Carnatic m…
1 year, 8 months ago
Twentieth-Century Divas: Julie Andrews - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh
Starring in My Fair Lady (1956), The Sound of Music (1965) and Cinderella (1957) gave Dame Julie Andrews unparalleled profile.
These were among the mo…
1 year, 8 months ago
Health after Extreme Cold, Heat, Storms and Floods - Professor Sir Chris Whitty
Weather and climate-related events can cause significant mortality and disability.
Sudden cold, heat, storms and floods all present risks to health, e…
1 year, 8 months ago
How to Prove 1=0, And Other Maths Illusions - Sarah Hart
In this lecture I will show you some mathematical illusions: “proofs” that 1=0, that fractions don’t exist, and more. There are curious and important…
1 year, 9 months ago