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Sex and the Internet - Dr Victoria Baines
The relationship between intimacy and technology is dynamic and transformative. Adult entertainment providers were early adopters of the Internet and…
2 years ago
Dyslexia and Language - Disorder or Difference? - Maggie Snowling CBE
Difficulties with reading and writing have wide-ranging effects beyond academic achievement, including on career opportunities and personal well-bein…
2 years ago
A 300,000-Year History of Human Evolution - Robin May
The species we recognise as our own - anatomically modern humans - has existed for only 300,000 years, a blink of an eye in evolutionary terms. And y…
2 years ago
Export-Led Growth in the Asian Tiger Economies - Martin Daunton
Why have economies in east Asia been more successful in escaping from under-development and achieving high levels of growth?
Japan’s experience of avo…
2 years ago
The Visual Politics of Refugeehood - Nishat Awan
Humanitarian agencies are increasingly relying on satellite imagery and testimonies from social media to understand and communicate why people feel c…
2 years ago
LGBT Rights: Overcoming a Colonial Legacy - Leslie Thomas KC
Historically lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people have been persecuted under English law.
Homophobic and transphobic laws were exporte…
2 years ago
Mathematical Puzzles and Paradoxes - Sarah Hart
Many puzzles have a long history, such as water pouring puzzles, where you need to measure (for example) one pint of water equipped only with an eigh…
2 years ago
Satirical Cartoons: A History
How do cartoons and visual satire operate?
This lecture will look at when humans first created art and at the dawn of satire.
Examining the work of Swi…
2 years ago
Capital Structure Theory Explained - Raghavendra Rau
Knowing what the investors demand enables the firm to plan its financing. What type of instrument should it use? Should it issue debt or equity?
This …
2 years ago
'Oumuamua: Our first interstellar visitor
In 2017, the Solar System was visited by an object named 'Oumuamua, which came from another star. The unusual properties of this first interstellar v…
2 years ago