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The Poetry of Prediction: Musical Time, Rhythm and Groove
Music is a temporal art, unfolding like a ribbon and transforming our experience of time itself. This lecture demonstrates how music harnesses our un…
2 years, 5 months ago
19th-Century Eclipse Expeditions
During the late 19th century, individuals and organizations planned for years in advance to observe a total solar eclipse. These high-stakes astronom…
2 years, 5 months ago
Shaping Mathematical Practices Of The Science of the Stars
Extant manuscripts, early library catalogues, lists of loans and wills are key witnesses for better understanding the mathematical practices and inno…
2 years, 5 months ago
Victorian Era Astronomy: On Land And In the Skies
In the late 19th-century, astronomical research could be practical, using telescopes and spectroscopes, or be based on mathematical reasoning. Astron…
2 years, 5 months ago
Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past
Between us and the medieval men and women who went on pilgrimage there stand many impediments to understanding: the Reformation, the Enlightenment, s…
2 years, 5 months ago
Were There Pagan Goddesses in Christian Europe?
This considers a set of superhuman female figures found in medieval and early modern European cultures- Mother Nature, the roving nocturnal lady ofte…
2 years, 5 months ago
Pilgrimages, Pandemics and the Past
Different models of economic modernity competed during the Cold War.
Washington feared that the transition from colonial peasant societies would provi…
2 years, 5 months ago
Twentieth-Century Divas: Barbra Streisand
Uncompromising control of her career and pursuit of a bold vision have made Barbra Streisand a sometimes controversial figure since her debut in Funn…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Marvels of the Solar System
Our exploration of the Solar System has revealed a remarkable diversity of landscapes, from the frozen deserts of Mars, which billions of years ago r…
2 years, 6 months ago
Brain Computer Interfaces
Our brains are computers. What if we could enhance their processing power? Medical technology now allows for brain signals to be read and translated …
2 years, 6 months ago