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How the World Agreed on Net Zero
The climate had a bad year in 2009. Talks collapsed. Emails were hacked. And several papers found even 50-80% reductions weren’t enough: we had to ge…
2 years, 9 months ago
AI in Business
AI is another major technological innovation. AI needs data, or more precisely, big organized data. Most data processing is about making it useful fo…
2 years, 9 months ago
Life Without Chords? – Atonal Music
In the early 20th century, the system of tonal harmony started to break down. The vertical accumulations of notes became too complex for our powers o…
2 years, 9 months ago
Christopher Wren’s Medical Discoveries: the ‘Architect of Human Anatomy’
** Please note that this lecture will contain several mentions of early animal testing which some audience members may find upsetting**
Christopher Wr…
2 years, 9 months ago
The Mathematical Life of Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale is the founder of modern nursing and a pioneer of data science and medical statistics. Her innovative use of statistical diagram…
2 years, 9 months ago
A Microbial Future
Microbes have existed on Earth for almost 4 billion years; 3x as long as multicellular organisms and 1000x longer than humans. So what does the futur…
2 years, 9 months ago
Diseases of the Heart Structure, Muscle and Valves
The normal heart is very robust. Some people are born with abnormalities of the heart structure. Others acquire damage to the heart valves which beco…
2 years, 9 months ago
Cybersecurity for Humans
Faceless hackers in hoodies, intergalactic warriors, and technology out of human control: are these representations of cyber threats accurate? And wh…
2 years, 9 months ago
Dementia: A Cultural History
Dementia is often designated the “plague” of the twenty-first century. What does a cultural history of dementia reveal about commonly circulating ide…
2 years, 9 months ago
Women, Islam and Prophecy
The study of ‘Women and Islam’ has expanded exponentially in recent decades.
This lecture maps out emerging agendas, for example, the growing interest…
2 years, 9 months ago