Podcast Episodes

Big Data in Business

Big data has really taken off over the past decade because of the presence of ubiquitous sensor technology everywhere. For example, we are all consta…

2 years, 11 months ago

Rhythm Disturbances of the Heart

Our bodies depend on our hearts maintaining a steady beat, and increasing it appropriately in response to exercise. If the heart goes too fast, or to…

3 years ago

Stonehenge: A History

Our contemporary ideas about Stonehenge and British antiquity were shaped in times of empire and war. They dominate popular histories and inform nati…

3 years ago

Christopher Wren’s Cosmos

Sir Christopher Wren was one of the most remarkable Gresham Professors of Astronomy. Though best known today as the architectural mastermind behind t…

3 years ago

Queen Victoria: Images of Power and Empire

This lecture will examine the images of power and empire projected by Queen Victoria over the course of her reign.

Beginning with her coronation, it s…

3 years ago

Diminished and Augmented Chords

In this lecture, we will delve into the history of opera because that is where the diminished seventh-chord gradually accumulated its expressive powe…

3 years ago

Encryption: What's the Problem?

End-to-end encryption secures messages before they leave a device, preventing them from being read in transit. Increasingly the default protocol for …

3 years ago

The Role for Financial Services in Boosting Financial Literacy and Inclusion

Numeracy skills, good financial education and financial inclusion are essential ingredients for a thriving, fair economy. The cost-of-living crisis e…

3 years ago

Microbial Record-Breakers

Microbes hold astonishing speed records: the remarkable Thiovulum majus races along at 60 body lengths per second – the equivalent of Usain Bolt comp…

3 years ago

Slavery and the British Economy

During debates over the abolition of slavery, supporters of the system claimed that it was vital to the British economy and that abolition would be d…

3 years ago