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Mental and Physical Wellness
Exercise, diet, rest, and sleep are sometimes seen as optional extras that are desirable if you have the time. They are also topics about which many …
5 years, 11 months ago
Simple Laws, Spectacular Astrophysics
The laws of physics may be stated in simple and elegant ways that can be made easy to demonstrate and understand on their own. What is immensely hard…
5 years, 11 months ago
Can Gender Equality Help Solve Climate Change?
Is gender equality a key factor in tackling climate change? Many think so, and in this lecture Environment Professor Jacqueline McGlade will explain …
6 years ago
Arise, Sir Isaac! Newton's London career
During the last thirty years of his life, Isaac Newton lived in London, where as head of the Royal Mint he moved in wealthy aristocratic circles, exe…
6 years ago
Thomas Becket and London
'St Thomas has adorned…London by his rising and Canterbury by his setting'.
This lecture will explore how the influence of Thomas Becket pe…
6 years ago
The Cato Street Conspiracy, 1820: A Study in Terrorism
Two hundred years ago a group of conspirators assembled in a Cato Street stable in order to plan the massacre of the whole British cabinet at dinner …
6 years ago
The Ethics of Surgical Innovation
Scientific knowledge is advancing at dizzying speed and each day brings new breakthroughs in medical understanding. Unprecedented advances are openin…
6 years ago
The Ballets Russes: Playing with the Past
Diaghilev seemed to be the nemesis of traditional ballet, but he was ready to draw on the rigorous classical schooling of his dancers whenever it sui…
6 years ago
A History of the Penis and the Clitoris
Is the clitoris simply a female version of the male penis? Many scientists and biologists in the past thought so. It is only in recent decades that t…
6 years ago
Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma
Lung cancer is the second most common cancer in both men and women, but kills the most people through a combination of being common and currently hav…
6 years ago