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The City of London - Culture, Creativity and the Culture Mile
The 2020 Annual Lord Mayor's Gresham event will explore the value of culture for The City of London.
The City of London is not only a great place…
6 years, 1 month ago
Improvising Medicine
Few patients like to think of their physicians or surgeons as improvisers. Yet clinical care is a human art where there will always be uncertainty. T…
6 years, 1 month ago
Can Maths Save The Whales and Cure Cancer?
Saving the whales and curing cancer are two of the great challenges of the present day, and mathematics has a part to play in addressing them.
This t…
6 years, 1 month ago
1928 - Annus Mirabilis of the Christmas Carol
1928 witnessed the BBC's first broadcast of the Christmas Eve carol service from King's College, Cambridge. 1928 also saw the publication o…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Business of Santa Claus in Lapland
The myth of Santa Claus has been translated into an extraordinary market on a global scale. We see Santa everywhere in adverts and products, and peop…
6 years, 2 months ago
The Man Who Invented Christmas: Film Adaptations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol
A Christmas Carol (1843) is the most filmed and televised of Dickens' works. Many will warmly remember the 1951 Alastair Sim version, but how ma…
6 years, 2 months ago
Finding Purpose in Your Career
Many influential leaders stress the importance of pursuing a purpose rather than choosing a career based on salary. While inspiring, such talks can s…
6 years, 2 months ago
Gardens of Empire: The Role of Kew and Colonial Botanic Gardens
Sydney's botanic garden, founded in the early nineteenth century, was expected to ship new plants 'home' to the Royal Botanic Gardens,…
6 years, 3 months ago
100 Years of Women in Law
A Gresham lecture that Delahunty gave in November 2017 was one of the first public identifications of the exodus of experienced women from the self-e…
6 years, 3 months ago
Physics: Its Birth in Greek Ionia
The study of the natural and physical world from a scientific viewpoint began in Greek cities on the western coast of Turkey around Miletus in about …
6 years, 3 months ago