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The City of London - Culture, Creativity and the Culture Mile
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…

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Improvising Medicine
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…

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Can Maths Save The Whales and Cure Cancer?
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…

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1928 - Annus Mirabilis of the Christmas Carol
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…

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The Business of Santa Claus in Lapland
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…

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The Man Who Invented Christmas: Film Adaptations of Dickens' A Christmas Carol
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…

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Finding Purpose in Your Career
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…

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Gardens of Empire: The Role of Kew and Colonial Botanic Gardens
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,…

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100 Years of Women in Law
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…

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Physics: Its Birth in Greek Ionia
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 …

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