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Charles I: The Court at War
During the Civil War Charles I's court, denied access to its usual country residences, was forced to set itself up in a series of makeshift loca…
6 years, 5 months ago
Dams, Radiators and The Shard: The Legacy of English Gardening
BOOK LAUNCH
This lecture describes three ways in which technology developed for gardens changed the shape of England and its built environment. Garden…
6 years, 5 months ago
AI Weapons, War and Ethics
This lecture will explore fully autonomous weapons, the products of AI technology, and the arguments for and against their use. It will then look at …
6 years, 5 months ago
Weighing the Universe
The cosmic microwave background is the luminous echo of the primordial explosion, the Big Bang — literally the oldest light in the Universe. Exquisit…
6 years, 5 months ago
A History of Hair
The 2014 scandal over Rachel Dolezal's lying about being of African-American heritage reignited debates about the politics of hair. It has been …
6 years, 6 months ago
Infection, Immunity and Cancer
Examples of cancers caused largely by infections include cervical cancer, some liver cancers, and gastric cancer. If the infection can be prevented, …
6 years, 6 months ago
The Ballets Russes: Courting the Exotic
Diaghilev found that the Oriental style that had been cultivated by Russian composers was a perfect match for the Parisians' love of exoticism, …
6 years, 6 months ago
Slavery and the City of London
PART OF OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH SERIES
Freedom has been central to the identity of the City of London for centuries. But from the Seventeenth to the N…
6 years, 6 months ago
Freedom Song: The Fisk Jubilee Singers' Story
PART OF OUR BLACK HISTORY MONTH SERIES
A choir of ex-slaves, raising funds to build their University, toured America from 1871, suffering discriminati…
6 years, 6 months ago
A Global History of the Eclipse of 29 May 1919
THE 2019 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE
The event will focus upon mathematical expeditions, outlining…
6 years, 6 months ago