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Bribery and Corruption in the City
Crime thrives in a social environment which is conductive to its commission, and it harms the society which spawns it most of all. That is as true of…
7 years, 4 months ago
Strategy and Democracy
THE 2018 PETER NAILOR MEMORIAL LECTURE ON DEFENCE
Today's cry in democratic states, and not just from representatives of populist parties, is gov…
7 years, 4 months ago
Haunted by Christ: Modern Writers and the Struggle for Faith
In his new book, Haunted by Christ, Richard Harries explores the role of faith in the lives of twenty novelists and poets. Non-believers like Samuel …
7 years, 4 months ago
Mathematics in War and Peace - Stories about Mathematicians Killed in WW1
THE 2018 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE
As a commemoration of the end of the First World War, the eve…
7 years, 4 months ago
Mathematics in War and Peace - Flying Mathematicians
THE 2018 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE
As a commemoration of the end of the First World War, the eve…
7 years, 4 months ago
Mathematics in War and Peace - Euler's Work on Ballistics
THE 2018 BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS / GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTURE
As a commemoration of the end of the First World War, the eve…
7 years, 4 months ago
Dark Matters
The dark side of the universe is pervasive. Most of the matter in the universe is dark, most of the energy in the universe is dark. Many searches are…
7 years, 4 months ago
It from Bit: The Science of Information
Physicist John Wheeler asked the famous 'It from bit?' question: what if at its heart the universe is not a collection of particles, forces…
7 years, 4 months ago
The 'Autism Advantage' in the Workplace
Adam Feinstein will examine the strengths of many people on the autism spectrum which make them an untapped human resource in the workplace. Using ca…
7 years, 4 months ago
State Torture
Torture was officially outlawed in France in the 1780s and in Europe during the nineteenth century. In the late twentieth and early twenty-first cent…
7 years, 4 months ago