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Are We Lost In The Cosmos?
There have been dramatic changes in our scientific understanding of the universe in the last hundred years. It used to be thought that the universe w…
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Is 'Green Business' a Contradiction in Terms?
Posters in shops and on trucks shout 'carbon neutral business', and more organisations are boasting of reducing their environmental impact …
8 years, 1 month ago
The Guitar at the Restoration Court
When the most famous diarist in English, Samuel Pepys, accompanied Charles II back to London for the Restoration of the monarchy he was given the tas…
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The Internet of Things
Many televisions, baby monitors, central heating and even light-bulbs are already connected to the internet but this is only the start. Over the next…
8 years, 1 month ago
The Structure of Finance
In the traditional model of finance, households saved and firms borrowed through financial intermediaries. Those financial intermediaries might be ba…
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Personalised Medicine - Made For You
Everyone is different, and treatment options increasingly reflect that. As we understand more about our genetic makeup, our varying response to conve…
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Architecture and the Edwardian Era
Descriptions and reconstructions of houses can illuminate other histories and provide a sense of the relationships between people and places. Edwardi…
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The Quantum Mathematician
Quantum science has been one of the most successful and useful theories ever invented. Indeed quantum technology was added as the ninth of the origin…
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Trust-Busting or Trust-Building: How Can The City Earn Trust?
In recent years, the reputation of the financial services and related professional services industries has been corroded by a series of scandals. In …
8 years, 1 month ago
Slave Stories: Aesop and Walter Crane
In 1887 the influential arts-and-crafts book illustrator Walter Crane published The Baby's Own Aesop, bringing the homespun wisdom of ancient Gr…
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