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Forgotten Victims from the Age of Atrocity
Some of the atrocities of the age of Europe's religious wars immediately became notorious. The execution of tens of thousands of women and men for wi…
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Asylum seekers and ambivalence in contemporary Britain - Andrew Keefe
Psychoanalytic theory illuminates the polarised nature of the asylum debate and the powerful feelings for and against refugees. Historic, literary a…
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Maths with Pictures - Professor John D. Barrow
How pictures have been used in mathematics. The use of illustrations in ancient mathematics books, the invention of the first graphs and the represe…
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The Life and Work of Mervyn Peake - Sebastian Peake
A public lecture on the life and work of Mervyn Peake, by his son.
Uploaded 18-10-11
Often described as the ultimate Renaissance Man, Mervyn Peake was …
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Making New Plants: A History
This lecture examines the work of Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist who was one of the first to claim that science would allow plants and animals to be…
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Music Made of Listening: John Cage and 4'33"
Musicians make sounds - that much, you'd have thought, is obvious! Yet more than the sounds they make, it's the choices that musicians are making abo…
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Reforming Corporate Governance
The UK is considered a world leader in corporate governance, but governance failures are blamed for the loss of trust in business.
Uploaded 10-06-26
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How to Incentivise Sustainable Finance - Long Finance Panel Discussion
Many critics claim that the problem with economics is that it has no theory of value. From early economists, such as Smith, Ricardo and Marx, to late…
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Cracking the Whip: Strings, Chains and Dinosaurs - Alain Goriely
00:00 // Welcome: What Is the Real Scientific Method?
Uploaded 22-09-26
03:44 // A Bizarre Discovery: The Sound of a Cracking Whip
06:48 // The Secret t…
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Maths and Sport: Records, Medals and Drug Taking - Professor John D. Barrow
We examine the striking patterns between world record performances in different sports and ask what events an ambitious nation should target as the '…
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