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Taming the Trolls of Social Media
Barely a day goes by without some lunatic assertion on social media. Thinking-people shake their heads, but what can be done about this?
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"The Pros and Cons of Stable Monetary Value" - 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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The Mayflower: A London - Leiden Adventure
The story of the Mayflower is usually presented as a tale of persecuted Pilgrims crossing the Atlantic in circumstances of grave adversity to inhabit…
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George Eliot and Relationships
Mary Ann Evans experienced difficult relationships with her family while growing up in Warwickshire, and with nineteenth-century London society more …
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Clusters Of Galaxies - Professor Carolin Crawford
Clusters of galaxies are the largest organised structures in the Universe that appear gravitationally bound, containing thousands of galaxies all con…
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What Has Einstein Ever Done For You?
Albert Einstein's mind-boggling ideas revolutionized our view of the universe. From relativity to curved spacetime, from the Big Bang to black holes …
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Modern Christian Art: Distinctive Individual Visions - The Rt Revd Lord Harries
As at the end of the 18th century William Blake developed a highly individual style that did not fit easily into the categories of the age, so in our…
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How the English Learned to Hate Catholics
Medieval England was proudly Catholic and ostentatiously loyal to Rome. But from the late sixteenth century until recent times - and even now - anti-…
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Literature and Politics in 17th Century London: Milton and Ralegh - Dr Anna Beer
The contrasting, but interconnected, experiences of two writers: Sir Walter Ralegh and John Milton.
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Leprosia: The Lost Leprosy Hospitals Of London - Professor Carole Rawcliffe
Today, any mention of the medieval leper conjures up alarming images of exclusion, ostracism and fear, but such ideas are largely the product of the …
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