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Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver ...
Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597 and continues the tradition with new lectures every week. Each lecture is an hour long and is available for download as either MP3 or MP4 files. As well as the eight Gresham Professors who deliver annual lecture series, we have a stream of acclaimed visiting lecturers who talk on topics as varied as history, politics, art, astronomy, religion, mathematics and much more. Visit our website for further information: www.gresham.ac.uk
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The Hidden Face of British Gardening - Professor Sir Roderick Floud
From the 17th Century to the present day, a fresh ...
From the 17th Century to the present day, a fresh and unique look at Britain’s favourite pastime.
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Uncovering the Truth about Vedic Mathematics - Alex Bellos
A mystical knowledge revealed only through initiates or a simple ...
A mystical knowledge revealed only through initiates or a simple mathematical trick? - Alex Bellos went to India to try and get to the bottom of Vedic mathematics.
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Decoding the Heavens: Solving the Mystery of the World's First Computer - Jo Marchant
The amazing story of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism, ...
The amazing story of the discovery of the Antikythera mechanism, perhaps the most staggering and yet puzzling achievement of the ancient Greeks.
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The MacPlatonic Solids: Mathematics in Neolithic Scotland - Tony Mann
The story of the unexplained neolithic objects common to Northern ...
The story of the unexplained neolithic objects common to Northern Scotland that echo the Platonic solids, a cornerstone of Greek mathematical thinking.
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Introduction to Early Mathematics - Professor Robin Wilson
From Egypt to China and back via India to Greece: ...
From Egypt to China and back via India to Greece: a quick tour of ancient mathematics and some of the problems they were interested in.
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Science's First Mistake: Delusions in Pursuit of Theory - Professor Ian Angell
How much truth should we expect from science? Do scientists ...
How much truth should we expect from science? Do scientists understand their search for truth correctly?
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Lovesickness - Professor Glenn Wilson
When love goes wrong: the story of heartbreak, obsession, jealousy ...
When love goes wrong: the story of heartbreak, obsession, jealousy and erotomania.
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From Printed Page to Performance - Professor Christopher Hogwood, Dame Emma Kirkby and Jakob Lindberg
A discussion with musical examples, on the importance of musical ...
A discussion with musical examples, on the importance of musical ‘tradition’ and the idea of ‘authentic’ performance, between Christopher Hogwood, Dame Emma Kirkby and lutenist Jakob Linberg.
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The Coalition and the Constitution - Professor Vernon Bogdanor
An objective analysis of the significance of the current coalition ...
An objective analysis of the significance of the current coalition government for Britain and of the momentous constitutional reforms which the coalition is proposing.
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English Architecture: Coming of Age, 1408-1530 - Professor Simon Thurley
An investigation of the period which saw the perfection of ...
An investigation of the period which saw the perfection of a distinctive English architecture, before it was destroyed by Henry VIII and the Reformation.
