Gresham College Video
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 Bounce of the Superball - Professor John D Barrow
What can we learn from a hard rough rubber ball? ...
What can we learn from a hard rough rubber ball? – Professor of mathematics, John Barrow explains all.
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Self and Consciousness in Hindu Thought - Professor Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad
Who am I? - Some possible philosophical answers to be ...
Who am I? - Some possible philosophical answers to be found in Hindu thought.
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English Architecture, 1130-1300 - Professor Simon Thurley
The story of some of Europe’s most remarkable buildings, built ...
The story of some of Europe’s most remarkable buildings, built during the new gothic period of 13th century England.
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A New Economic Model for Europe: Building sustainable growth - Dr Chris Gibson-Smith
The Chairman of the London Stock Exchange assesses the future ...
The Chairman of the London Stock Exchange assesses the future of financial centres.
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The Setting up of The Royal Society - Professor Michael Hunter
An overview of early science, through the setting up of ...
An overview of early science, through the setting up of The Royal Society.
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Voyages to the Outer Solar System - Professor Ian Morison
A tour with three spacecraft, looking at planets previously unseen ...
A tour with three spacecraft, looking at planets previously unseen in such detail.
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Leadership at a Time of Transition and Turbulence #2 - Professor Ken Costa
An examination of the challenges of leadership at a time ...
An examination of the challenges of leadership at a time of financial and geo-political dislocation.
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Understanding the brain: a work in progress - Professor Keith Kendrick
Just how much do we know about the neurology behind ...
Just how much do we know about the neurology behind our memories, emotions and conscious awareness?
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St. Cecilia and Music: True or False? - Professor Christopher Hogwood
A lecture, on St. Cecilia’s Day, looking at the basis ...
A lecture, on St. Cecilia’s Day, looking at the basis and influence of the patron saint of music.
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Correction of Optical Defects: From Spectacles to Lasers - Professor William Ayliffe
The history of vision-correction, from Roger Bacon’s glasses of 1266 ...
The history of vision-correction, from Roger Bacon’s glasses of 1266 through to today’s cutting-edge laser technology.
