Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
A History of Barts, Britain's Oldest Hospital St Bartholomew’s is the oldest hospital in England still operating...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
How To Choose a Doctor or Surgeon Various governments have promoted ‘patient choice’ as part of NHS...
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions...
Do Computers Get Sick? How Humans and Computers Fight Viruses Whether you are human or computer, viruses can ruin your...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...