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The Gresham Festival of Musical Ideas

** This is a drop-in event, and attendees are welcome...

Conducter's hands over a backdrop of a rising sun, song bird, factory, greek statue and mathematical symbols

Divine Law, Human Prophet: Moses in Hebrew and Greek

The Hebrew lawgiver Moses was compared to ancient Greek lawgivers...

Engraving of Moses holding the ten commandements before his brethren

Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon

When and why do written laws emerge in ancient societies...

Etching of Greek scribes

Writing a British Constitution

Recently, the UK has gotten into a muddle over Scottish...

House of Parliament superimposed on backdrop of magna carta

Singing the Laws: Ancient Greek Lawgivers in History and Legend

While Lycurgus of Sparta and Solon of Athens are now...

Painting of Lycurgus of Sparta holdaing scroll

Human Rights Law: Bringing Power to the Powerless

This lecture looks at the power given to advocates in...

Sticker on lamppost that reads Every Human has Rights

Solving the Ancient Camel Puzzle: A 3,500-Year-Old Mathematical Trick

A sheikh's will leaves behind 17 camels to be divided...

Experts in politics: Lessons from Socrates and Aristotle

Socrates sought to test the expertise of everyone around him...

a marble statue of socrates

The Western Magical Tradition

This lecture makes a survey of learned ceremonial magic in...

Tarot cards in a candle

Lead: A Toxic Legacy

Evidence that childhood lead exposure caused stunted intelligence and behavioural...

a sign that reads 'for use as a motor fuel only contains lead (tetraethyl)