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Corpse Roads: Digital Landscape Archaeology

This lecture explores how digital landscape modelling can help unlock the secrets of Britain’s ancient pathways.

Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse

In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.

Simple Laws, Spectacular Astrophysics

This talk will examine why laws are simple and how the combination of simple laws can lead to rich complexity.

Can Gender Equality Help Solve Climate Change?

Is gender equality a key factor in tackling climate change? Many think so, and in this lecture Environment Professor Jacqueline McGlade will explain why in relation to UN Sustainable Development Goal 5 is to 'achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls'.

The World's First University?

"One of the most striking things about ancient Athenian life...

Arise, Sir Isaac! Newton’s London career

This lecture is held in conjunction with the Science Museum’s Science City 1550-1800: The Linbury Gallery as part of its Science Museum Lates.

A History of the Penis and the Clitoris

Is the clitoris simply a female version of the male penis? Many scientists and biologists in the past thought so. It is only in recent decades that the physiology of the clitoris has become understood.

Making New Plants: A History

This lecture examines the work of Hugo de Vries, a Dutch botanist who was one of the first to claim that science would allow plants and animals to be designed to order.

Webb Vs. Hubble: Battle of the Space Giants

The Hubble Space Telescope is rapidly approaching its 30th birthday, and we will explore some of the amazing insights it has provided on the beauty of our universe and our place in it.

What Has Einstein Ever Done For You?

This lecture will offer a surprising exploration of the wide-ranging consequences of Einstein’s ideas, and how they shape our everyday lives.

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