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Writing Laws: Hammurabi to Solon

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

Etching of Greek scribes

Touching the Sun

Despite its familiarity, the Sun is a very different presence...

Glowing sun in space

Who’s Afraid of Robots?

Artificial Intelligence is a very recent invention…or is it? Humans...

Robot arm chisels Venus De Milo out of marble block

Black Holes and Bangs

Space itself is wobbly. We exist on a choppy sea...

Solid black circle surrounded by swirling particles

Messaging and Signals

When we have information to share, we communicate. The development...

Actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr on a mobile phone creen

Whither the Public Lecture?

Gresham College has been delivering public lectures since 1597 through...

Audence smiling and clapping

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

The Ancient History of Computers and Code

What links an ancient shipwreck to the textile mills of...

Close up of weaving on loom with computer code floating over the top

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