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Faster than Light?

This talk will explain how the speed of light was first measured, and how an obscure but brilliant patent clerk in Bern, Switzerland by the name of Albert Einstein deduced that the speed of light is the upper speed limit for everything in the Universe.

The Limits of Our Knowledge

There is much in the universe we will never know, and it is equally certain that we will never know all that we do not know.

Exploring Earth from Space

Today the earth is opening up its secrets as never before.

The Cockney Romantics: John Keats and his Friends

Jonathan Bate will track Keats to Hampstead and tell of the extraordinary circle of writers – opium-eater Thomas De Quincey, essayist Charles Lamb, master-critic William Hazlitt – who wrote for The London Magazine, until its gifted editor was killed in a duel with a rival critic.

How Astronomy Changed our View of the Cosmos: from Gresham to the 21st Century

So much has happened since Gresham’s era, yet many of the questions about our cosmic origins still remain.

50 Years of Lunar Exploration

Professor Silk will describe the history of lunar exploration since 1969 and future plans for the Moon.

In the Beginning

Where did we come from? This question has always intrigued human thought. Professor Silk will describe the modern scientist's view of the origin of the cosmos.

Dark Matters

The dark side of the universe is pervasive. Most of the matter in the universe is dark, most of the energy in the universe is dark.

Ultra-Compact Objects: Astronomy with Gravitational Waves

Professor Silk will describe the state of our knowledge of neutron stars and black holes, and how new observations of gravity waves are poised to revolutionise this field.

Did Prison Change Mandela?

Prof. Elleke Boehmer explores how prison did or did not...

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