Restoration and Reaction: Palaces of the Restoration Charles II's court has often been portrayed as devoted to...
Two Losses Make a Win: How a Physicist Surprised Mathematicians One of the most extraordinary pieces of new mathematics was...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
Lawgivers in Modern Revolutions How have lawgivers featured in modern revolutions? This lecture considers...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
Endings in the Novel, from Austen and Dickens to Edward St Aubyn and Rachel Cusk More than anything else, the end matters to the novel...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...