Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions...
Florence Nightingale and her Crimean War Statistics: Lessons for hospital safety, public administration and nursing Professor McDonald will discusses the history and the myth surrounding...
100 Essential Things You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts We apply mathematics to some of the arts: identify Dali's...
Early Mathematics Day: The MacPlatonic Solids: Mathematics in Neolithic Scotland What is the mathematical significance of certain prehistoric objects that...
Might as well toss a coin: How random numbers help us find exact solutions Randomness is clearly important in computer games and in the...