Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
Ghost of Scandals Past: A Short History of Financial Scandals The litany of great financial scandals is long, and sadly...
The Troubled Brain: Ageing and Dementia Diseases such as Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s are devastating neurological conditions...
The life and legacy of Dr Edward Jenner FRS, pioneer of vaccination Known to many as “the father of immunology”, Edward Jenner...
A History of Barts, Britain's Oldest Hospital St Bartholomew’s is the oldest hospital in England still operating...
Do Computers Get Sick? How Humans and Computers Fight Viruses Whether you are human or computer, viruses can ruin your...
Gresham and Defoe (underwriters): The Origins of London Marine Insurance This lecture explores the astonishing history of marine insurance underwriting...
Does Net Zero Mean the End of Livestock Agriculture? Diet and agriculture are borderline untouchable “third rail” issues in...
How To Choose a Doctor or Surgeon Various governments have promoted ‘patient choice’ as part of NHS...
Standards Markets: The free market response to regulation Many societal goals for markets can be achieved with more...