Why Society Needs Astronomy and Cosmology 'One day, Sir, you may tax it': Faraday's prescient quip...
Scientists Must Protect and Promote Human Rights: It is Principled and in their Interest National science academy members worldwide, concerned about dozens of unjustly...
Darwin, Evolution and God: The Present Debates This lecture sets the scientific and religious context for Darwin’s...
The Universities - Over regulation A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds. ...
A Cosmic Perspective: Four Centuries of Expanding Horizons The 'curious and ingenious' men who met at Gresham College...
The Rise and Fall of the British Empire In 1945, the imperial possessions of Great Britain circled the...