Is it really the case that Economic success is negatively correlated with Sporting success? The lecture will look at the links between sporting success...
Having a Laugh? Comedy and Comedians Humour depends upon a delicate balance of emotional arousal (a...
Fungal Threats to our Crops and Trees Fungal infections present major threats to the health of the...
The History of British Cartoons and Caricature Political, satirical, comic and incendiary: from Hogarth's images of London...
The Making of Modern Celebrity: Famous for fifteen minutes - and longer This lecture will explore the 'celebrification' of contemporary popular culture...
Psychologising and Neurologising about Religion: Facts, Fallacies and the Future The original Boyle Lectures took place annually between 1692 and...
Head of State Immunity – a Useful Relic? Head of State Immunity, once unchallengeable, may now seem an...