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Professor Silk will describe the state of our knowledge of neutron stars and black holes, and how new observations of gravity waves are poised to revolutionise this field.
Sir Ross Cranston, a recently retired judge of the High Court, Queens Bench Division, and Visiting Professor of Law at the London School of Economics, will be speaking on legal issues of topical interest.
The scientific evidence for climate change will be examined, describing how simulations of the Earth’s weather and climate are constructed and how these can be used to make assessments of what our climate and weather might be like in the coming decades.
We shall investigate the implications for the future of international conflict and of national defence. If preparations for the next war have already started, can we tell who is winning?
Who does the story belong to: the family or society? Where and how are the lines drawn? Until relatively recently the Family Court door was closed to all save the parties and professionals involved in the case.
The media and medicine have different perspectives. This lecture will use examples of how the public may be misled and consider the implications of such misunderstanding.
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