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How hard is a hard problem?

How can we distinguish between 'easy problems' and 'hard problems'...

Some London heroes of science and technology

GRESHAM IN THE CITY LECTURE London has been a magnet...

Addicted to love, beauty or sex?

On Valentine's Day it is appropriate to consider whether humans...

The celestial geometry of John Flamsteed: Mapping the heavens from 17th century Greenwich

During his 46 years as Astronomer Royal, John Flamsteed elevated...

At war with the French: the Hundred Years

At the outset, the English Crown ruled over tracts of...

Aggression: the biology of war and peace

Aggression lies at the heart of biological competition but its...

In the beginning: the Roman, the Viking and the Norman Conquests

As an island people, the inhabitants of Britain were repeatedly...

Diet and obesity: manna from the Gods or the food of destruction?

Obesity has shifted from being a rare symbol of decadence...

Two thousand years of London Bridge

The fascinating story of all the bridges that have been...

Presenting Unwanted Histories: The project to establish the British Empire and Commonwealth Museum