Dwight Eisenhower, President, 1953-1961 Eisenhower was elected on a programme of repudiating both Franklin...
Do we need a martian invasion in order to avoid attacking each other? Is human co-operation possible without external threats? What are the...
From Hilbert's problems to the future In 1900 the German mathematician David Hilbert presented the mathematical...
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Demonisation and witch hunts in religion and politics This lecture explores the origins, character and life of political...