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Samuel Pepys the Guitarist

Music, musical performance, guitar, samuel pepys, pepys, italian music, instrument, Cesare Morelli, 17th century europe

Air Pollution: Its Impact on Health and Possible Solutions

This lecture will consider the evidence for different forms of air pollution causing diseases, and outline some of the potential solutions.

How Spontaneous Gestures Connect to Thinking

I will argue for the essential unity of speech and gesture in the transmission of thought, and suggest that we have underestimated the considerable communicative significance of these movements.

The Guitar at the Restoration Court

When the most famous diarist in English, Samuel Pepys, accompanied Charles II back to London for the Restoration of the monarchy he was given the task of carrying the king’s guitar. From this moment on, the instrument had a the royal seal of approval.

Personalised Medicine - Made For You

This lecture considers the challenges that the NHS and its suppliers face in employing personalised medicine.

Asthma and Chronic Airways Disease

Asthma, an intermittent disease, is the commonest lung disease in the UK. The second is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This lecture will consider trends and advances in these two diseases, and the chronic genetic lung disease cystic fibrosis.

Does a Good Bedside Manner Matter?

There is an apparent conflict between the increase in technology in medicine and the importance of a relationship between patient and doctor. This Valentine’s Day lecture considers the importance of that relationship.

An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad

In 1643 an English landowner, Sir Ralph Verney, fled to France in the depths of the Civil War. He settled in Blois and, while there, amassed a vast archive that is still unpublished. These records provide a wealth of information about the music they played and the guitars they bought.

Computer Bugs in Hospitals: A New Killer

The extent of the problem of software bugs in the medical arena, and elsewhere, suggest an increasing number of avoidable deaths and injuries in UK hospitals.

The Guitar in the Age of Charles I

On the verge of the Civil War, the guitar rapidly became the fashionable instrument of elite London from Covent Garden to Westminster.

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