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Facts Matter, But They Aren't Enough: Science, Faith and Meaning in Life

Recent psychological research has looked at the importance of meaning to human beings, and how this works out in core questions about the relation of science and faith.

The Philosophy of Time: Does Physics Have The Last Word?

Professor Tallis seeks to rescue time from the jaws of physics, examining the claims that time is merely the fourth dimension of space-time, that there is a ‘passage’ of time or that time has a direction or arrow.

Are We Lost In The Cosmos?

What are the implications of the Big Bang for our understanding of ourselves? Is the universe meaningless? or is there some way of developing a ‘big picture’ of reality that helps us decide our place and purpose in the universe.

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.

Slave Stories: Aesop and Walter Crane

The lecture asks how the ancient fables address power relations in a slave society. Were they primarily stories for and by slaves, or did they serve ruling-class interests?

If Humans Are So Great, Why is the World Such a Mess?

This lecture looks at our changing understanding of ourselves, focussing on Charles Darwin’s theory of human origins and the religious, scientific and ethical questions raised.

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 He settled in Blois and, while there, amassed a vast archive that is still unpublished.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.

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Facts Matter, But They Aren't Enough: Science, Faith and Meaning in Life

The Philosophy of Time: Does Physics Have The Last Word?

Are We Lost In The Cosmos?

The Guitar at the Restoration Court

Slave Stories: Aesop and Walter Crane

If Humans Are So Great, Why is the World Such a Mess?

An Englishman (with a Guitar) Abroad

The Clockwork God: Isaac Newton and the Mechanical Universe

The Guitar in the Age of Charles I

NOW That's What I Call Carols: 1582!

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