Markets and Marxism: USA, USSR and China Different models of economic modernity competed during the Cold War...
Doing Business in Interstellar Space Imagine that interstellar trade is possible at speeds close to...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Crimean War, 1854-1856 The Crimean War is remembered in Britain mainly for its...
Why Society Needs Astronomy and Cosmology 'One day, Sir, you may tax it': Faraday's prescient quip...
War and Peace in Europe from Napoleon to the Kaiser: The Russo-Turkish War, 1875-1878 This is the least-known of the wars discussed in this...
Early Universe This lecture will examine the evidence for and the significance of events that unfolded in the first few seconds after the Hot Big Bang.
Imperial Rivalry with the Russian Empire During the nineteenth century, Great Britain and Russia engaged in...