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The Annual Sir Thomas Gresham Lecture 2026

This is the Annual Sir Thomas Gresham Lecture.

Portrait of Sir Thomas Gresham

The Death of the Roman Republic?

Did the Roman republic die with Julius Caesar? With Cicero...

A broken classical column with its top section leaning against the base, surrounded by rubble on a white background

The Shape of Knots: From DNA to Shoestrings and Solar Flares

Knots are ubiquitous in the world around us, appearing as...

A close-up of a thick, white, coiled rope with a blue stripe

Forging Better Futures for You and AI

In this last lecture, I will work to wake us...

A robotic hand holding a silver cloche and tray

Education – And Its Limits

The most popular response to the challenge of automation is...

A child and an adult sit at desks reading books

Should We Manipulate People’s Emotions?

We think of emotions as being central to our characters...

A hand manipulates a wooden puppet with strings

The Pill and the Planet: Can We Have Both a Healthy Aging Population and a Sustainable Future?

Modern medicine's success in extending lifespans comes at an environmental...

Underwater view of a vast accumulation of plastic pollution in the ocean

Taming AI

In this lecture, we look at proposals to limit AI...

A robotic hand with a microphone attached to its forearm plays a piano

A World Without Work

In the future, we may face ‘structural’ technological unemployment in...

Robot holding various tools and a laptop

The Universe’s 100th Birthday: Galactic Fireworks and Little Red Dots

100 years ago this year, Edwin Hubble published the first...

Interacting spiral galaxies Arp 273, with the larger galaxy tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by its companion