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China’s Economic Prospects on the Cusp

China has important islands of technological excellence, even dominance, but...

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Ocean: The Liquid Engine That Dominates Our Planet

We often talk about living on a blue planet, but...

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The Economics of Work and Technology

Why has automation anxiety – the fear that new technologies...

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Whither War; Whither the Law of War

How might we change the way we – and all...

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From Tyranny to Athenian Democracy

When – and how – did Athenian democracy begin? There...

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China and Chineseness: Lessons from the Chinese Mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan

This lecture is about the meaning of China and being...

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War's Toxic Legacy

War's environmental legacies disproportionately burden the civilian populations left behind...

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How Does Mathematics Last? Heritage and Heritage-making in Mathematics

How is mathematical knowledge recorded and preserved across generations? Contrary...

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Much Ado About Numbers: Shakespeare’s Mathematical Life and Times

Shakespeare lived in a period of exciting mathematical innovations –...

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Do Microbes Have Immune Systems?

We often think of immunity as being a human, or...

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