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The Artful Universe

This lecture, looking at both art and science, explores the...

100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Sport

A lecture to mark the publication of Professor Barrow's latest...

Mary Rose: The first Ship of our Standing Navy

2009 marks the 500th anniversary of the Mary Rose, the...

Bingo and the National Lottery: Prices and Cultural Values

The Arts Industry: Culture and the 'Real World'

This lecture takes a look at how the relationship between...

The Tyranny of Charity: Patronage, Philanthropy and State Intervention

This lecture explores the relationship between art and charity, from...

Is the world simple or complicated?

Stop some particle physicists in the street and they will...

Gambling Fever: The Mirage of Sudden Riches

Gambling is an activity as old as human social life...

Money Mania: The South Sea Bubble

At the beginning of 1720, almost the whole of England...

1888: Jack the Ripper

What were the rumours surrounding the grisly murders of 1888...