What’s it Worth? Values, Choice and Commodification In this lecture I shall look more directly at the...
A Lark Arising: The Rural Past and Urban Histories, 1881 - 2011 The Census of April 1881 revealed an England which was...
Human Livelihoods Depend on Wild Flowers: Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank explained In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods...
Twenty-first Century Threats: Malaria In 1955, the World Health Organization announced an ambitious plan...
The Hidden Face of British Gardening Gardening has been big business since the 17th century, but how can we measure its growth and economic importance?
Early Mathematics Day: My trip to India to Uncover the Truth about Vedic Mathematics A lecture by Alex Bellos, freelance writer and broadcaster.
To sleep, perchance to dream: Why do we and other animals sleep? Sleep seems to be a universal imperative for all animal...
Science Fiction as a Literary Genre: Science Fiction versus Mundane Culture This part of the symposium included the following talks: Introduction...