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Is having a good parent more important than having good genes?

Is having a good parent more important than having good...

The folly of Value-at-Risk

The spread of the Value-At-Risk approach to risk management to...

Designing Mobile Phones

Pressing buttons on a mobile phone chooses various functions, as...

Is there a continuous self? Buddhism and its Indian opponents

Are the Indian views incomparable with Western ones? Can we...

Attitudes to Ageing: Prevention

As part of the Attitudes to Ageing series, this lecture...

A Conversation with Lord Goldsmith

Professor Richard Susskind, Gresham Professor of Law, welcomes Lord Goldsmith...

Edmond Halley (1727): On the Shoulders of Giants

Edmond Halley presents a lecture about his friend, Sir Isaac...

Catastrophes

Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born?

Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...

1,000 Years of Calculators

In this lecture, Professor of Geometry Harold Thimbleby explores the...