Gresham College Lectures
Episodes
Mobilising Savings for Investment
09 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We will carefully outline the categories of savings held by households and link that to the operation of financial intermediaries in providing loanabl...
Lenin and the Russian Revolution
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Why did Lenin's Bolsheviks take power in October 1917? The earlier (February) revolution and the hopes it raised, the complex realities of power,...
English Landscape: Samuel Palmer and the Pastoral
08 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Samuel Palmer, in his Shoreham period in the 1820s and 30s, seized on the long tradition of classical pastoral landscapes, and wrested it into an Engl...
The 2016 US President Election - One Year On
07 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One year ago, Donald Trump won the American presidency - the first president in modern times to be elected without any previous political experience. ...
Martin Luther and his Crusade Against the Pope
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
When Luther was close to death he reportedly exclaimed: 'Living I was your plague O Pope, Dead I will be your Death.' This lecture marks the...
English Landscape: Constable and Clare
01 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Constable's Stour landscapes of the Regency period, during and just after the War with France, and his publication English Landscape Scenery, cha...
Jane Austen: Patriotism and Prejudice
31 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Todd will be discussing patriotism in Austen's time and her particular attitude to it; her sense of what Englishness is, materially and...
Defence and Security in an Unstable World
30 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The 2017 Peter Nailor Memorial Defence Lecture, to be presented by General Sir Nick Parker and followed by a response from Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield...
Pi and e and the the most beautiful theorem in mathematics
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GRESHAM COLLEGE WITH THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICSThis year's event will focus on the beauty of Mathematical Relationships. ...
Just Imagine! The Tale of i
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GRESHAM COLLEGE WITH THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICSThis year's event will focus on the beauty of Mathematical Relationships. ...
Zero is a Hero
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GRESHAM COLLEGE WITH THE BRITISH SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICSThis year's event will focus on the beauty of Mathematical Relationships. ...
English Landscape: The Picturesque
25 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The late eighteenth and early nineteenth- century vogue for the Picturesque and for forging an English landscaping tradition (with frameable landscape...
Is Society Ready For Driverless Cars?
24 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Driverless cars will affect us all profoundly. They will save many lives, destroy many livelihoods and change our behaviour in unexpected ways. What a...
Justice For All
19 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
During his tenure as Gresham Professor of Law (2012-2016), Geoffrey Nice tackled subjects as diverse as genocide, the law's role in sexual conduc...
What is Value in Healthcare?
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Value is the importance, worth or usefulness of something. In healthcare, it has been argued that the only value that matters is that to the patient. ...
Are We Alone In The Universe?
18 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The question of whether we are alone in the Milky Way (or in the universe) is one of the most intriguing questions in science and astronomy. Our solar...
Shakespeare's London and Ancient Rome
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
William Shakespeare spent his schooldays learning Latin. When he arrived in London and became an actor and playwright, he discovered a city and a cult...
How Maths Can Save Your Life
17 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have been in a medical scanner and benefited from its use in medical diagnostics. But how many of us have considered how it works? The math...
The History of Pain
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Pain is often seen as universal and timeless, but how have people's understandings of pain changed over time? Did the invention of more effective...
The Guitar in Tudor London
11 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Few people now remember that the guitar was popular in England during the age of Queen Elizabeth and Shakespeare, and yet it was played everywhere fro...
Roman London's First Voices
10 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Excavations have recently uncovered much evidence of Roman London, including fragments of 405 waxed stylus writing-tablets that can be dated to AD 50-...
Women Lawyers: Equals at the Bar?
05 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The times they are a-changing - or are they? Do female lawyers need to be Superwoman to survive? Is motherhood welcomed, tolerated or rejected at the ...
Are Science and Faith at War?
03 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Science and religious faith are two of the most important elements of western culture. Yet the authority of both is under threat in our pragmatic cult...
Cleaning Up The Thames: Success or Failure?
28 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Thames is often hailed as an international success story. Engineering works solved 19th century sewage problems, improving Londoners' health....
Discovering the Port of Roman London
27 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Roman London was founded on the banks of the Thames to take advantage of the tidal river for traffic trade and communications. But precisely where wer...
The Conservative Party
26 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Conservative Party is the oldest and one of the most successful political parties in the democratic world. It has been, for many years, the natura...
Multimedia 1900: Experience and Entertainment in Everyday Life
25 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We know a great deal about media gadgetry in retrospect, but much less about how it was perceived and experienced by early users. Historians at the en...
The Productivity Puzzle
21 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Productivity growth in the UK economy has lagged behind that of our major trading partners. With little or no growth in labour or total factor product...
How Were The Stars Formed?
20 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Milky Way galaxy was once ablaze with bright young stars. Today, star formation has calmed down, but we glimpse intense pockets of gas that are fo...
From Royal Highway to Common Sewer: The River Thames and its Architecture
13 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The Thames is the reason that London is where it is and the river has had a decisive influence on the growth of the city since Roman Times. For 500 ye...
The Gray's Inn Reading - The Great Divorce: Brexit and the Law
22 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Helena Ann Kennedy, Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, QC, is a British barrister, broadcaster, and Labour member of the House of Lords. She will be speak...
Britain and the EU: In or Out - One Year On
21 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
One year ago, Britain decided, in the Referendum, upon its future relationship with the European Union. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/...
A World Without News?
20 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
THE GRESHAM SPECIAL LECTURE 2017An economic model for news that has existed for 200 years or more is disappearing. Are we facing the prospect of socie...
Migration: A Historical Perspective
15 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Migration from the Middle East and North Africa to Europe has reached mass proportions in the last few years. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-e...
The Right Stuff: How Do We Make 'Good' Doctors?
14 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, the concept of the 'good' doctor will be explored and how we can ensure that our doctors are 'good'. https://www.gre...
Artificial Intelligence
13 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Alan Turing famously proposed a test of artificial intelligence. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/artificial-intelligenceWhat has been ac...
Fifty Years of Conservation Areas
07 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Are the streets now paved with gold? The first Conservation Areas were designated in 1967, today at the golden anniversary there are some 10,000 sites...
Escher and Coxeter - a Mathematical Conversation
05 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
The artist M.C. Escher's work often used ingenious tilings of the plane with interlocking figures such as fish and birds. Although these tilings ...
The Policy Responses
01 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
We need to think of economic policy as some path co-ordinating monetary, financial and fiscal policy. The economic landscape that has been outlined im...
From Mr Pickwick to Tiny Tim - Charles Dickens and Medicine
30 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Dickens's expert eye for detail enabled him to describe many medical conditions in his writings. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-e...
Gene Therapy - The Future has Arrived!
25 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Using DNA and gene-based therapy to treat human diseases may sound like science-fiction, but there are already several gene therapies in use today, fo...
Nice Work If You Can Get It: Life as a Children's Heart Surgeon
24 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
My job has been one of duty and privilege, working worldwide with wonderful colleagues. Few people are lucky enough to save lives or change them for t...
Mathematics Can Make You Fly?
23 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
JOINT LONDON MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY/ GRESHAM COLLEGE ANNUAL LECTUREhttps://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/mathematics-can-make-you-flyWell, not q...
The Right Stuff: Information, Privacy and the Ethics of Disclosure
17 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Personal information is understood as the property of individuals, especially in the domain of health care and no information can be disclosed without...