Time for a Change: Introducing irreversible time in economics An exploration of the remarkable consequences of using Boltzmann's 1870s...
Introduction to Taking and Giving: Roles in Philanthropy Old and New Philanthropy has always been a feature of public life from...
Is the growth in the emerging economies additional or are we growing more slowly? Speakers look at the limits to world economic growth from...
Debussy - Text and Ideas: The 'Song Triptych', and fin-de-siecle Visual Culture Debussy composed eight sets of three songs between 1891 and...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...
Voices of the Land: Nga Reo o te Whenua In his solo presentation of traditional instruments (taonga puoro), Richard...
Emerging Markets and Climate Change This lecture considers the economic impact of climate change on...
Culture and Resistance: Indigenous Responses to a Globalised World This lecture looks at the place occupied by indigenous cultures...
Rare and Endangered Languages - 'Why should we protect endangered languages?' Dr Nicholas Ostler argues for the preservation of the world's...