The Economics of the Very Long Run: From Fire to Finance in Two Million Years An economist's view of two million years of human history...
Incest and Folk-Dancing: Two things to be avoided How closely are we related to each other, and how...
Born Gay? The origins of sexual orientation Are our sexual preferences acquired through social learning or are...
Human Livelihoods Depend on Wild Flowers: Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank explained In this talk Dr Robin Probert explains why human livelihoods...
The BBC - Defending the public interest From 2007 the Governors were replaced by Trustees; but there...
The BBC - Protecting it from the Government For 80 years the BBC Governors were charged with regulating...
The Roman Denarius and the Euro: A precedent for monetary union? A look at the way the Roman Empire has sometimes...
To Wear or Not to Wear: Changing social norms with regard to eyewear Studying the history of spectacles brings together the twin themes...