‘Is it in Pevsner?’: A Short History of the ‘Buildings of …' Series This lecture traces the history of this famous series by...
The Great Depression and ‘Embedded Liberalism’ The Great Depression posed a serious threat to capitalism as economic nationalism flourished and Communism and Fascism offered alternative models.
Leadership at a Time of Transition and Turbulence - A conversation with Peter Sutherland KCMG Professor Costa conducts a conversation/discussion with Peter Sutherland, Chairman of...
Middle Class Recruits to Communism in the 1930s Why did some idealistic young people join the Communist Party...
Houston, We Have a Problem: How the Fossil Fuel Industry is Risking Our Future and Your Pension When oil and gas industry leaders flew into Houston for...
Lord Kelvin and the French 'F' Word: The Greatest Victorian Scientist? Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the...
Making Sense of Conspiracy Theories With Brexit, the US presidential election and the Covid pandemic...
The Convoluted Brain: Wrinkles and Folds The human brain has a very distinct and complex appearance...