The new localism: Local government and the Constitution Many argue that Britain has become too centralized, that Whitehall...
Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
The Theatre of Dionysus This lecture outlines the origins of Greek drama in this historic setting, its architectural development and some of the greatest masterpieces.
The Deceived Brain: Coding and Illusion We perceive the world through the processing of information given...
Lawgivers in Modern Revolutions How have lawgivers featured in modern revolutions? This lecture considers...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...
From Machiavelli to Nietzsche: How Modern Thinkers Saw Ancient Lawgivers For many modern thinkers, the lawgiver has been important as...