Engineering: Archimedes of Syracuse In the 3rd century BCE, the Sicilian polymath Archimedes significantly advanced human understanding of mathematics, geometry and astronomy.
Darkness Audible: Benjamin Britten at 100 - Middle, 1945-1970 The success of Peter Grimes caught Britten by surprise. It...
Vienna and Schubert: The ‘Trout’ Quintet Schubert Quintet in A, D.667 'Trout' Eleanor Corr violin Xin...
The Deceived Brain: Coding and Illusion We perceive the world through the processing of information given...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...
Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...