Might as well toss a coin: How random numbers help us find exact solutions Randomness is clearly important in computer games and in the...
The Gordon Riots of 1780: London in Flames, a Nation in Ruins In June 1780 the most destructive urban riots in English...
Lord Kelvin and the French 'F' Word: The Greatest Victorian Scientist? Lord Kelvin (1824-1907) was Professor of Natural Philosophy at the...
The Hidden Face of British Gardening Gardening has been big business since the 17th century, but how can we measure its growth and economic importance?
The Creeping Paralysis of Drought Water shortage is an increasingly common challenge to development in...
The Age of Dictatorship: Europe 1918-1989 - Hitler The second lecture in the series turned to Germany, where...
Saints and Liars: The Untold Stories of Americans Who Saved Endangered People from the Nazis This lecture unearths the hidden history of Americans who risked...