Physics: Its Birth in Greek Ionia This lecture discusses the pioneering physical theories of Thales, Anaximander, Anaximenes, Anaxagoras and Democritus.
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...
Outsmart the System: How Psychology Hacks Your Money Decisions Ever feel like the financial world works against you? This...
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Anatomy of a Christmas Classic This lecture investigates how and why the song ‘Have Yourself...
Carbon Takeback: How We Will Stop Fossil Fuels from Causing Global Warming We have to stop fossil fuels from causing global warming...
Blind Spots & Bad Decisions: Why We Fall for Financial Traps Why do smart people make dumb financial choices? This lecture...
Capitalism’s Transparent Failures: Exchanges as the epicentre of markets – a contradiction in terms? Author Patrick L. Young reviews the exchange landscape over 2,000...
Medieval Music: To Sing and Dance During the eighteenth century, Western Europe gradually relinquished a form...
The Carry Trade and Uncovered Interest Rate Parity Basic economic theory tells us that borrowing money in a...