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Christ and Evolution: A Drama of Wisdom - Professor Celia Deane-Drummond GreshamCollege 4 views Perhaps the distinguishing characteristic of Christianity compared with other religious traditions is belief in God incarnate in Christ, the Word made flesh. But what might...
Apprenticeship in Early Modern London: City apprentices in the 16th and 17th centuries GreshamCollege 40 views The prospect of an apprenticeship attracted thousands of youths to the guild masters of early modern London. Where did apprentices come from, what became of them in the cit...
The Sound of Saturn: The Winds of Titan, from the Huygens Probe GreshamCollege 118 views The actual sound recording from the Huygens Probe as it descends through the methane atmospheres of Titan, to land on the surface of this moon of Saturn. This is the sound...
Empire: From Conquest to Control - Professor Richard J Evans FBA GreshamCollege 132 views From the 1880s through to the First World War, European empires slowly imposed their control on the territories that in many cases existed merely on paper. This lecture ask...
Unweaving the Anti Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing System - Dr Dionysios S Demetis GreshamCollege 88 views Despite the onslaught of legislative initiatives surrounding AML/CTF, it is difficult to make any conclusive remarks on the effectiveness of the broader system that attempt...
Christian Modern Art: Ceri Richards, Graham Sutherland, John Piper and Henry Moore GreshamCollege 26 views After World War II, without forgetting the terrible suffering earlier in the century, there was a new confidence expressed in the artistic commissions of the time. Older ar...
Mad, bad or sad? The Psychology of Personality Disorders - Professor Glenn D Wilson GreshamCollege 134 views Personality disorders are a contentious issue in psychiatry. How many are there and how reliable is their diagnosis? Are we just medicalising bad behaviour and social inade...
Maths and Sport: Records, Medals and Drug Taking - Professor John D. Barrow GreshamCollege 38 views We examine the striking patterns between world record performances in different sports and ask what events an ambitious nation should target as the 'easiest' in which to wi...
Christian Modern Art: Catholic Elegance and Joy GreshamCollege 25 views In the period under consideration a fair number of the artists considered have been Roman Catholics, but at one time there was a particular symbiosis between two of them, E...
Britain in the 20th Century: The Conservative Reaction, 1951-1965 GreshamCollege 44 views The Conservatives recovered remarkably rapidly from the debacle of 1945. Their narrow election victory in 1951 led to 13 years of Conservative rule. How was the party able ...

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