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Mathematics and Sport: Let's Twist Again - Professor John D. Barrow GreshamCollege 7 views Throwing things, and jumping up and down or along, lies at the root of many Olympic events. In the gymnasium, the velodrome, and the diving pool we also see the key role of...
Olympism: Education - Dr Jim Parry GreshamCollege 13 views Education through sport is seen as the cornerstone of Olympic ideology. But should we suspicious of how this is put into practice? How, if at all, has this key aim been imp...
Is it possible? - Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F major, K.370 - Professor Christopher Hogwood GreshamCollege 143 views A lecture and performance on Mozart's Oboe Quartet in F major, k.370 by Christopher Hogwood, with Mea Wade and players from the Royal Academy of Music. Harnessing virtu...
The Mathematics of the Karate Chop - Professor John D. Barrow GreshamCollege 134 views The mathematics behind the karate chop. How much power do you need? What speed does you hand need to go to achieve that? ...Why should we not do it at home?! This is an ex...
English Architecture, 1760 to 1830: Engine House - Professor Simon Thurley GreshamCollege 50 views England's take off as the first industrial nation created a whole new language of building underpinned by technology and by an emerging view of the rest of the world. Th...
Olympism: Ethics and Politics - Dr Jim Parry GreshamCollege 30 views A lecture on the philosophy behind the modern Olympic Games. What are the core ideals and values behind a world-wide celebration of sport? Can an approach to life be deriv...
Rotation in Space - Professor Carolin Crawford GreshamCollege 144 views Rotation is a fundamental physical process throughout the Universe. So much is spinning, from planets and stars revolving on their axes, to whole spiral galaxies rotating a...
Christ and Evolution: A Drama of Wisdom - Professor Celia Deane-Drummond GreshamCollege 47 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 88 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 the Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) GreshamCollege 98 views As well as the visible green or red glow of the Aurora Borealis (or Northern Lights), there is also created an intense radio emission that can be converted to sound. Profe...

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