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In-person tickets open: Witch-Hunting in European and World History
Book via: gres.hm/witches-europe
Professor Ronald Hutton confronts the worldwide phenomenon of the persecution of suspected #witches , now a serious, contemporary problem condemned by the UN...
Historians @ Bristol now on Mastodon too
In-person tickets open: A Mathematician’s View of Proof
Book free: gres.hm/mathematician-…
In her last lecture as Gresham Professor of Geometry, Sarah Hart talks about what mathematicians mean by proof, and shows us some of her favourites
Birkbeck, University of London @BirkbeckBEI #maths
Today at 6pm: Twentieth-Century Divas: Julie Andrews
Watch live: gres.hm/andrews
Films like My Fair Lady & The Sound of Music gave #JulieAndrews an unparalleled profile. Dominic Broomfield-McHugh 🌈* asks, how did she become one of our most revered female stars?
The University of Sheffield #music
Today from 12noon: Water Problems in the UK
Watch live via: gres.hm/water-uk
Three debates on the management of water supplies, #flooding , and #pollution ; chaired by independent water & #environment consultant, Gresham Emeritus Professor Prof Carolyn Roberts + invited guests
Enjoyable chat about all things maths and literature on BBC’s Science Cafe last night, listen on Sounds below! 📚🧮📻
(Also featuring me singing the praises of the excellent Gresham College)
bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
In-person tickets open: First light: Revealing the Early Universe
Book for free via: gres.hm/first-light
Prof chrislintott returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, considering the cosmic microwave background
Department of Physics at University of Oxford @dogstarspod #astronomy
Today at 7pm: Is it Aliens?: The Most Unusual Star In The Galaxy
Watch live via: gres.hm/alien-star
Prof chrislintott asks could the unusual flickering of Boyajian's star, be due to disintegrating comets or alien megastructures? 👽
Department of Physics at University of Oxford #isitaliens #astronomy
Catch up: The Mathematics of Coincidence
Watch via: gres.hm/maths-coincide…
Prof Sarah Hart looks at amazing coincidences; for example, is there a greater power at work when someone survives seven lightning strikes? 🌩️🌩️🌩️🌩️🌩️🌩️🌩️
Birkbeck, University of London @BirkbeckBEI
#maths #logic
Ahead of his Gresham Lecture tomorrow, Prof chrislintott explains why the study of Boyajian's star is so intriguing and instructive... ❤️
Catch up: Ritual Nudity in History and Religion
Watch more: gres.hm/ritual-nudity
Prof Ronald Hutton looks at the role played by nudity in European #religion and #magic from #ancient times to the present, with some reference to the global context.
Historians @ Bristol now on Mastodon too #paganism
👏For more insights about how #immunotherapy is bringing new hope for curing common cancer, catch up with our recent lecture by Professor James Larkin*! gres.hm/immunotherapy
* of The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust The ICR
Today at 6pm: Musical Consonance and Dissonance: The Good, Bad and Beautifully Ugly
Watch live via: gres.hm/music-consonan…
Prof Prof Milton Mermikides explores the concept of ‘musical flavour’ formed by intervallic, rhythmic & timbral components LSO St Luke's
#music #music ian #music theory
Today @ 6pm: The Western Magical Tradition
Watch via: gres.hm/western-magic
Prof Ronald Hutton shows how there is a continuous tradition of learned ceremonial #magic in #Europe , with roots stretching back to ancient #Egypt
University of Bristol Historians @ Bristol now on Mastodon too OBOD #history
In-person tickets open: Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle
Book via: gres.hm/education-law
In his final lecture as Gresham Professor of Law, Professor Leslie Thomas KC KC traces the history of #race and #disability #law in the English #education system
Garden Court Chambers
Today @ 6pm: Locating Queer History
Watch live via: gres.hm/queer-history
An exploration of the queer contours of London, Leeds, Manchester, Brighton & Plymouth over the last 70 years, by Prof Matt Cook of Oxford History / Mansfield College, University of Oxford
#lgbtqia #LGBT
In person tickets open! Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics?
Book: gres.hm/logarithms
Prof Oliver Johnson of Bristol Mathematics will explore the basics & history of #logarithms showing how they underpin much of modern life
Hosted jointly with London Mathematical Society #maths
Happy #EarthDay ... Revisit Prof Myles Allen's first Gresham lecture: Why Net Zero?
What will it take to stop #globalwarming and how long have we got? Is #climatechange inevitable or a choice?
Watch: gres.hm/why-net-zero
Oxford Net Zero Department of Physics at University of Oxford #netzero
Free tickets open: A Just and Inclusive Net Zero: Who should get there first?
gres.hm/inclusive-net-…
Prof Myles Allen asks if historical emitters like the UK should aim for #netzero before dev. countries? or would this carry risks for the latter?
Oxford Net Zero Department of Physics at University of Oxford
Tickets open: Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained
Book free via: gres.hm/asymmetric-inf…
In every #financial deal, one side has more information than the other. Professor Raghavendra Rau asks: does more info actually leave you better off?
Cambridge Judge Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance CJBS