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Bubbling Forth, or Fifth? - Panel Discussion (Audio)
This Long Finance conference will focus on the subject of market bubbles and their effects on efforts to ensure sustainability. During the course of the afternoon, two presentations and two panels will explore the dangers of exponential functions, the origins of bubbles, how bubbles impede sustainable investment, whether better information might help prevent bubbles and even whether 'green' thinking is itself a bubble.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos May 4, 2012 -
Twenty-first Century Threats: Malaria - Professor Frank Cox DSc
In 1955, the World Health Organization announced an ambitious plan to eradicate malaria from the face of the earth. Now, nearly sixty years later, malaria still afflicts some 250 million people of whom over a million, mostly children, die each year.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos May 3, 2012 -
The New Normal: Rebalancing Our Priorities - Professor Kenneth Costa
It is time for the banking and financial sectors to stop apologising and start changing. But how?Collected in GreshamCollege's videos May 2, 2012 -
Brain Reconstruction: the next biomedical breakthrough, or a biological impossibility? - Professor Jack Price
How close are we to true brain reconstruction? Professor Jack Price details the latest advances in this field of neuroscience, as well as covering the conceptual and regulatory obstacles that researchers face.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos May 1, 2012 -
Is there a God-shaped hole in contemporary art? - Dr Jonathan Koestlé-Cate
Is there, as Allan Doig suggests, "a God-shaped hole in the middle of modern art"? Should contemporary church commissions meet criteria of accessibility, aesthetic quality and clear Christian symbolism?Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 25, 2012 -
Marching to an Antique Drum? - Roger Wagner
Artist Roger Wagner offers an overview of his own career and perspectives on the pressures faced by a modern Christian artist. He details the influence of artists such as Giorgio de Chirico and TS Eliot on his work, as well as his resistance to what Robert Hughes has called "institutional modernism".Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 25, 2012 -
Thinking Theologically About Modern Art - Discussion
Speakers review issues raised by the symposium. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 25, 2012 -
Modern Art: The Art of Modern Life? - Professor George Pattison
Professor George Pattison examines a number of works in light of Baudelaire's definitive description of "the painter of modern life', and considers the potential implications of such a definition on modern theological art. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 25, 2012 -
The Universities - Under regulation - The Baroness Deech of Cumnor DBE
All universities are anxious to raise funds and some have come under criticism for accepting funds from despotic regimes which are seeking credibility and influence. What are the limits of fundraising?Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 17, 2012 -
Philanthropy Then, Philanthropy Now - Julia Unwin
This lecture outlines the challenges of modern-day society and how they affect a charity's ability to deliver its purpose, and discusses how a 'Good Society' could be built through the individual, community, market and state. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 17, 2012 -
On the Waterfront - Professor John D Barrow FRS
What can maths tells us about the best way to rig a rowing eight? Does a cox help or hinder a racing boat?Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 11, 2012 -
Twenty-first Century Threats: Tuberculosis - Professor William Ayliffe FRCS
This lecture is a part of the series Twenty-First Century Threats. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 4, 2012 -
What Makes a Good Regulator? - Dame Suzi Leather
Dame Suzi Leather outlines the role and responsibilities of a good regulator. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 4, 2012 -
The Lost Hospitals of London: St Luke’s - Professor Nick Black
The extraordinary story of this neglected quarter of London that in the late 19th century boasted seven major hospitals, of which only one survives today. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597.Collected in GreshamCollege's videos Apr 4, 2012 -
The Universities - Over regulation - Baroness Deech of Cumnor
A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds. Since then, the universities have increasingly been called on to assist in meeting national objectives, as defined by successive governments, in return for decreasing amounts of financial support. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-universities-over-regulationCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 29, 2012 -
Profiling a Killer - Professor Glenn D Wilson
How do the real Crackers operate and how successful are they? Intuitive approaches to criminal profiling capture the imagination but actuarial methods are often more effective. The new science of geographical profiling is described and how it has helped to “crack” certain famous cases. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/profiling-a-killerCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 29, 2012 -
The End of Space and Time? - Professor Robbert Dijkgraaf
Robbert Dijkgraaf's focus is on string theory, quantum gravity, and the interface between mathematics and particle physics, bringing them together in an accessible way, looking at sciences, the arts and other matters. All our lectures are available for free download from the Gresham College website, in video, audio or text formats: http://www.gresham.ac.uk Gresham College professors and guest speakers have been giving free public lectures in central London since 1597. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-andCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 28, 2012 -
The Opening Salvo - Professor Christopher Hogwood
Beethoven: String Quartet in F major, Op. 18 No.1 With the Wilhelm Quartet. How to be revolutionary without scaring away your public? How to announce yourself as a new broom without alienating the more stalwart connoisseurs? Beethoven faced these problems when presenting his first six string quartets for publication as opus 18; did he win his public and allay their fears with his choice of opening? The Wilhelm Quartet will present the evidence. The Wilhelm Quartet comprises Marciana Buta (violin), CharlotCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 27, 2012 -
The Universities - Over regulation - Baroness Deech of Cumnor DBE
A century ago, British universities started to receive government funds. Since then, the universities have increasingly been called on to assist in meeting national objectives, as defined by successive governments, in return for decreasing amounts of financial support. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-universities-over-regulationCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 22, 2012 -
Clusters of Galaxies - Professor Carolin Crawford
Clusters of galaxies are the largest organised structures in the Universe that appear gravitationally bound, containing thousands of galaxies all confined to a volume of space only tens of millions of light years across. They are laboratories for extreme galaxy evolution, as many of the processes that can change the structure of galaxies are accelerated in such a crowded environment. http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/clusters-of-galaxiesCollected in GreshamCollege's videos Mar 14, 2012
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GreshamCollege This Long Finance conference will focus on the subject of market bubbles and their effects on efforts to ensure sustainability. During the course of the afternoon, two presentations and two panels will explore the dangers of exponential functions, the origins of bubbles, how bubbles impede sustainable investment, whether better information might help prevent bubbles and even whether 'green' thinking is itself a bubble. Read More
May 4, 2012