Gresham College exists for to sole purpose of disseminating knowledge to the public through free lectures.This four century old tradition continues today with the three or more lectures a week being made available for free download from our website:
Full description and show creditsThis lecture looks at how 'retirement' has developed across the planet as a concept, how it is funded currently, and how it might be supported in future. Malcolm Small examines increases in longevity together with the policy conundrums thrown up in consequence. 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 ...
What are the limits of proof, and what follows? – A timely look at the life and work of Alan Turing, from the breaking of the Enigma Code during World War II to the birth of modern computing. As we approach the centenary of his birth, this lecture offers a chance to learn more about perhaps Britain’s most famous modern mathematician. 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 profe...
On the 18th May 1911 at 11.05pm Gustav Mahler died in Vienna. To mark this Centenary and celebrate his life, Architect Keith James Clarke, will talk about the three summer retreats where the master composed his music. 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. This tradition continues ...
Among the thousands of books and periodicals on gardening, none considers gardening as an economic activity - the labour and time it consumes, the trades that provide for it, the output of flowers and vegetables. Gardening has been big business since the 17th century, but how can we measure its growth and economic importance? 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 an...
Science is a perpetual search for new ideas, but this says nothing of how correct it is. Professor Angell argues that no matter how elaborate, sophisticated or subtle a scientific description may appear, it always generates paradox. Science, the formal enterprise for probing the nature of reality, is awash with such paradoxes, from zero and infinity, to causality, particles and gravity. Reality emerges from our systems of observation, but Ian argues that paradox is a fundamental property of ob...
A look at the history of early mathematics, where fundamental mathematical ideas originated and what evidence we have. The emphasis is on the historical development of mathematical techniques. This conference was held in partnership with the British Society for the History of Mathematics. 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...
Gresham College exists for to sole purpose of disseminating knowledge to the public through free lectures.This four century old tradition continues today with the three or more lectures a week being made available for free download from our website: