This February Gresham Professors start a new series on Moral decision-making and Ethics in Medicine, and run lectures on Trends in Inequality and the Changing nature of our Oceans; and on the Symbolism of the Heart in Art for Valentine's Day.
Invited guest speakers this month include Professor Martyn Poliakoff on the Youtube sensation that is The Periodic Table of Videos, Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon) on Justice Online, and Dr Aidan McQuade on Modern Slavery.
More details about all these and other lectures are available on the Gresham College website.
1 Feb Should We Trust a Scientific Theory? (eg: the Multiverse)
Professor Joseph Silk
1 Feb Perfection or Pastiche? New Buildings in Old Places
Professor Simon Thurley
2 Feb Trends in Inequality
Professor Jagjit Chadha
6 Feb The History of Local Anaesthesia
Dr William Harrop-Griffiths
7 Feb The Dilemmas of Privacy and Surveillance
Professor Martyn Thomas
8 Feb The Right Stuff: How Do We Make Moral Choices (Medicine)
Professor Gwen Adshead
9 Feb Under the Sea: What's Happening in Our Oceans?
Professor Carolyn Roberts
13 Feb Apprenticeships (ticketed) **fully booked, but you may be able to get in if you turn up on the night.
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of the City of London, Dr Andrew Parmley
14 Feb How Much Mathematics Can You Eat?
Professor Christopher Budd
14 Feb Affairs of the Heart: An Exploration of the Symbolism of the Heart in Art
Professor Martin Elliott, & Dr Valerie Shrimpln
15 Feb From Test-Tube to YouTube (The Periodic Table of Videos)
Professor Martyn Poliakoff
16 Feb The Christian Singer: Charlemagne and Beyond
Professor Christoper Page
21 Feb Respecting and Transcending Nature: J.R.R Tolkein's Concerns About Technology
Professor Alister McGrath
21 Feb Samuel Taylor Coleridge: "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner" and Poetic Technique
Professor Belinda Jack
22 Feb Justice Online: Just as Good?
Joshua Rozenberg QC (hon)
23 Feb The Struggle Against Slavery in History and in the Present
Dr Aidan McQuade, Anti-Slavery International
28 Feb Living Without Electricity
Professor Roger Kemp
See the full listings and more details on the Gresham College website