Gresham lecturers will be exploring some of the huge challenges for humanity - from programming failures (Y2K) to Megacities, to the Eradication of Infectious Diseases. They will also be examining whether Humanity is Naturally Good, and looking at the Gospel of Apartheid.

In the list below, the lectures will take place at the Museum of London unless they are marked BIH, Barnard's Inn Hall.

Full details for all these lectures can be found on the Gresham website.

4 Apr    Is Humanity Naturally Good? 1pm
Professor Alister McGrath

4 Apr    What Really Happened in Y2K 6pm
Professor Martyn Thomas

5 Apr    Observing the Dark Ages (Physics, astronomy) 1pm
Professor Joe Silk

6 Apr    The Environmental Challenges of Megacities 6pm BIH
Professor Carolyn Roberts

11 Apr    The Poetry of Robert Frost, the Power and Intrigue of Simile 6pm
Professor Belinda Jack

12 Apr    Expert Witnesses: A Zero-Sum Game? 6pm BIH
Professor Jo Delahunty QC

25 Apr    Energetic Mathematics 1pm
Professor Chris Budd

25 Apr    King George VI 6pm
Professor Vernon Bogdanor

26 Apr    The Eradication of Infectious Diseases 6pm
Professor Chris Whitty

27 Apr    The Gospel of Apartheid 1pm BIH
Professor Alec Ryrie

27 Apr    The External Financing Position 6pm BIH
Professor Jagjit Chadha