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What makes a song so powerful that it stops the progress of a musical while the audience breaks into tumultuous applause?

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The Operatic Showstopper: ‘You’ll Never Walk Alone’
Fri, May 2 • 7:30 PM
Free
The LGBT+ Showstopper: ‘I Am What I Am’
Thu, Apr 3 • 7:00 PM
Free
Unwrapping Irving Berlin’s "White Christmas"
Thu, Dec 12 • 7:00 PM
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Architecture, Past, Present and Future

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In this lecture series, we explore the ways history influences architecture. [MORE EVENTS TO BE ADDED SOON]

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Arts & Social Changes

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Throughout history, art has reflected, influenced and driven social change. Artists have used their work to comment on social issues, challenge norms and inspire movements.

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Cities: Collective Action Vs Private Markets

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British cities are facing serious problems of housing shortages and high prices, of inadequate investment in basic infrastructure of water and sewage, and of financial strain on local government.

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Exploring Human Behaviour in Finance

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Forget Mr. Spock – finance isn't all logic! This lecture series dives into the surprising truth: our emotions and biases can wreak havoc on our wallets.

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Gresham College Annual Lectures

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The Annual Lectures Hosted By Gresham College for 2024-2025

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How Net Zero?

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Achieving net zero is what it will take to halt global warming. If we can manage this by or soon after mid-century, we would limit overall warming to well below 2°C. Impacts would be serious, but likely not catastrophic.

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Inequality in the UK

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In this series, leading researchers illustrate the consequences stemming from inequalities and pose important questions about what this means for the current British landscape.

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Lawgivers in Political Imaginations

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These lectures explore cross-cultural political imaginations of the figure of the lawgiver. Through the lens of the lawgiver, the lectures delve into the relationship between ethical formation and law.

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Mathematics and the Brain

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Mathematics and the Brain: How Mathematics Changed the Way We Think about Ourselves In this series, I show that great mathematical ideas were born from trying to understand the brain and that by using mathematics.

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Modern Paganism & Witchcraft

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These lectures focus on the new historic role of Britain as the birthplace of a cluster of modern religions inspired by those of pre-Christian Europe.

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Politics & Mythmaking

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This series will argue that politics and mythmaking are deeply intertwined, by sharing examples of charismatic leadership and educating audiences regarding the origin of political conspiracy theories.

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Seeing The Universe

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This lecture series is inspired by the tools we use to explore the cosmos. Each lecture highlights an observatory or spacecraft which has enabled us to view the Universe in new ways.

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The Prehistory of IT

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This lecture series is the story of world-changing developments in IT and the threads woven through our industrial and social revolutions.

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The UK's Unwritten Constitution

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The UK’s Unwritten Constitution: Is It Worth the Paper It’s (Not) Written On? This lecture series explores the influence that a constitution gives to those intent on bringing power to the powerless.

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What Is Immunity Anyway?

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In this series, we examine the full spectrum of life on Earth and ask what drives immunity, why it sometimes goes wrong, and how might we use natural immune processes to help protect ourselves, our technology and even our society from harm.

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Worlds of Music

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This series explores a selection of wonders of the musical world: artists, pieces and genres of particular invention, revolution and cultural collision.