Gresham College Lectures

Gresham College Lectures

Gresham College

Episodes 1,000
Avg. Duration 54m
Activity Highly Active
Apple Rating 4.5 (34)
Since Dec 2017
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Gresham College has been providing free public lectures since 1597, making us London's oldest higher education institution. This podcast offers our recorded lectures that are free to access from the Gresham College website, or our YouTube channel.

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The Pill and the Planet - Ian Mudway

Jun 12, 2026 58m Transcript

Modern medicine's success in extending lifespans comes at an environmental cost. This lecture explores the pollution from single-use plastics, pharmaceuticals and medical waste, questioning whether…

How Hard is too Hard? An Introduction to Complexity - Colva Roney-Dougal

Jun 09, 2026 44m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Colva Roney-Dougal on the 11th of May 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonColva Mary Roney-Dougal OBE is a British mathematician specializing in group theory and…

Making Memory Visible Through Photograph - Julia Winckler

Jun 05, 2026 1h 1m Transcript

With an academic background in social, cultural anthropology and photography, I have spent the last twenty-five years working on projects that have bridged photographic and archival research. I have…

Dionysus: Lord of Misrule - Ronald Hutton

Jun 02, 2026 46m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Ronald Hutton on the 6th May 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, LondonProfessor Hutton is Professor of History at the University of Bristol. He took degrees at Cambridge and…

A Living Planet - Helen Czerski

May 29, 2026 59m Transcript

Earth is a living planet. But how much life is there, and what is it doing? We will discuss the distribution of biomass on Earth, and compare the effects of microbes, wild animals, domesticated…

Music, Death and Afterlife - Mieko Kanno

May 29, 2026 40m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Mieko Kanno on the 5th May 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, LondonMieko Kanno is a violinist and an academic, active in both capacities as Professor of Artistic Research in…

Give Peace a Chance: Legal Implications of the Israel-Palestine Conflict - Clive Stafford Smith

May 22, 2026 41m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Clive Stafford Smith on the 30th of April 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonClive Stafford Smith JD OBE is a dual UK-US national, the founder and director of  the Justice…

The Shape of Tiles: Regular and Irregular, Hard and Soft - Alain Goriely

May 19, 2026 50m Transcript

Tiling involves filling a plane or space with repeated elements, known as tiles. This simple concept is deeply embedded in the natural world and human design, appearing in structures as varied as the…

The Ground We Stand On - Helen Czerski

May 15, 2026 53m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Helen Czerski on the 19th of February 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonHelen Czerski is a physicist and oceanographer with a passion for science, sport, books,…

Tales from Television: Bringing the Natural World into Your Home - George McGavin

May 12, 2026 58m Transcript

New camera technology can help make stunning footage for natural history programmes but the key to success is down to a lot of hard work, planning and a bit of luck. In this lecture we take a ‘behind…

Science behind Love and Grief - Podcast with Robin May

May 09, 2026 41m Transcript

This episode of the Gresham College Podcast features an interview with Robin May, hosted by Jeoffrey Sarpong. Professor Robin May is a Professor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham,…

Why Do We Love? - Robin May

May 08, 2026 49m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Robin May on the 22nd of April 2026 at Barnard's Inn Hall, LondonProfessor of Infectious Disease at the University of Birmingham, and (interim) Chief Scientist at the UK…

Taming AI - Matt Jones

May 05, 2026 53m Transcript

Watch the Q&A session: https://youtu.be/gj4d75_ClggIn this lecture, we look at proposals to limit AI powers and impacts, so bad outcomes are outweighed by social benefits from the technology.…

A World Without Work - Daniel Susskind

May 01, 2026 50m Transcript

In the future, we may face ‘structural’ technological unemployment in the labour market – where there is no longer enough work to occupy the human workforce. This lecture explains how such a…

The Dictionary City: Londoners and the Oxford English Dictionary - Sarah Ogilvie

Apr 28, 2026 52m Transcript

Londoners who helped create the world's largest English dictionary. She has unearthed a fascinating group of people across all social classes who represent some of the most interesting contributors…

Music of the Mind - Milton Mermikides

Apr 24, 2026 45m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Milton Mermikides on the 15th of April 2026 at LSO, LondonMilton Mermikides is a composer, guitarist, technologist, academic and educator in a wide range of musical…

"Unsquaring” the Square Mile: Connecting People with Opportunity - Susan Langley

Apr 21, 2026 28m Transcript

Moving the conversation on social mobility out of the boardroom and into the mainstream, the Lady Mayor Dame Susan Langley will set out her ambition to connect people with opportunity and “unsquare”…

The Shape of Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical? - Alain Goriely

Apr 17, 2026 48m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Alain Goriely on the 3rd of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, LondonAlain Goriely is a mathematician with broad interests in mathematical methods, mechanics, sciences,…

The Death of Athenian Democracy? - Melissa Lane

Apr 14, 2026 43m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Melissa Lane on the 12th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inna Hall, LondonMelissa Lane is the Class of 1943 Professor of Politics, Princeton University and is also Associated…

Guantánamo on the Euphrates? Syria in a Time of Opportunity - Clive Stafford Smith

Apr 10, 2026 42m Transcript

This lecture was recorded by Stafford Smith on the 19th of March 2026 at Barnard’s Inn Hall, LondonClive Stafford Smith JD OBE is a dual UK-US national, the founder and director of  the Justice…

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Gresham College Lectures is currently highly active with new episodes every few days. Average episode length is 54m.

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