Apocalypse in 2012? History, myth and science - Video
Did the Classic Maya really predict the end of the world on 21 December 2012? What caused them to record a date that would occur over a thousand years...
Lunch Hour Lectures - Autumn 2012 - Video
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Autumn 2012 - UCL's Lunch Hour Lecture Series is an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work taking place at the university, in bite-size chunks. Speakers are drawn from across UCL and lectures frequently showcase new research and recent academic publications. Lunch Hour Lectures require no pre-booking, are free to attend and are open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis.
Social physics in the big city - Video
We live in an era of abundant data, and more data is being opened up to the world every day. More and more of us are handing over detailed personal an...
Those that don't drink, don’t die so fast: drink, health and insurance in Victorian Britain - Video
In the nineteenth century, mainstream medical opinion suggested that abstaining from alcohol was a health risk. The advent of insurance policies for a...
Sex work today: myths, morals and health - Video
What is it about exile that inspires photography? This talk explores the earliest known exile photography, created in the studio formed by Victor Hugo...
Sustainable Energy for All: this year, next year, sometime – or never? - Video
What does ‘sustainable energy for all’ mean? How much energy, ‘sustainable’ over what period, and who are the ‘all’? If this ambitious goal is achieva...
Presymptomatic treatment for Alzheimer’s disease: feasible or fanciful? - Video
Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated 400,000 people in the UK – that number will double over coming decades without treatments to delay or prevent...
Hugo Elsewhere: The Jersey Studio and the photography of exile - Video
What is it about exile that inspires photography? This talk explores the earliest known exile photography, created in the studio formed by Victor Hugo...
Drawing over the colour line: Geographies of art and cosmopolitan politics in London 1919 - 1939 - Video
What role did individual Black and Asian actors play in the changing artistic, social, cultural and political scenes that emerged in inter-War London?...
Art for science’s sake - Video
For centuries, scientists have sought help from artistic practice as a visual aid. This lecture will explore case studies from the 18th to the 21st ce...
What is modern slavery? - Video
Is slavery confined to the past? Sadly not. Instances of grave labour exploitation exist in present-day Europe and elsewhere. This lecture will discus...