Lunch Hour Lectures - Spring 2011 - Audio

Would you give your right arm to protect your heart? - Audio

During a heart attack the cells that make up the muscle of the heart are subjected to a...

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Great 2 meet u IRL :-) Twitter and digital identity - Audio

Is Twitter an ephemeral technology, consisting of mundane chat about people's personal lives? Or...

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Should the brain be left to neuroscientists? - Audio

Since the 'decade of the brain' in the 1990s an increasing range of previously taboo subjects...

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Genetic testing in the 21st century: Should we screen the human embryonic genome before implantation? - Audio

In preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD), embryos are created by IVF and cells removed from...

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Sex, Drugs, the Internet and Juries - Audio

Is it true that juries rarely convict defendants in rape cases and are more likely to convict...

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The origins of the ‘ndrangheta of Calabria: Italy’s most powerful mafia - Audio

On 15 August 2007, six young men with origins in the Italian region of Calabria were ambushed and...

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Will robots take over the world? - Audio

2011 is the 90th anniversary of the robot, first imagined as a character in a play, performed in...

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Sex education via the media: Promises and pitfalls - Audio

This lecture will draw on Dr Boynton's experiences of delivering sex advice through the media -...

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From prehistory to the London blitz: foreshore archaeology and a rising river - Audio

When the tide is out, the Thames foreshore is the longest archaeological site in London. The...

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Landing on a planet at 600 miles per hour - Audio

Unmanned robotic missions are essential for understanding the planets within our solar system....

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Homophobia - a global phenomenon - Audio

To mark LGBT History Month, Professor Michael King will look at why homophobia has existed in...

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Lisbon, 1939-45: the untold story of Portugal and the Jewish refugees - Audio

During World War II, Portugal was frantically trying to hold on to its self-proclaimed wartime...

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Stabilising the global population: Where next for the Millennium Development Goals for health and nutrition? - Audio

In many poor countries the Millennium Development Goals for improvements in nutrition and health,...

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Building scientific models with computers - Audio

Model building is one of the oldest scientific activities and is essential for allowing us to...

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Who enjoys shopping in IKEA? - Audio

Professor Alan Penn will describe the way that architects use space to sell you things. He shows...

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