Gresham College Lectures
Gresham College Lectures
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Cosmology’s Mad Idea: Inflation & the Creation of Our Universe - Chris Lintott
Our expanding Universe only makes sense if, early on, it expanded rapidly in a period of cosmic inflation. In this lecture, we consider the evidence for this apparently arbitrary idea, and asks whether we are on the brink of finding inflation’s...
The Future of Creativity - Daniel Susskind
This lecture was recorded by Daniel Susskind on the 23nd of September 2026Dr Daniel Susskind is a writer and economist. He explores the impact of technology, and particularly AI, on work and society. He is the Mercers’ School Memorial P...
The Myth and Promise of the U.K. Jury Trial - Clive Stafford Smith
The Lammy plan to eliminate half of U.K. criminal jury trials has provoked a rebellion among many lawmakers. Recent Palestine Action cases highlight the jury’s moral role, with several “perverse verdicts” acquitting activists despite clear evid...
Is the HIV pandemic over? - Matt Higgins
A stark advert picturing a gravestone chiselled with ‘AIDS: DON’T DIE OF IGNORANCE’ captured the horror of this disease in the 1980s. Now, for HIV-infected people able to access anti-retroviral therapies, life expectancy is normal.How w...
Cracking the Whip: Strings, Chains and Dinosaurs - Alain Goriely
This lecture was recorded by Alain Goriely on the 15th of September 2026Alain Goriely is a mathematician with broad interests in mathematical methods, mechanics, sciences, and engineering. He is well known for his contributions to dynam...