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UCL Lunch Hour Lectures - Spring 2012
by UCL
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/lhlhttp://www.youtube.com/ucllhlRunning at UCL since 1942, Lunch Hour Lectures are an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work currently being undertaken at the university. Speakers are drawn from UCL's wide-ranging academic departments and lectures frequently showcase new research and recent academic publications.
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The search for genius and Einstein's brain
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The search for genius and Einstein's brain Dr Mark Lythgoe (UCL Centre for Advanced Biomedical Imaging) Date: 13th March 2012 To mark Brain Awareness Week, Dr Mark Lythgoe takes audiences on a journey in search of the greatest brain of the 20th century, a brain which was...
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Having it all: dispelling the myths about work and motherhood
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Having it all: dispelling the myths about work and motherhood Dr Anne McMunn (UCL Epidemiology & Public Health) Date: 8th March 2012 We hear a lot about the stresses of juggling motherhood with paid work, and the subsequent harm this might cause children. However, this...
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Patents stop people doing things. So why are they a good thing?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Patents stop people doing things. So why are they a good thing? The Rt. Hon. Professor Sir Robin Jacob (UCL Laws) Date: 6th March 2012 The public debate about patents is old and never stops. Here is what Jeremy Bentham said: "So long as men are governed by unexamined...
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The Great American Novel: how and why?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The Great American Novel: how and why? Dr Kasia Boddy (UCL English Language & Literature) Date: 1st March 2012 Parodied almost as soon as it was announced, and generally regarded as a topic beneath the remit of serious literary criticism, the Great American Novel…
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From Euclid to modern geometry: Do the angles of a triangle really add up to 180˚?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: From Euclid to modern geometry: Do the angles of a triangle really add up to 180˚? Professor Mark Ronan (UCL Mathematics) Date: 28th February 2012 More than two thousand years ago, Euclid of Alexandria wrote the most successful textbook of all time. Starting with a few...
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Genetic testing for risk of Heart Disease: fact or fiction?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Genetic testing for risk of Heart Disease: fact or fiction? Professor Steve Humphries (UCL Institute of Human Genetics and Health) Date: 23rd February 2012 An individual's risk of Coronary Heart Disease is currently based on classical risk factors such as age, gender…
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The metaphysics of concrete
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The metaphysics of concrete Professor Adrian Forty (UCL Bartlett School of Architecture) Date: 21st February 2012 Almost three tons of concrete are produced every year for each man, woman and child on the planet. It is now second only to water in terms of human…
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John Bull vs Stinkomalee: Tory opposition in the early days of the University of London
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: John Bull vs Stinkomalee: Tory opposition in the early days of the University of London Professor Rosemary Ashton (UCL English Language and Literature) Date: 9th February 2012 (11 Feb anniversary of UCL foundation in 1826) In 1825 a group of liberal politicians, lawyers,...
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The mystery of Master Humphrey: one of Dickens's most enigmatic characters
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The mystery of Master Humphrey: one of Dickens's most enigmatic characters Dr. Matthew Beaumont (UCL English) Date: 7th February 2012 This lecture investigates one of Dickens's most peculiar and enigmatic characters, Master Humphrey, the narrator of The Old Curiosity Shop...
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Cutting to cure cancer and 'the limits set by nature'
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Cutting to cure cancer and 'the limits set by nature' Professor Tom Treasure (UCL Clinical Operational Research Unit) Date: 2nd February 2012 Surgeons look back and see the expectations of their predecessors exceeded, and obstacles to progress once thought to be...
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The lure of the Kremlin: Ivan the Terrible
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The lure of the Kremlin: Ivan the Terrible Dr Sergei Bogatyrev (UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies) Date: 31st January 2012 In the sixteenth century, the rise of Muscovy was accompanied by military aggression and the growing influence of the Russian Orthodox...
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The triumph of Human Rights: dream or nightmare?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: The triumph of Human Rights: dream or nightmare? Colm O'Cinneide (UCL Laws) Date: 26th January 2012 Since 1945, the language of human rights has acquired great potency and resonance. Human rights law plays an ever-greater role in national legal systems, and states are now...
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Is complex life a freak accident?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Is complex life a freak accident? Dr Nick Lane (UCL Genetics, Evolution and Environment) Date: 24th January 2012 Natural selection is a kind of search engine. Given enough time, and suitably vast populations, it should find the best solutions repeatedly. So why are…
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What has Facebook done to us?
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: What has Facebook done to us? Professor Daniel Miller (UCL Anthropology) Date: 19 January, 2012 Detailed research on the impact of Facebook on a population reveals very different consequences from those generally presented in newspapers. It also suggests the future of such...
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Exploring the Arctic from Space
UCL Lunch Hour Lecture: Exploring the Arctic from Space Dr Katharine Giles (UCL Centre for Polar Observation & Modelling) Date: 17th January 2012 The Arctic's supposed promise of abundant natural resources, shipping routes and scientific discoveries, has a long held fascination for those prepared...
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