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The Darwin College Lectures take place on Fridays during Lent term (January to March). The lectures are given at 5.30 p.m. in The Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue, with an adjacent overflow theatre with live TV coverage. Each lecture is typically attended by 600 people so you must arrive early to ensure a place. The series is open to all and works on a first come first served basis. Do join us! Note that we do not issue tickets or take bookings. Darwin College Lecture Series Home Page If you have a question about this list, please contact: Janet Gibson. If you have a question about a specific talk, click on that talk to find its organiser. 8 upcoming talks and 152 talks in the archive. How the Cultural Revolution still shapes ChinaMs Tania Branigan. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 08 March 2024, 17:30-18:30 Revolution by Natural Selection: a radical history of life from inside our cellsProfessor Nick Lane, University College London. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 01 March 2024, 17:30-18:30 Worlds Turned Upside Down: Quiet Revolutions in ArtProfessor Frances Spalding. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 23 February 2024, 17:30-18:30 The Exoplanet RevolutionProfessor Didier Queloz, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 16 February 2024, 17:30-18:30 A Revolution in Thought? How hemisphere theory helps us understand the metacrisisDr Iain McGilchrist. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 09 February 2024, 17:30-18:30 Are Revolutions Justified?Professor Lea Ypi, London School of Economics. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 02 February 2024, 17:30-18:30 The Genetic RevolutionsProfessor Matthew Cobb, University of Manchester. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 26 January 2024, 17:30-18:30 On the Disappointment of RevolutionsProfessor Sir Simon Schama, Columbia University. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 19 January 2024, 17:30-18:30 Isolation of atomic mechanisms – the choreographer at playProfessor Sir Harry Bhadeshia, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 10 March 2023, 17:30-18:30 The Self-Imposed Isolation of North KoreaProfessor Heonik Kwon, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 03 March 2023, 17:30-18:30 Are we alone in the Universe?Dr Arik Kershenbaum, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 24 February 2023, 17:30-18:30 Isolation and Trapping using Optical TweezersProfessor Philip Jones, University College London. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 17 February 2023, 17:30-18:30 Antarctica:Isolated ContinentProfessor Dame Jane Francis, British Antarctic Survey. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 10 February 2023, 17:30-18:30 The Closeting of SecretsProfessor Adrian Kent, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 03 February 2023, 17:30-18:30 The Isolation of Asylum Seekers: immigration detention in AustraliaDr Amy Nethery, Deakin University. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 27 January 2023, 17:30-18:30 On Escaping or Not Escaping Solitude. Persian Tales of Turtles and PearlsProfessor Christine van Ruymbeke, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 20 January 2023, 17:30-18:30 The Political Economy of Conservation and Food SecurityProfessor Bhaskar Vira, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 11 March 2022, 17:30-18:30 Archaeology and Discovering the Food of the PastProfessor Martin Jones, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 04 March 2022, 17:30-18:30 Food and Cultural HistoryDr Melissa Calaresu, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 25 February 2022, 17:30-18:30 Food as ExpressionMr Alex Rushmer, Chef. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 18 February 2022, 17:30-18:30 X-rays and Food SafetyDr Richard Parmee, University of Cambridge. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 11 February 2022, 17:30-18:30 Food, Power and SocietyMs Sarah Mukherjee, IEMA. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 04 February 2022, 17:30-18:30 Should Cats and Dogs go Vegan?Professor Andrew Knight, University of Winchester. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 28 January 2022, 17:30-18:30 Food and Climate ChangeProfessor Sarah Bridle, University of York. Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue. Friday 21 January 2022, 17:30-18:30 Bloodlines of the BritishProfessor Sir Walter Bodmer, University of Oxford. Friday 19 February 2021, 17:30-18:30 Dracula, Vampires and the New WomanProfessor Carol Senf, Georgia Institute of Technology. Friday 12 February 2021, 17:30-18:30 Blood in Motion: The Physics of Blood FlowProfessor Tim Pedley, University of Cambridge. Friday 05 February 2021, 17:30-18:30 Transitional Bleeding in Early Modern EnglandDr Sara Read, Loughborough University. Friday 29 January 2021, 17:30-18:30 Archaeological MysteriesDr Albert Yu-Min Lin, Explorer, Scientist. Friday 06 March 2020, 17:30-18:30 Eruptions, Emissions and Enigmas: from fuming volcanic vents to mass extinction eventsProfessor Tamsin Mather, University of Oxford. Friday 28 February 2020, 17:30-18:30 The Enigmatic Premodern BookProfessor Erik Kwakkel, University of British Columbia. Friday 21 February 2020, 17:30-18:30 The Enigma of EmotionDr Tiffany Watt Smith, Queen Mary, University of London. Friday 14 February 2020, 17:30-18:30 Alan Turing and the Enigma MachineDr James Grime, Mathematician, Lecturer. Friday 07 February 2020, 17:30-18:30 Decoding the Heavens: The Antikythera MechanismDr Jo Marchant, Journalist, Author. Friday 31 January 2020, 17:30-18:30 Perception of Visual SpaceProfessor Sir Colin Blakemore, School of Advanced Study. Friday 08 March 2019, 17:30-18:30 Computer VisionProfessor Andrew Blake, Samsung AI Research Centre. Friday 01 March 2019, 17:30-18:30 Viewing the UniverseDr Carolin Crawford, University of Cambridge. Friday 22 February 2019, 17:30-18:30 Appearance and Physical RealityProfessor Carlo Rovelli, International Centre for Theoretical Physics. Friday 15 February 2019, 17:30-18:30 Vision of Future TechnologyMs Sophie Hackford, Futurist, co-founder 1715Labs. Friday 08 February 2019, 17:30-18:30 Evolution of the EyeProfessor Dan-Eric Nilsson, Lund University. Friday 01 February 2019, 17:30-18:30 Colour and VisionProfessor Anya Hurlbert, Newcastle University. Friday 25 January 2019, 17:30-18:30 Animal MigrationProfessor Iain Couzin, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology. Friday 09 March 2018, 17:30-18:30 Disease MigrationProfessor Eva Harris, University of California, Berkeley. Friday 16 February 2018, 17:30-18:30 Refugees and MigrationMr Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Friday 09 February 2018, 17:30-18:30 Art and MigrationProfessor Khadija von Zinnenburg Carroll, University of Birmingham. Friday 02 February 2018, 17:30-18:30 Black and British MigrationMr David Olusoga, Historian & Broadcaster. Friday 19 January 2018, 17:30-18:30 Extreme PoliticsProfessor Matthew Goodwin, University of Kent. Friday 24 February 2017, 17:30-18:30 Extremes of the UniverseProfessor Andy Fabian, University of Cambridge. Friday 17 February 2017, 17:30-18:30 Dealing with ExtremismProfessor David Runciman, University of Cambridge. Friday 03 February 2017, 17:30-18:30 Extreme Events and How to Live with ThemProfessor Nassim Nicholas Taleb, New York. Friday 27 January 2017, 17:30-18:30 The Game Theory of ConflictDr Thomas C Schelling, University of Maryland. Friday 04 March 2016, 17:30-18:30 Games Animals PlayProfessor Nick Davies, University of Cambridge. Friday 26 February 2016, 17:30-18:30 Games for the BrainProfessor Barbara Sahakian, University of Cambridge. Friday 19 February 2016, 17:30-18:30 "Losing the New Great Game"Dr Frank Ledwidge, Barrister, Writer and Lecturer. Friday 12 February 2016, 17:30-18:30 Wittgenstein's GamesProfessor A C Grayling, New College of the Humanities. Friday 29 January 2016, 17:30-18:30 The Game of Crime and PunishmentMrs Nicky Padfield, University of Cambridge. Friday 22 January 2016, 17:30-18:30 Personal Principles and the Political GameBaroness Sayeeda Warsi, House of Lords. Friday 15 January 2016, 17:30-18:30 Technology DevelopmentDr Hermann Hauser, Amadeus Capital Partners. Friday 06 March 2015, 17:30-18:30 Biomimicry - Development of Sustainable DesignMichael Pawlyn, Exploration Architecture. Friday 20 February 2015, 17:30-18:30 Development of Climate ScienceProfessor Dame Julia Slingo, Met Office. Friday 13 February 2015, 17:30-18:30 Development of an AthleteDr Katherine Grainger, Olympic Gold Medallist. Friday 23 January 2015, 17:30-18:30 Reprogramming Animal DevelopmentProfessor Sir John Gurdon, Cambridge. Friday 16 January 2015, 17:30-18:30 Plagues & Economic CollapseProfessor Ian Morris, Stanford University. Friday 28 February 2014, 17:30-18:30 Plagues, Populations & SurvivalProfessor Stephen J O'Brien, St Petersburg State University. Friday 14 February 2014, 17:30-18:30 The Nature of PlaguesProfessor Angela McLean, University of Oxford. Friday 07 February 2014, 17:30-18:30 Plagues & HistoryProfessor Chris Dobson, Dr Mary Dobson, University of Cambridge. Friday 24 January 2014, 17:30-18:30 Plagues & MedicineProfessor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cambridge. Friday 17 January 2014, 17:30-18:30 Foresight in Ancient MesopotamiaProfessor Francesca Rochberg, University of California, Berkeley. Friday 08 March 2013, 17:30-18:30 Foresight and Self-ControlProfessor Terrie Moffitt, Duke University. Friday 01 March 2013, 17:30-18:30 Foresight in MusicProfessor Nicholas Cook, University of Cambridge. Friday 15 February 2013, 17:30-18:30 Foresight in Scientific MethodProfessor Hasok Chang, University of Cambridge. Friday 08 February 2013, 17:30-18:30 Foresight in Ancient CivilisationsProfessor Sir Geoffrey Lloyd, University of Cambridge. Friday 18 January 2013, 17:30-18:30 Life and Death of a CellProfessor Ron Laskey, University of Cambridge. Friday 24 February 2012, 17:30-18:30 Life in the Ancient WorldDr Michael Scott, University of Cambridge. Friday 10 February 2012, 17:30-18:30 The Spark of LifeProfessor Frances Ashcroft, University of Oxford. Friday 03 February 2012, 17:30-18:30 From Genomes to the Diversity of LifeProfessor Michael Akam, University of Cambridge. Friday 20 January 2012, 17:30-18:30 The Science and Beauty of NebulaeDr Carolin Crawford, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge. Friday 11 March 2011, 17:30-18:30 Terror by Beauty: Russo-Soviet perspectivesProfessor Evgeny A Dobrenko, University of Sheffield. Friday 04 March 2011, 17:30-18:30 Beauty & Happiness: Chinese perspectivesProfessor Jason Kuo, University of Maryland. Friday 25 February 2011, 17:30-18:30 Beauty & Attraction: in the eyes of the beholderProfessor Jeanne Altmann, Princeton University. Friday 18 February 2011, 17:30-18:30 The Sound of BeautyDr Elizabeth Eva Leach, University of Oxford. Friday 11 February 2011, 17:30-18:30 Quantum BeautyProfessor Frank Wilczek, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Friday 04 February 2011, 17:30-18:30 Beauty & The GrotesqueJose Hernandez, Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando (Madrid). Friday 28 January 2011, 17:30-18:30 Beauty & TruthProfessor Lord Robert May of Oxford, University of Oxford. Friday 21 January 2011, 17:30-18:30 Risk and (Human-induced) Climate ChangeProfessor Bob Watson, University of East Anglia. Friday 05 March 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk and Natural CatastrophesProfessor Mark Bailey, Armagh Observatory. Friday 26 February 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk, Security and TerrorismProfessor Lucia Zedner, University of Oxford. Friday 19 February 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk and HumanitiesProfessor Mary Beard, University of Cambridge. Friday 12 February 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk and Government: The architectonics of blame-avoidanceProfessor Christopher Hood, University of Oxford. Friday 05 February 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk and the Brain: The neural basis of decision making under uncertaintyProfessor John O'Doherty, Trinity College Dublin. Friday 29 January 2010, 17:30-18:30 Risk: Trying to quantify our uncertaintyProfessor David Spiegelhalter, University of Cambridge. Friday 15 January 2010, 17:30-18:30 The Boundaries of DarwinismProfessor John Dupre, University of Exeter. Friday 06 March 2009, 17:30-18:30 Is Human Evolution Over?Professor Steve Jones, University College London. Friday 27 February 2009, 17:30-18:30 Evolution and Conservation of BiodiversityProfessor Craig Moritz, University of California. Friday 20 February 2009, 17:30-18:30 Darwin and Human SocietyProfessor Paul Seabright, University of Toulouse. Friday 13 February 2009, 17:30-18:30 Darwin in the Literary WorldProfessor Rebecca Stott, University of East Anglia. Friday 06 February 2009, 17:30-18:30 Darwin's Intellectual DevelopmentProfessor Janet Browne, Harvard University. Friday 23 January 2009, 17:30-18:30 The Making of the FittestProfessor Sean Carroll, University of Wisconsin. Friday 16 January 2009, 17:30-18:30 Understanding Humans - Serendipity and AnthropologyProfessor Richard Leakey, Stony Brook University. Friday 07 March 2008, 17:30-18:30 Cosmological SerendipitySimon Singh, Author, Journalist, TV producer. Friday 29 February 2008, 17:30-18:30 Serendipity as a Force in PhysicsProfessor Sir Richard Friend, University of Cambridge. Friday 22 February 2008, 17:30-18:30 Serendipity in Political LifeOliver Letwin, Member of Parliament. Friday 15 February 2008, 17:30-18:30 The Unanticipated Pleasures of the Writing LifeSimon Winchester, Author of 'The Map that Changed the World'. Friday 08 February 2008, 17:30-18:30 HIV and the Naked ApeProfessor Robin Weiss, University College London. Friday 01 February 2008, 17:30-18:30 The Stratigraphy of SerendipityProfessor Susan Alcock, Brown University. Friday 25 January 2008, 17:30-18:30 Serendipity's Guide to the GalaxyProfessor Andy Fabian, University of Cambridge. Friday 18 January 2008, 17:30-18:30 SPECIES IDENTITY: WHEN IT MATTERSPeter Crane, University of Chicago. Friday 09 March 2007, 17:30-18:30 IMMUNOLOGICAL SELFPhilippa Marrack, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Denver, Colorado. Friday 02 March 2007, 17:30-18:30 SURVIVING LONGERCynthia Kenyon, University of California, San Francisco. Friday 03 March 2006, 17:30-18:30 SURVIVING POVERTY AND FAMINEAndrew Prentice, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. Friday 24 February 2006, 17:30-18:30 SURVIVING NATURAL DISASTERSJames Jackson, Cambridge University. Friday 17 February 2006, 17:30-18:30 SURVIVAL OF LANGUAGESPeter Austin, School of Oriental & African Studies London. Friday 03 February 2006, 17:30-18:30 Please see above for contact details for this list. |
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