Gresham College Lectures

A Panel discussion on the issues raised at the conference: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Professor Tim Connell chairs a panel discussion from the speakers at the Cyberspace conference. The panel also attempt to answer questions from the audience.
This is part of a conference of Lectures you can find the other talks at this link: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli discusses the possibility of insuring against Cyber calamity: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Cyber-crime is an increasingly present threat as the criminals become ever more sophisticated. Alderman Professor Michael Mainelli wonders if we might be able to insure against the harm caused as a part of a nationwide response to this threat.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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Why is Cyber security on the rise when we have th tools to defend our selves? Sir John O'Reilly explains: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Cyber Security - or rather cyber insecurity - is very much in the news. Pretty much daily we hear of another security breach with thousands, even millions, of people affected. Yet surely we have the technology to enable the IT professional community to protect us from all this, do we not?

This is part of a conference of Lectures you can find the other talks at this link: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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An introduction to the conference and its themes and importance: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Professor Tim Connell welcomes the audience and the speakers and lays out the themes of the conference. From the dominance of Google, to the shadowy world of the Dark Web, this lecture is a must for those looking to know more about our increasingly digital world.
This is part of a conference of Lectures you can find the other talks at this link: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/cyberspace-security-and-democracy
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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Welcome to the hidden world of Parasites: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-parasite-zoo

Parasites are everywhere and it is normal for animals, ourselves included, to be infected with them. Parasites are specially adapted to be able to live inside other animals, and in so doing they have had profound effects on their hosts' evolution.

In these lectures we'll meet the rich diversity of parasites, and their fascinating lives.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-parasite-zoo

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.

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Drought threatens the globe and water security becomes a top priority for nations. Professor Roberts explains: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-creeping-paralysis-of-drought
Water shortage is an increasingly common challenge to development in southern England, as water is progressively diverted away from supporting ecosystems, and into agri-business, industry and homes. Climate change and population growth appear to be drawing us closer to the edge of an abyss. Drawing on research in the developed world (particularly in Spain and the UK), the lecture will explore the anatomy of severe droughts, and their consequences.
Can technology innovation offer realistic solutions to this problem, or will the competing interests of many different stakeholders prevent us from agreeing what needs to be done?
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-creeping-paralysis-of-drought
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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The History of computing has fit an extraordinary amount into a very short time. Professor Martyn Thomas takes us through it here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/a-very-brief-history-of-computing-1948-2015

The world's first modern computer, in Manchester in 1948, was followed remarkably swiftly by the first business software, but by 1968 software was in crisis and NATO called a conference. The problems were diagnosed; solutions were proposed - and largely ignored. A second Software Crisis was announced in the early 1980's and again the effective solutions were considered impractical and the practical solutions were largely ineffective. Meanwhile as Moore's Law predicted, hardware costs continued to fall exponentially, making software systems ubiquitous and leading to a third software crisis, this time of cybersecurity.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/a-very-brief-history-of-computing-1948-2015

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.

Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk

Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege

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Welcome to the hidden world of Parasites: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-parasite-zoo
Parasites are everywhere and it is normal for animals, ourselves included, to be infected with them. Parasites are specially adapted to be able to live inside other animals, and in so doing they have had profound effects on their hosts' evolution.
In these lectures we'll meet the rich diversity of parasites, and their fascinating lives.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-parasite-zoo
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
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The first of two lectures in 2016 by Fulbright Scholars. This talk is about American Military History: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-american-way-of-war-in-history-and-politics

The recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan have provoked intense discussion both inside and outside the United States on the nature of a distinct 'American Way of War'.

This lecture addresses the intellectual antecedents of this term and its role in shaping both scholarly and military ideas about how the USA conducts war.

The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/the-american-way-of-war-in-history-and-politics

Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,900 lectures free to access or download from the website.

Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk

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The History of computing has fit an extraordinary amount into a very short time. Professor Martyn Thomas takes us through it here: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/a-very-brief-history-of-computing-1948-2015
The world's first modern computer, in Manchester in 1948, was followed remarkably swiftly by the first business software, but by 1968 software was in crisis and NATO called a conference. The problems were diagnosed; solutions were proposed - and largely ignored. A second Software Crisis was announced in the early 1980's and again the effective solutions were considered impractical and the practical solutions were largely ineffective. Meanwhile as Moore's Law predicted, hardware costs continued to fall exponentially, making software systems ubiquitous and leading to a third software crisis, this time of cybersecurity.
The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/a-very-brief-history-of-computing-1948-2015
Gresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website. There are currently over 1,800 lectures free to access or download from the website.
Website: http://www.gresham.ac.uk
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GreshamCollege
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