Will You Be AIβs Pet? πΎ
π https://ow.ly/vcs950Y9Thy
Gresham Professor of IT Matt Jones* explores whether #AI is βdomesticatingβ humans - considering the benefits and hidden costs of our evolving relationship with technology
*also of @swanseauni.bsky.social
07.02.2026 13:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Considering leaving a gift in your Will?
A legacy gift to Gresham College helps ensure free, world-class learning remains open to all β now and for generations to come... πβ¨
Find out more: gres.hm/give-legacy
#LeaveALegacy #GreshamCollege #GiftInYourWill #SupportLearning #FreeEducation
06.02.2026 10:00 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
What makes an image impossible to forget?
Antony Penrose explores the photographs his mother Lee Miller took as a witness to WWII and the Holocaust, and why their stark power continues to confront us decades later.
Watch live π gres.hm/lee-miller
#WorldWar2 #Photography #Photojournalism
05.02.2026 10:01 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: Why Do We Hate?
Why did hatred evolve? Is it loveβs evil twin - and can we ever treat it? Prof. Robin May explores one of humanityβs most destructive emotions: https://gres.hm/why-hate
Institute of Microbiology and Infection
#evolution #biology
04.02.2026 12:05 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
ππ¨ What is the air we live in β and how are we changing it?
We talk about the climate crisis in terms of greenhouse gases. But what is the atmosphere, and how does it really work?
In 'An Ocean of Air', Prof Helen Czerski* reveals all about our atmosphere...
π gres.hm/ocean-air
* also of UCL
03.02.2026 18:36 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: The Shape of #Gravity: Why On Earth Are Planets Spherical?
Professor Alain Goriely* explores how gravity shapes planets, from Earthβs squashed form to the limits of spherical worlds https://gres.hm/shape-gravity
*also of Oxford Mathematicsβ¬
#astronomy #maths
03.02.2026 13:10 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 1
Step into the shadows of the ancient worldβ¦ ποΈβ¨
In 'Mithras: Master of Mystery', Gresham Professor of Divinity Ronald Hutton explores the most famous mystery religion of the Roman Empire...
π gres.hm/mithras
University of Bristol #AncientHistory #AncientRome #GreshamCollege
30.01.2026 16:35 β π 4 π 0 π¬ 0 π 1
Catch up: Why Do We Grieve?
https://gres.hm/why-grieve
Prof Robin May* explores the biology of grief.. and whether we might find a 'cure' for this crip[pling emotion.
*also of the Institute of Microbiology and Infection
#evolution #biology
28.01.2026 12:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Allan Chapman
We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Dr Allan Chapman. He served as Gresham College Visiting Professor of the History of Science (2004β2011).
Revisit his terrific lectures here: gres.hm/allan-chapman
27.01.2026 14:39 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: Thatβs Not Funny β The Ethics of Satire π
π https://gres.hm/ethics-satire
Satire once aimed to reform through ridicule - but today itβs under fire. Whereβs the line between #FreeSpeech and hate speech? Prof Judith Hawley explores satireβs past and present.
26.01.2026 13:45 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Free in-person tickets: Music of Earth & #Space πΆππ
From Pythagoras to Holst, throat singing to seismic & celestial data, #music has echoed the cosmos. Prof Milton Mermikides* explores how all existence vibrates as sound.
π https://gres.hm/music-earth-space
*also of βͺ@uniofsurrey.bsky.socialβ¬
25.01.2026 12:15 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Happy #BurnsNight! π΄σ §σ ’σ ³σ £σ ΄σ Ώ
Enjoy Robert Burnsβ The White Cockade (1790), performed by Timothy Reynolds (tenor) and Ulrich Wedemeier (guitar). πΆ
From Prof Christopher Jonesβ lecture on the guitar: the first fully harmonic instrument accessible to the working-class.
π gres.hm/guitar-lowest
#Scotland
25.01.2026 10:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: Work, Out of Reach
π https://gres.hm/out-reach
Prof Professor Daniel Susskind explores frictional tech unemployment: work exists, but people canβt access itβskills gaps, location, and identity mismatches.
*also of βͺKing's College Londonβ¬
24.01.2026 12:30 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
πΆβ¨ Can we see music β or hear colour? π
In 'Music of Light and Colour', Prof of Music Milton Mermikides reveals how musicians and composers have long explored the deep links between sound and vision...
π gres.hm/music-light-colour
#Synesthesia #MusicTheory #MusicHistory #GreshamCollege
21.01.2026 14:03 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open ποΈ The Ground We Stand On
https://gres.hm/ground
Prof. Helen Czerski* explores land, rocks, and soilβwhat the ground beneath us is doing across short and deep timescales, and how we should think about its future.
* also of UCL
#environment #airpollution #climate
19.01.2026 12:15 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Tickets open ποΈ Climate Risk and Insurance
https://gres.hm/climate-insurance
Why did insurance vanish for coastal homes while energy bills surged? Prof Raghavendra Rau explains how climate extremes & geopolitics create correlated risks; and what fixes might work
Cambridge Judge Business School
18.01.2026 12:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
In-person tickets: The Price of Pixels: Unmasking the Environmental Impact of Our Digital Lives
https://gres.hm/price-pixels
From rare earth mining to data centres and e-waste, Prof Ian Mudway* explores the hidden environmental and health costs of convenience...
*also of School of Public Health
17.01.2026 12:35 β π 0 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Catch up: Economics and Artificial Intelligence
π https://gres.hm/economics-ai
Prof Daniel Susskind* traces the history of AI, work and #economics, from a 1956 Dartmouth conference to todayβs technological upheavals and #ChatGPT...
*also of βͺKing's College London
#EduSkyβ¬
16.01.2026 16:31 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0
Inside Holborn's Tudor Hall
Into Barnard's Inn Hall, home of Gresham College.
Hidden behind shopfronts on Holborn is a rare survivor from medieval times, Barnard's Inn Hall. Anyone can visit this incredible building, and below its ancient rafters watch a free Gresham lecture about life, the universe and everything londonist.substack.com/p/inside-hol...
16.01.2026 08:02 β π 23 π 9 π¬ 1 π 0
How should we prepare for the later years of life?
Sir Peter Thornton KC* reveals how, by planning now, we can protect independence, ease future decisions, and gain peace of mind for ourselves and our loved ones...
π gres.hm/later-years
* also of King's College London Bedford Square Publishers
16.01.2026 10:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Monsters, temptation, heaven and hell β what did they mean in the world of Hieronymus Bosch? π¨
Dr Sophie Oosterwijk explores Boschβs βsurrealβ imagery of sin, death and the afterlife, revealing how his terrifying visions were rooted in late medieval religious belief...
π gres.hm/hieronymus-bosch
15.01.2026 10:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Who was Hecate, Mistress of Magic? β¨
From local goddess to ruler of night, sorcery and the crossroads between worlds. Discover the history of this guardian of travellers and spirits...
Watch Prof Ronald Hutton's* lecture π gres.hm/goddess-hecate
* also of History at Bristol
14.01.2026 16:03 β π 5 π 3 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: Peacebuilding through the Visual Arts
https://gres.hm/peacebuilding-arts
How can #art promote peace - or fuel conflict? Prof Jolyon Mitchell (Durham University) explores how visual arts can witness violence, heal trauma, and imagine hopeful futures, from #WWI to today
11.01.2026 12:30 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets now open: Lee Millerβs Indelible Images
https://gres.hm/lee-miller
Why do some photographs refuse to be forgotten? Lee Millerβs #WW2 images bear witness to historyβs darkest moments. Her son Antony Penrose explores her response and legacy...
10.01.2026 12:05 β π 2 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Catch up: Donald Trump and the Death Penalty
π https://gres.hm/trump-death
Prof Clive Stafford Smith examines Trumpβs executive order to βrestore the death penaltyβ - and what it means for 2,400 people on death row incl. the innocent among them...
#law #usa #deathpenalty
07.01.2026 11:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π On the twelfth day of Christmas, Gresham gave to meβ¦
An insightful lecture βChina and Chinesenessβ by Professor Steve Tsang, exploring how history and politics have shaped Chinese identity across mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan... β¨
Watch π gres.hm/chinese
#12DaysOfChristmas
05.01.2026 10:00 β π 1 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
In-person tickets open: Death Investigation βοΈ
π https://gres.hm/death-coroners
Sir Peter Thornton KC explains the role of coroners: how they investigate deaths, hold inquests, and help prevent future tragedies.
#law #death #murder #GreshamCollege
05.01.2026 09:35 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
π On the eleventh day of Christmas, Gresham gave to meβ¦
A powerful lecture βWarβs Toxic Legacyβ by Prof Ian Mudway, exploring how conflict leaves long-term harm for civilians and why tackling hidden toxic exposures matters for health and justice...
π gres.hm/war-toxic
#12DaysOfChristmas
04.01.2026 14:02 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
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