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In the second term of every academic year since 1986 Darwin College has organised a series of eight public lectures. Each series has been built around a single theme, approached in a multi-disciplinary way, and with each lecture prepared for a general audience by a leading authority on his or her subject. The theme of the 2010 Series is "Risk"

Risk – Darwin College Lecture Series 2010 Cambridge University

    • Science

In the second term of every academic year since 1986 Darwin College has organised a series of eight public lectures. Each series has been built around a single theme, approached in a multi-disciplinary way, and with each lecture prepared for a general audience by a leading authority on his or her subject. The theme of the 2010 Series is "Risk"

    • video
    Risk and (Human-induced) Climate Change

    Risk and (Human-induced) Climate Change

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010
    "Risk and (Human-induced) Climate Change"
    by Professor Bob Watson (UEA)

    • 1 hr 5 min
    • video
    Risk and Natural Catastrophes

    Risk and Natural Catastrophes

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010
    "Risk and Natural Catastrophes"
    by Professor Mark Bailey (Armagh Observatory)

    • 1 hr
    • video
    Risk, Security and Terrorism

    Risk, Security and Terrorism

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010
    "Risk, Security and Terrorism"
    by Professor Lucia Zedner (Oxford)

    • 1 hr
    • video
    Risk and Humanities

    Risk and Humanities

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010
    "Risk and Humanities"
    Professor Mary Beard (Cambridge)

    • 1 hr 7 min
    • video
    Risk and Government: The Architectonics of Blame-avoidance

    Risk and Government: The Architectonics of Blame-avoidance

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010
    "Risk and Government: The Architectonics of Blame-avoidance"
    by Professor Christopher Hood, University of Oxford

    • 53 min
    • video
    Risk and the Brain: The Neural Basis of Decision Making Under Uncertainty

    Risk and the Brain: The Neural Basis of Decision Making Under Uncertainty

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2010 – Risk
    "Risk and the Brain: The Neural Basis of Decision Making Under Uncertainty"
    by Professor John O'Doherty (TCD)

    • 1 hr 8 min

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