Happy birthday #JimiHendrix 🎶

Have you ever wondered... why did he play his guitar upside-down? 🎸✨

In his lecture, 'Just Ask The Axis: Jimi Hendrix Unpicked', Prof Milton Mermikides demystifies Hendrix's music, revealing the range of his extraordinary invention...

👉 https://gres.hm/jimi-hendrix

📐 It’s #MathsWeekEngland 2025!

The theme, “Connection or Coincidence?”, has us revisiting Prof Alain Goriely's mind-bending lecture “The Deceived Brain: Coding and Illusion.”

Can maths explain why our eyes trick us? 👀

👉 https://gres.hm/coding-illusion

#Maths #STEM #Education

Applications are open for the next Gresham Professor of Physic!

We're looking for a candidate hailing from the fields of Medicine and/or Biological Sciences.

👉 https://gres.hm/physic

Here's a few words from our current Professor of Physic Robin May on what he's enjoyed most about the role...

🌊 Ocean: The Liquid Engine That Dominates Our Planet

Catch up 👉 gres.hm/liquid-engine

We call Earth a blue planet, but often focus only on what’s in the ocean. The real story is the water itself. Prof @helenczerski.bsky.social reveals how the ocean moves, drives life, and shapes our history...

China’s economy is booming – but its emissions are flat?

Environment Prof Helen Czerski gives her take on #COP30, highlighting how this year’s conference signals real, if slow, progress on climate action...

📺 Watch Helen's lectures: gres.hm/large-planet

@ucl.ac.uk @helenczerski.bsky.social

Catch up: The Economics of Work & Technology
👉 gres.hm/economics-work

Why do fears of tech replacing jobs keep proving wrong? Prof. Daniel Susskind shows how automation both substitutes and creates demand for new work.

*Also of ‪@kingscollegelondon.bsky.social‬
#AI #Technology#GreshamCollege

Catch up: Whither War; Whither the Law of War

👉 gres.hm/whither-war

Prof Sir Geoffrey Nice KC examines how we seek justice for war crimes, & how the ICC’s ‘universal jurisdiction’ is undermined when major powers remain outside it

Can the rule of law make the world safer?

Unpick your fears this #Halloween!

Watch more of our lecture, Why We Fear, by @robinmay9.bsky.social via: gres.hm/why-fear

#spiders #arachnophobia #Fear #Neuroscience #Emotions #Psychology #GreshamCollege

Catch up: Evoking Empathy through Animal Portraiture 📸

👉 gres.hm/animal-portr...

Acclaimed photographer Tim Flach shows how photography can foster empathy with animals, spark emotional responses, and inspire conservation - blending art, science, and social awareness

Why do we fear? 😱

Fear keeps us alive- but can also trap us in phobias or drive thrill-seeking. Prof @robinmay9.bsky.social explores the biology behind our fears, from instincts to parasites like Toxoplasma

Watch more 👉 gres.hm/why-fear

@imibirmingham.bsky.social
#biology #emotions #fear