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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 2014 lecture series is "Plagues".

Plagues – Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 Cambridge University

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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 2014 lecture series is "Plagues".

    • video
    Plagues & Metaphor

    Plagues & Metaphor

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "Plagues & Metaphor"
    Dr Rowan Williams, University of Cambridge

    • 1 hr 5 min
    • video
    Plagues & Economic Collapse

    Plagues & Economic Collapse

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "Plagues & Economic Collapse"
    Professor Ian Morris, Stanford University

    • 59 min
    • video
    The Human Plague

    The Human Plague

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "The Human Plague"
    Professor Stephen Emmott, Microsoft Research

    • 59 min
    • video
    Plagues, Populations & Survival

    Plagues, Populations & Survival

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "Plagues, Populations & Survival"
    Professor Stephen J O'Brien, St Petersburg State University

    • 1 hr 23 min
    • video
    Plagues & History

    Plagues & History

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "Plagues & History"
    Professor Chris Dobson & Dr Mary Dobson, University of Cambridge

    • 1 hr 7 min
    • video
    The Nature of Plagues

    The Nature of Plagues

    Darwin College Lecture Series 2014 – Plagues
    "The Nature of Plagues"
    Professor Angela McLean, University of Oxford

    • 1 hr

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