Inheritance: The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World
26 February 2026
This seminar discusses Professor Whitehouse’s new book on how humans’ evolutionary inheritance shaped the world we live in today. He asks, why are humans everywhere prone to believe in supernatural beings and forces? and how might our tendency to imitate one another be contributing to the climate crisis? Watch the recording here, and you can find the book here!
Research for the Common Good: How are we responding to headwinds on global climate action?
27 November 2025
Professor Mette Morsing and Dr Anupama Sen
This seminar discussed pathbreaking climate research being conducted across Oxford. Find the slides here!
Forecasting Epidemics, From Stars to Statistics
20 February 2025
This seminar discussed the history of predicting epidemics, from medieval to modern times. Watch the recording here!
Global Crises, Mental Health, and Human Behaviour
21 November 2024
This seminar discussed a groundbreaking 15-year cohort study on how adverse societal events affect mental health. Watch the recording here!
Ecology and Evolution of Antibiotic Resistance
1 May 2024
This seminar discussed research into the micro-ecological circumstances of how antibiotic resistance evolves. Watch the recording here!
Radicalisation and Violent Extremism: Drivers, Trends, Solutions
28 February 2024
This seminar discussed novel work on understanding, predicting, and addressing violent extremism. Watch the recording here!
Understanding and treating paranoia
16 November 2023
This seminar discussed innovative ways of using virtual reality (VR) to treat clinical paranoia. Watch the recording here!
Community involvement in the study of human social behaviour
1 June 2023
Dr Laura Fortunato, Dr Adam Kenny, Ilse Pit
This seminar considered the palio of the Italian city of Siena as a case study of cooperation within and competition between human groups.
Climate change: Effects and solutions
4 May 2023
Dr Jennifer Castle, Dr Xiyu Jiao, Dr Menghan Yuan, Dr Jonas Kurle, and Dr Susana Campos Martins
This seminar described novel econometric work to identify the effects of and solutions to anthropogenic climate change. Watch the recording here!
Evolutionary design principles for sustainable genetic control of crop diseases
17 November 2022
The seminar described new approaches being taken to the control of plant disease using RNA-based technology, informed by the evolutionary histories of fungal pathogens. Watch the recording here!
Beauty in science: An interdisciplinary conversation
14 July 2022
Professor Ben Macarthur, Professor James McAllister, Dr Milena Ivanova, Professor Rob Gilbert, Dr Sabine Hossenfelder, Dr Brandon Vaidyanathan
A interdisciplinary conversation on the role of aesthetics in science, including data from the world’s first international survey on the topic. Watch the recording here!