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Lectures - Spring 2007

24th February
Majnun: the role of the Holy Fool in Middle Eastern life.
Speaker: Marius Kociejowski

24th March
The Empire strikes flak: powerful companies, culture clash, and political backlash
Speaker: Daniel Litvin

28th April
In search of Mishima's Sword.
Speaker: Christopher Ross

19th May
Why the toast always lands butter-side down: the science of Murphy’s law
Speaker: Richard Robinson

23rd June
From the Blitz to Bin Laden: psychological reactions to terror.
Speaker: Simon Wessely

Extraordinary Voyages of the Panchatantra - Ramsay Wood
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Consciousness, will and responsibility - Chris Frith
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Scheherazade and the global mutation of teaching stories - Robert Irwin
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