Author Isobel Creed
Victorian Gothic, the psychology of fear and a ghost called Pipes Gathering around a fire to share ghost stories was a beloved tradition in the late 1880s into the early 1900s. Ghost stories and gothic literature still remain such a… Continue Reading →
In this talk, Professor Melanie Flint, discusses the impact of exposure to psychological stress, which produces a response involving the release of stress hormones such as cortisol and adrenaline, and how this may be related to the progression of cancer…. Continue Reading →
A talk on the biology of ageing by Professor Richard Faragher, as part of the Ageing Well Festival Why do some people live to be over a hundred and remain in good health while others develop illnesses in their seventies? Is healthy… Continue Reading →
In this talk about the energy crisis, Dan Curtis, an energy advisor with local not-for-profit company Brighton & Hove Energy Services Co-operative, explains what is available both locally and nationally, to help people with the cost of energy this winter… Continue Reading →
What is the Brighton Aquifer, how does it affect the water you drink and how can we protect it? Professor Martin Smith and Susie Howells An estimated 365,000 people rely on the aquifer of the Brighton Chalk Block for their… Continue Reading →
According to the international environmental movement Extinction Rebellion, we are facing an unprecedented global emergency, a mass extinction of biodiversity of our own making that threatens the future of all life on the planet. This talk examined current species… Continue Reading →
In this talk, Dr Rachel White shares the scientific discoveries and stories about Brighton’s ‘star bird’ the starling. She explores starlings from a global perspective, then focuses in on the UK and our very own Brighton starlings – covering their behaviour,… Continue Reading →
Where do the stones at Stonehenge come from? Typically weighing 20 tonnes and standing up to 7 metres tall, sarsens form all fifteen stones of Stonehenge’s central horseshoe, the uprights and lintels of the outer circle, as well as… Continue Reading →
