It was a enormous privilege to represent the AHRC at the Cheltenham Science Festival. From the first application to take the Ordered Universe project to the Festival, to the intensive media and presentation workshop at Polaris House, and then to working with the AHRC and Festival co-ordinators, it has been an exciting and supportive journey. TheContinue reading “AHRC-Ordered Universe at the Cheltenham Science Festival”
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Cheltenham Science Festival…Today!
The Ordered Universe will be presenting later today at the Cheltenham Science Festival. Tom, Hannah and Giles will talk with Lord Professor Robert Winston, and with the audience on the project, Grosseteste and Science and Humanities in collaboration. The project was selected by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) as part of its partnership with theContinue reading “Cheltenham Science Festival…Today!”
Living in an Ordered Universe
The De artibus liberalibus (On the Liberal Arts) has felt somewhat different from the three treatises that the Ordered Universe group had looked at before. Unlike the De colore, the De iride, the De luce and the De generatione sonorum, the De artibus liberalibus isn’t primarily aimed at elucidating a phenomenon of natural order –Continue reading “Living in an Ordered Universe”
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival Programme Online
The Times Cheltenham Science Festival programme has been released online. A tremendous number of events, from Brian Cox, to Dinosaur Wars, Hacking and Big Data, Quantum Technology, and Robert Grosseteste. Tom, Hannah and Giles will be presenting ‘Grosseteste: The Greatest Mind You’ve Never Heard Of‘ (not that this applies to any readers of this blog!)Continue reading “The Times Cheltenham Science Festival Programme Online”
Ordered Universe Presents…
Ordered Universe presents the two, joint, public lectures from earlier this year at the Mahfouz Forum for Interdisciplinary Studies, Pembroke College, Oxford. After a lovely introduction from the Master, Dame Lynne Brindley, we gave two linked presentations. The first, involving Tom, Giles and Richard, ‘Forming the Body of the Cosmos: Robert Grosseteste’s ‘On Light’ focusedContinue reading “Ordered Universe Presents…”
From the Dark Ages to Dark Matter in Pictures
A photographic record of the day (photos courtesy of Gabriel Fidler and Giles Gasper).
Reflections on Being Human – Festival of Humanities
The Ordered Universe public workshop on Grosseteste’s scientific works, was a great success: part of the Being Human Festival, and with the aim of introducing the public to the work of the team on Grosseteste, why and how we do it, and the excitement provoked by the project. With a full house, some 60 participants,Continue reading “Reflections on Being Human – Festival of Humanities”
De colore – Review
It is a pleasure to record a recent review of the Ordered Universe’s The Dimensions of Colour: Robert Grosseteste’s De colore in the History of Science journal Isis Vol. 105 (2014) pp. 633-635, by Dr Winston Black. Isis was established in 1912, is an official publication of the History of Science Society, and is the oldest journal, with the largest circulation,Continue reading “De colore – Review”
From Dark Ages to Dark Matter – Festival of Humanities
The Ordered Universe is very proud and pleased to be part of the inaugural UK National Festival of the Humanities, which takes place between 15th-23rd November this year. The Festival aims to engage the public with innovative humanities research, and takes place across the country, with university hubs and their cultural and community partners. The programmeContinue reading “From Dark Ages to Dark Matter – Festival of Humanities”
Sound Medieval and Sound Modern: Public and the Future
Our workshop meeting concluded with the public lectures, on which Ulrike has commented already. It was a privilege to speak in the Pichette Auditorium, and a particular pleasure to see some Durham alumni in the audience – thank you Martin, Heather and Aversa. Heather had even had the privilege (!) of working through Grosseteste’s De colore and LetterContinue reading “Sound Medieval and Sound Modern: Public and the Future”