In 1959 CP Snow delivered The Rede Lecture at Cambridge entitled "The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution" in which he explores the rift between the arts and the sciences. Some sixty years later, it is clear that the problem has not gone away and that we are all living in silos that are a product of our educational system. I believe this to be an issue around the nature of knowledge. In this talk Keith will explore these issues by focusing on a line from William Blake who, in November 1802 wrote in a letter to his patron Thomas Butts, "May God us keep From Single vision and Newton's sleep".

In 1969, British society fearlessly stepped into the space era, shedding an Imperial past and postwar sombreness in the process. But what was a typical British citizen's life like in the final year of the 'swinging sixties'? With a cheerful approach to the topic, Neil will examine the impact of the moon landings and other space-age technical advances on everyday suburban life in 1969, revealing their significant and palpable consequences.