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01:13:00

Harry Kroto: The Goo-You-Wiki World

by Harry Kroto
Harry Kroto: The Goo-You-Wiki World
for 14-19 and upwards18-22 and upwards22 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards18-22 and upwards22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3163 views
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01:11:00

The Royal Society and science fiction

by Farah Mendlesohn
The Royal Society and science fiction
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1114 views
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The lone (mad) scientist is a common trope in science fiction, but hidden away is a fascination with secret and semi-secret societies who work for the future of all mankind. This talk will look at the representation of the Royal Society in science fi....

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00:49:00

Is Science Magic?

by Tony Ryan
Is Science Magic?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1736 views
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How does the reality of science reflect its portrayal in films, TV and other popular media?

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00:05:00

The Fresnel Lens

by Jonathan Hare
The Fresnel Lens
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1475 views
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Early lighthouses used coil and wood fires before moving on to gas and then electricity powered lights.Ā  Massive improvements took place by using a lens system around the light.Ā  The development of the Fresnel lens brought what we now regard as the....

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01:01:00

Carbon electronics

by Ravi Silva
Carbon electronics
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1699 views
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From structure and topology, to mechanical and electronic properties, a seemingly simple change in bonding between carbon atoms can conceive a plethora of material types. With diamond and graphite known since antiquity, better understanding of the sy....

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00:12:00

Art Therapy- Women and aging project

by Various Presenters
Art Therapy- Women and aging project
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2163 views
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The art work shown in this film emerged from a closed interactive-style experiential art group. The women were active in the production of collective knowledge, as well as active in interrogating their own, very particular, feelings about the process....

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00:12:00

Rise of the Russian Cinema

by Oliver Johnson
Rise of the Russian Cinema
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2033 views
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Discusses how Russia now makes its own Hollywood style blockbuster while retaining its cultural identity

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00:07:00

Engineered by US (University of Sheffield)

by Various Presenters
Engineered by US (University of Sheffield)
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1700 views
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A short film including some of the exhibits and interviews with academics involved in the event that took place Summer 2011

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00:12:00

The eye and colour vision

by Joe Wolfe
The eye and colour vision
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2421 views
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The physics of the eye, its performance and colour vision: refraction and accommodation; photoreceptors and resolution; compromises in visual performance.

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00:11:00

Geometrical optics

by Joe Wolfe
Geometrical optics
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1628 views
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On scales much bigger than the wavelength, rays explain the behaviour of interfaces, mirrors, lenses, optical instruments, including telescopes and microscopes.

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00:12:00

The nature of light

by Joe Wolfe
The nature of light
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 12 years ago | 1546 views
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White light comprises colours in the visible spectrum. The electromagnetic spectrum. Speed of light. Young's experiment and waves. Quanta and photons.

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00:11:00

Human Sound

by Joe Wolfe
Human Sound
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 12 years ago | 2133 views
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Sound is produced in the larynx; filtering it in the vocal tract produces formants and phonemes. The acoustics, mechanics and some neurobiology of hearing. Pitch perception.

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00:09:00

Standing waves

by Joe Wolfe
Standing waves
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 12 years ago | 2300 views
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Reflecting waves gives standing waves, which can be resonances. Standing waves on strings and in pipes and plates.

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00:08:00

Interference and consonance

by Joe Wolfe
Interference and consonance
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 12 years ago | 1735 views
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Superposing waves with different frequencies gives beats and Tartini tones. Removing beats gives consonance. Tuning consonances gives temperament.

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00:09:00

Quantifying sound

by Joe Wolfe
Quantifying sound
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 1824 views
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Frequency, amplitude, envelope and spectrum affect pitch, loudness and timbre. All are discussed and quantified here.

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00:10:00

The Doppler effect

by Joe Wolfe
The Doppler effect
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 2183 views
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Moving either source or receiver produces a frequency shift called the Doppler effect, which we measure and analyse.

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00:09:00

Sound

by Joe Wolfe
Sound
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 1727 views
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Sound is a longitudinal wave of variations in pressure and density. We derive and measure its speed.

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00:06:00

Travelling waves II

by Joe Wolfe
Travelling waves II
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 1830 views
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The wave equation and its physical origin. Power in a wave and its relation to intensity in radiation.

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00:07:00

Travelling waves I

by Joe Wolfe
Travelling waves I
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 13 years ago | 1997 views
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In an extended medium, inertia and a restoring force can lead to waves, which reflect at boundaries, either erect or inverted.

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00:09:00

Oscillations

by Joe Wolfe
Oscillations
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1608 views
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Inertia and restoring forces can, with low friction or damping, lead to oscillations and resonance. We analyse the mechanics of vibrations.

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00:12:00

Gravity

by Joe Wolfe
Gravity
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1731 views
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The inverse square law explains planetary motion - and apples falling. Newton's law, measuring G, calculating orbits.

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00:10:00

Rotation

by Joe Wolfe
Rotation
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1482 views
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Torques produce angular acceleration, moment of inertia 'resists' it. Rotational kinetic energy and angular momentum.

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00:06:00

Prehistoric Pin-up

by Maria Malina
Prehistoric Pin-up
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 2492 views
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A carved female figurine dating to at least 35,000 years ago has been recovered from caves in the Hohle Fels region of Germany. The figure represents the oldest figurative art yet discovered. In this film the authors describe the importance of their ....

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00:10:00

Momentum

by Joe Wolfe
Momentum
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1506 views
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p=mv. If external forces are zero, momentum is conserved. In collisions, energy may be conserved (elastic) or not (inelastic).

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00:08:00

Centre of mass

by Joe Wolfe
Centre of mass
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1841 views
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In finite objects, the total external force equals the total mass times the acceleration of a point called the centre of mass.

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00:10:00

Energy and power

by Joe Wolfe
Energy and power
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1451 views
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The total work done on an object equals the increase in its kinetic energy. For conservative forces, we can define potential energy.

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00:10:00

Weight and contact forces

by Joe Wolfe
Weight and contact forces
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1734 views
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Carefully distinguish mass and weight. Hooke's law quantifies deformation. Contact forces have normal and frictional components.

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00:25:00

Women in Nanotechnology

by Various Presenters
Women in Nanotechnology
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1892 views
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The Women in Nanotechnology project (WomenInNano) was a 3 year EU Research Project with the aim of finding out ways to support and encourage women working in Nanotechnology. In 2008 the Vega Science Trust was asked to make a short film documenting th....

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00:04:00

Sizing Things Up

by Tara Shears
Sizing Things Up
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1550 views
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Dr Tara Shears explains that one of Science's greatest achievements is to have accurately measured everything from the width of the universe to the diameter of a quark. This film features an animated zoom in from the universe to the heart of a hydrog....

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00:29:00

Life in Space

by Helen Sharman
Life in Space
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1598 views
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Helen Sharman, the UK's first astronaut, gives a vibrant account of her personal experience of life in space using models and film to illustrate the key scientific concepts involved in spaceflight. Among other things she discusses the way Newton's Th....

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00:57:00

Pathophysiologist

by Gustav Born
Pathophysiologist
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1827 views
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In this video interview Gustav Born jokes that all his life he has been the son of a famous scientist (Max Born) and then later he became uncle to a famous film star (Olivia Newton John), he is also directly related to Martin Luther, Ben Elton and nu....

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00:15:00

Ivar Giaever

by Ivar Giaver
Ivar Giaever
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2419 views
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Ivar Giaever won the Nobel Prize in 1973 for his investigations of tunneling in semiconductors and superconductors. Giaever worked on metal thin films and tunneling and took a Solid State physics course. Although he knew nothing about Superconductivi....

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00:14:00

Entomologist

by Rob Hutchinson
Entomologist
for 14-19 and upwards,
Careers | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 11471 views
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Rob Hutchinson is an entomologist and one of the top mosquito experts in Europe whose work assesses the risk of Malaria returning to UK. He has developed a great interest in mosquito biology and did a masters degree at the School of Tropical Medicine....

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00:10:00

Newton’s laws of motion

by Joe Wolfe
Newton’s laws of motion
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1415 views
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F=ma (laws 1&2). Forces come in pairs that add to zero (3). Newton's laws apply in inertial frames of reference. Some common approximations made in applying them.

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00:08:00

Simple harmonic motion

by Joe Wolfe
Simple harmonic motion
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1397 views
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In simple harmonic motion, displacement, velocity and acceleration vary sinusoidally with time, but with different phases.

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00:08:00

Circular motion

by Joe Wolfe
Circular motion
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1918 views
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Uniform circular motion: angular displacement and velocity are introduced and centripetal acceleration is determined.

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00:09:00

Projectile motion

by Joe Wolfe
Projectile motion
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1369 views
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Motion with uniform acceleration, such as in a uniform gravitational (or electric) field is projectile motion, analysed here with examples.

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00:06:00

Motion with constant acceleration (kinematics)

by Joe Wolfe
Motion with constant acceleration (kinematics)
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1733 views
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Kinematics quantifies motion without explaining the causes of it. Here we study accelerations that are zero, positive or negative.

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