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Wingtip Vortices

by Various
Wingtip Vortices
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 7 years ago | 11 views
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A very well-explained description of the theory of lift and of how the energy-sapping wingtip vortices are created in aircraft flight. This talk was the runner-up in the 2016 Kroto Prize for Innovative Use of Technology in Science Learning. More details | Watch now

00:31:00

Minimizing a Bacterial Genome by Global Design and Synthesis

by Hamilton Smith
Minimizing a Bacterial Genome by Global Design and Synthesis
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 2140 views
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In 2010, we chemically synthesized the 1078 Kb Mycoplasma mycoides genome and transplanted it into a recipient cell cytoplasm to create a 'synthetic cell', JCVI-syn1.0 (Science, 329, 52-56, 2010). We identified several hundred non-essential genes by ....

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00:39:00

Role of Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP in Cell Signaling and Drug Development

by Ferid Murad
Role of Nitric Oxide and Cyclic GMP in Cell Signaling and Drug Development
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1778 views
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Nitric oxide research has grown rapidly with about 150,000 research publications describing its biological effects. It is an important messenger molecule that affects most tissues and biological processes. Many effects of nitric oxide are mediated by....

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00:31:00

The Adventure of Cold Atoms. From Optical Pumping to Quantum Gases

by Claude Cohen-Tannoudji
The Adventure of Cold Atoms. From Optical Pumping to Quantum Gases
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1328 views
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Conservation laws are very important in quantum physics. Two examples of applications will be given. First, optical pumping which uses transfer of angular momentum from polarized photons to atoms to produce highly polarized atomic gases. Then, laser ....

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00:33:00

What About Redefining Time Using a Stable Laser?

by John Hall
What About Redefining Time Using a Stable Laser?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1385 views
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Several laser-based Atomic Clocks now have an accuracy potential of ~2 x10-18, a hundred-fold better than the best achieved after more than 60 years' experience with rf resonances in Cs atoms. Still, this long attention span documents that the Cs Fou....

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Where am I From? Where Are You Going?

by Ryoji Noyori
Where am I From? Where Are You Going?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1363 views
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Scientific research is a never-ending 'journey of knowledge'. There is more meaning in experiencing various encounters and making a good journey itself than reaching the destination. Basic science has eternal cultural value; it has served to heighten....

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The Science of Chillies

by Various Presenters
The Science of Chillies
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1864 views
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These things are HOT! - and have a variety of biochemical effects.

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What goes up must come down

by Various Presenters
What goes up must come down
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1635 views
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A fascinating discussion between two humanoids about the mystery force of gravity.

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Soil Recovery by Re-use

by Akira Ise
Soil Recovery by Re-use
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1600 views
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Aki decribes her experiments in improving soils using various buffering materials.

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Solar Energy

by Various Presenters
Solar Energy
for 11-14 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1579 views
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Sophie and Stephanie take a light-hearted look at solar energy.

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Genetic Engineering

by Various Presenters
Genetic Engineering
for 11-14 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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A discussion of the problems caused by genetic engineering.

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A-maizing Hydrogen

by Various Presenters
A-maizing Hydrogen
for 11-14 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 11-14 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1843 views
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Hydrogen - the fuel of the future?

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01:10:00

Bacterial cell walls, antibiotics and the origins of life

by Jeff Errington
Bacterial cell walls, antibiotics and the origins of life
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1247 views
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The cell wall is a crucial structure found in almost all bacteria. It is the target for our best antibiotics and fragments of the wall trigger powerful innate immune responses against infection. Surprisingly, many bacteria can switch almost effortl....

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01:31:00

Tackling the great challenges of the 21st century

by Various Presenters
Tackling the great challenges of the 21st century
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 1664 views
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Sir Paul Nurse, President of the Royal Society and Lord Stern, President of the British Academy, discussed the new opportunities – and need – for collaboration between the traditional academic disciplines to respond to the big issues of our time,....

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01:31:00

Ebola: inside an epidemic

by Various Presenters
Ebola: inside an epidemic
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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Find out what we have learnt from the outbreak so far (March 2015) and what is being done to ensure continued resilience to epidemic scenarios.

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01:26:00

Women writing science

by Various Presenters
Women writing science
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 0 views
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Join us as we celebrate International Women’s Day by exploring the history of women writing about science.  How did early women scientists use writing in order to further their careers? In which ways were they limited by their gender? What influen....

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00:07:00

Can nanocrystals stop the climate change?

by Frank Riehle
Can nanocrystals stop the climate change?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 8 years ago | 2711 views
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Fossil resources are limited and their CO2 emission strongly contributes to the global warming which is mainly responsible for the increasing appearance of natural catastrophes. Renewable biomass which can be converted into various forms of usable en....

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The biology of Striga

by Various
The biology of Striga
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1840 views
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One of the major parasites is striga, a weed that sucks the juice and nutrients from cereal crops such as millet, sorghum and maize and causes great yield losses. A single striga plant can produce hundreds of thousands of seeds. The seeds are so tiny....

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00:12:00

‘Witch Weed’ – breaking the spell

by Various
‘Witch Weed’ – breaking the spell
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2781 views
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Striga (witchweed) is a parasitic weed that seriously constrains the productivity of staples such as maize, sorghum, millet and upland rice on some farms in Uganda.  Kilimo Trust supported this initiative to try and control its spread.

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Human Memory

by Ann Garry
Human Memory
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1798 views
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A look at the various ways we store and information.

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01:08:00

Writing wrongs – Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

by Various
Writing wrongs – Rachel Carson, Silent Spring
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1314 views
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What role do literature, science and policy play in protecting the planet? Fifty years since the death of conservationist Rachel Carson, we look at her masterpiece Silent Spring, and ask: "What have we learnt? Listen to our panel of experts: author ....

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00:45:00

On the Genetic Basis of Morphological Evolution

by Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
On the Genetic Basis of Morphological Evolution
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1202 views
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Darwin's theory of evolution states that variation of the shape and pattern of the adults rather than the embryos are the basis for natural selection. In order to understand how morphological variation arises, it is important to identify the genes th....

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00:30:00

From the Structure of the Ribosome to the Design of New Antibiotics

by Thomas Steitz
From the Structure of the Ribosome to the Design of New Antibiotics
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1756 views
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Structural studies of the ribosome exemplify the evolution of structural studies in cell biology from the early negatively stained images of macromolecular assemblies in whole cells, to a detailed atomic understanding of the mechanism of action of a ....

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00:29:00

Protein Cross Talk in Cell Signaling

by Edmond Fischer
Protein Cross Talk in Cell Signaling
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1319 views
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The main focus of the talk will be on signaling by tyrosine phosphorylation, which has been directly implicated in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation and transformation. External signals coming in the form of mitogenic hormones and growt....

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00:41:00

Telomeres and Telomerase in Human Health and Disease

by Elizabeth Blackburn
Telomeres and Telomerase in Human Health and Disease
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2849 views
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Telomeres are the protective tips that stabilize the ends of chromosomes. The function of telomeres is to allow cells to divide while holding the genetic material intact. Telomeres contain specialized, simple repetitive DNA sequences that, together....

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00:27:00

Which Way For Physics?

by Brian Josephson
Which Way For Physics?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1102 views
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This talk describes a new approach to the problem of characterising physical reality, one with the potential to fill in gaps in the conventional understanding of nature. It is based on a different view from the usual one of structure at the finest l....

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00:37:00

Generating the Fuel of Life

by John Walker
Generating the Fuel of Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1372 views
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The lecture will be devoted to the topic of how the biological world supplies itself with energy to make biology work, and what medical consequences ensue when the energy supply chain in our bodies is damaged or defective. We derive our energy from ....

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00:42:00

Short-term Synaptic Plasticity

by Erwin Neher
Short-term Synaptic Plasticity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 7514 views
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Our brain is a network of about 10^11 neurons, which are connected via synapses. A neuron typically receives input from about 10000 other neurons, which can be either excitatory or inhibitory. The neuron integrates these inputs and generates an actio....

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00:28:00

From the Structure of the Ribosome to New Antibiotics

by Thomas Steitz
From the Structure of the Ribosome to New Antibiotics
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1490 views
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Structural studies of the ribosome exemplify the evolution of structural studies in cell biology from the early negatively stained images of macromolecular assemblies in whole cells, to a detailed atomic understanding of the mechanisms of action of a....

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00:31:00

Forging a Genetic Paradigm for Cancer

by Michael Bishop
Forging a Genetic Paradigm for Cancer
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1384 views
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It is now axiomatic that, no matter what its causes, cancer ultimately arises from the malfunction of genes. A number of clues prefigured this paradigm: the persistence of the malignant phenotype through countless cell divisions; the mutagenicity of....

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00:31:00

Genes and Proteins that Control Secretion and Autophagy

by Randy Schekman
Genes and Proteins that Control Secretion and Autophagy
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 3353 views
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The broad outlines of the secretory pathway were established by pioneering EM and cell fractionation experiments conducted by George Palade in the 1960s. Beginning in the mid 1970s and early 80s, my laboratory isolated a series of conditionally leth....

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00:49:00

Dynamics of Chemical Reactions

by Yuan Lee
Dynamics of Chemical Reactions
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1260 views
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Every macroscopic chemical transformation, whether it is atmospheric ozone depletion or the burning of a candle, consists of millions of microscopic chemical events, which involve collisions between molecules.  It has been the dream of scientists fo....

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00:27:00

Adventures in Nontranslational Research

by Martin Chalfie
Adventures in Nontranslational Research
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1388 views
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Professor Martin Chalfie regrets the disproportionately high funding of translational research, defined as applied research for the treatment of human diseases.  With examples from the research in his lab he wants to show how important nontranslatio....

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00:26:00

Chemistry of Bioluminescence

by Osamu Shimomura
Chemistry of Bioluminescence
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1387 views
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There are numerous kinds of luminous organism on earth. Mysterious emission of light from them inspired the curiosity of mankind ever since the ancient times. In history, Raphael Dubois discovered luciferin and luciferase from one of them, a click ....

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00:40:00

Glimpses of Chemical Wizardry

by Dudley Herschbach
Glimpses of Chemical Wizardry
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 969 views
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In an evangelical spirit, three vignettes will be presented that have the character of molecular parables: stories with lessons that transcend the specific details.(1) How knowledge of the orientation of a methyl group with respect to a neighboring d....

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00:32:00

The Fuel of Life

by John Walker
The Fuel of Life
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1283 views
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The lecture will be devoted to the topic of how the biological world supplies itself with energy to make biology work, and what medical consequences ensue when the energy supply chain in our bodies is damaged or defective.  We derive our energy from....

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00:30:00

Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity

by Gerhard Ertl
Catalysis at Surfaces: From Atoms to Complexity
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1436 views
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Catalysis by solid surfaces is, among others, of importance for the chemical industry (e.g. the Haber-Bosch process) as well as for environmental chemistry (car exhaust catalyst).  Surface physical techniques enable investigation of the underlying e....

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00:30:00

Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboranes: An Easy Way for Carbon-Carbon Bonding

by Akira Suzuki
Cross-Coupling Reactions of Organoboranes: An Easy Way for Carbon-Carbon Bonding
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 2474 views
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The palladium-catalyzed cross-coupling reaction between different types of organoboron compounds and various organic halides in the presence of base provides a powerful and general methodology for the formation of carbon-carbon bonds.  The (sp3)C-B ....

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00:27:00

Model Synthesis for Ceramics: Superconductors, Magnets and Others

by Karl Muller
Model Synthesis for Ceramics: Superconductors, Magnets and Others
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 9 years ago | 1273 views
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The discovery of superconductivity in hole doped La2CuO4 was motivated by the interest to find this phenomenon in an oxide.  After the discovery near 35 K, copper oxides with transition temperatures of up to 131 K at normal pressure were found, i.e.....

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01:11:00

(Re)Inventing science publishing: the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society

by Various
(Re)Inventing science publishing: the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1661 views
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Philosophical TransactionsÊis the worldÕs first and oldest scientific journal. Still published by the Royal Society, it is about to mark its 350th anniversary, and was instrumental in establishing many forms and facets of modern scholarly publishin....

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00:22:00

Simulation of cell seeding and cell mechanical forces in tissue engineering

by Damien Lacroix
Simulation of cell seeding and cell mechanical forces in tissue engineering
for 18-22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards | 10 years ago | 4713 views
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A brief description of the factors which are involved in simulating various effects in tissue engineering research.

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00:07:00

The Carbon Revolution 1 – many forms

by Jonathan Hare
The Carbon Revolution 1 – many forms
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 4948 views
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The differences in the structures and properties of the various allotropes of carbon are clearly explained.

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00:06:00

Concert Hall Acoustics

by Various Presenters
Concert Hall Acoustics
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1893 views
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Physics' students Rosie & Carine explain the physics behind concert hall acoustics.

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00:02:00

Olber’s Paradox

by Various Presenters
Olber’s Paradox
for 14-19 and upwards,
Highschool presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 2098 views
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Students explain why the sky is dark at night, despite there being many billions of bright stars.

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00:54:00

Engineering the structural aspects of carbon nanotubes moving towards a perfect system

by Ankur Baliyan
Engineering the structural aspects of carbon nanotubes moving towards a perfect system
for 18-22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1614 views
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During his PhD thesis defence, Ankur looks at the ways in which various techniques are used for the creation of the desired structural characteristics of carbon nanotubes  

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00:03:00

Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative

by Various Presenters
Nobel Prize Inspiration Initiative
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1945 views
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A series of videos of Nobel Laureates speaking on everything from their childhoods and careers advice to communicating research

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01:26:00

Curious maths: finding the solution

by Various
Curious maths: finding the solution
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1643 views
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Unsolved problems in mathematics have intrigued us for centuries. It took over 350 years for anyone to provide a proof for Fermat's Last Theorem, considered by many as the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics, and no one has yet offer....

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01:26:00

Curious maths: finding the solution

by Various
Curious maths: finding the solution
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 10 years ago | 1607 views
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Unsolved problems in mathematics have intrigued us for centuries. It took over 350 years for anyone to provide a proof for FermatÕs Last Theorem, considered by many as the most notorious problem in the history of mathematics, and no one has yet offe....

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01:04:00

Storms, floods and droughts: predicting and reporting adverse weather

by Various
Storms, floods and droughts: predicting and reporting adverse weather
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1484 views
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2012 was one of the Òtop five wettest years on recordÓ, however the beginning of the year saw a widespread drought across much of the UK.Ê Join David Shukman, Science Editor for BBC News, and Professor Tim Palmer FRS as they discuss extreme and ad....

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01:15:00

The Nuclear Debate

by Various Presenters
The Nuclear Debate
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1730 views
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New carbon targets requires reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 50% for 2030. This house believes that it will be impossible to meet the emissions reductions required to fulfil these obligations without the use of nuclear power.  Taking the pr....

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01:35:00

Making Sense of Scents

by Various Presenters
Making Sense of Scents
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1987 views
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A panel of experts discussed the powerful effects that fragrances have on enhancing lives, rehabilitation and triggering reactions and memories.

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00:29:00

Cloning

by Various Presenters
Cloning
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 14939 views
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Why is cloning such hot science? What are the potential benefits? And are there other ways of achieving them? What are stem cells, and why do many scientists say that embryonic cells are required for this work?

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01:35:00

Dive into the thrilling and extraordinary world of science

by Various Presenters
Dive into the thrilling and extraordinary world of science
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2392 views
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Take one step away from the shore with the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books. Set yourself apart from the crowd on an expedition into unfamiliar scientific territory with the shortlisted authors and judges of the Royal Society Winton Prize....

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01:14:00

About Time

by Various Presenters
About Time
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2308 views
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'If you knew Time as well as I do,’ the Mad Hatter says to Alice, ‘you wouldn’t talk about wasting it. It’s him.’ In this event, three writers well-acquainted with time discuss how it (or he) both controls and captivates us.  Dame Gillian ....

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01:34:00

Is biodiversity going the way of the Dodo?

by Various Presenters
Is biodiversity going the way of the Dodo?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1647 views
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Panel discussion with Professor Jonathan Baillie, Dr William Cheung, Professor Adrian Lister and chaired by Dr Susan Lieberman, as part of the Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2011.  Right now one-fifth of the world’s vertebrates are classi....

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01:27:00

Neuroscience of emotion

by Various Presenters
Neuroscience of emotion
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2318 views
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Panel discussion involving Professor David Freedberg, Dr Daniela Schiller, Ian McEwan and chaired by Professor Ray Dolan FRS, as 2011.  Does emotion serve a particular function? How important is emotion in artistic expression? How do we study emotio....

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01:04:00

Eyes on the stars – Space as inspiration

by Various Presenters
Eyes on the stars – Space as inspiration
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1651 views
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Piers Sellers in conversation with Rona Munro and John Zarnecki.  Little Eagles, written by playwright Rona Munro, tells the extraordinary story of Sergei Korolyov, chief designer and unsung hero of the Soviet space programme. Under the leadership o....

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01:04:00

What if…? Coping with uncertainty in health science

by Various Presenters
What if…? Coping with uncertainty in health science
for 18-22 and upwards,
Discussions | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1745 views
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Panel discussion involving Tracey Brown, Professor Angela McLean FRS, Professor Andrew Stirling and chaired by Professor David Spiegelhalter OBE FRS.  How can we make decisions that affect our health when scientific advice is never 100% sure?   Wha....

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02:00:00

Sir Andrew Huxley Memorial Lecture

by Various Presenters
Sir Andrew Huxley Memorial Lecture
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2240 views
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Sir Andrew Huxley, President of the Royal Society from 1980 – 1985, died on 30 May 2012. A memorial event in his honour will be held on 17 October 2012 at 6pm at the Royal Society. It will include presentations on various aspects of his scientific ....

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00:05:00

Unique skyscraper design impresses at national competition

by Various Presenters
Unique skyscraper design impresses at national competition
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1669 views
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The team from the University of Sheffield´s Department of Architecture beat off stiff competition from 90 other teams to be shortlisted in the ISOVER Multi-Comfort Skyscraper Design Competition, thanks to their design of a 60-floor, environmentally-....

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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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00:25:00

Photo therapy – women and ageing

by Various Presenters
Photo therapy – women and ageing
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1875 views
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A group of older women met in a series of six day long workshops, led by Rosy Martin. They were invited to make, then talk about, their own alternative photographic diaries on age and ageing. Images which challenge stereotypes of ageing were created,....

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00:09:00

Microscopes: what can we really see?

by Samantha Warrington
Microscopes: what can we really see?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1289 views
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Samantha looks at various types of microscopes and their uses.

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00:09:00

What do brain signals look like?

by Various Presenters
What do brain signals look like?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2808 views
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The Dept of Psychology at the University of Sheffield demonstrates how volunteers are used to record brain signals and how this is used in their research.

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00:05:00

Water – managing a fragile resource

by Various Presenters
Water – managing a fragile resource
for 14-19 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1887 views
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Our research is focused the major challenges we face in the sustainable management of water, It draws together multidisciplinary teams - from scientists and engineers to town planners and architects - to work on all aspects of the water cycle, from c....

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00:06:00

The Ursula Project

by Various Presenters
The Ursula Project
for 14-19 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1742 views
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A very inter-disciplinary approach to studying urban rivers.

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00:36:00

Wobbly bridges, inkjets and microbubbles

by Various Presenters
Wobbly bridges, inkjets and microbubbles
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1777 views
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A panel of 3 academics answer questions from school-children about their lives and research

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00:04:00

Engineers without borders

by Various Presenters
Engineers without borders
for 18-22 and upwards,
Careers | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2797 views
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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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00:29:00

Women in Science and Engineering

by Various Presenters
Women in Science and Engineering
for 14-19 and upwards,
Interviews | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2713 views
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A panel of female academics is interviewed by young learners about their careers. The panel was Dr Alma Hodzic, Ms Elena Rodriguez-Falcon, Professor Catherine Biggs and Ms Sue Armstrong

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00:59:00

Africa’s future: do water issues matter?

by Robert Dewar
Africa’s future: do water issues matter?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 11 years ago | 1438 views
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What will happen in Africa as water demand increases? Robert Dewar is the recently retired UK High Commissioner to Nigeria and former Ambassador to Ethiopia. Robert drew on his considerable experience of working and living in ....

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00:02:00

Reducing bone cell loss

by Various Presenters
Reducing bone cell loss
for 18-22 and upwards,
Discussions | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 11890 views
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Stimulating bone cells to combat bone cell loss

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00:01:00

Rivers of pleasure

by Various Presenters
Rivers of pleasure
for 18-22 and upwards,
Postgraduate presentations | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2036 views
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Developing river environments for social use

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00:03:00

Bugs and trash

by Various Presenters
Bugs and trash
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 11 years ago | 2093 views
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Using microorganisms to clear pollution.

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00:09:00

The Neuroscience of Music

by Brooke Blasser
The Neuroscience of Music
for 14-19 and upwards,
Lectures | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1358 views
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An introduction to the various effects on the brain of listening to music.

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01:02:00

Geoengineering: a brave new world?

by Various Presenters
Geoengineering: a brave new world?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1733 views
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This is a very new and rapidly developing area of science and technology and the proposals range from placing giant mirrors in space to reflect sunlight to fertilising the oceans with nutrients in order to produce more phytoplankton to soak up atmosp....

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01:23:00

We are what we remember.

by Eric Kandel
We are what we remember.
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1263 views
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n this lecture, Eric R Kandel considers the neural systems and molecular mechanisms that contribute to learning and long-term memory and discusses how our insights into memory storage are allowing us to understand various forms of age related memory ....

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00:07:00

The Science of Green Living

by Victoria Palmeri
The Science of Green Living
for 14-19 and upwards,
Undergraduate presentations | 14-19 and upwards | 14 years ago | 1512 views
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Victoria outlines the various ways in which we can all help to reduce our footprint on the planet.

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00:11:00

A nano-sized gas sensor 1

by Various Presenters
A nano-sized gas sensor 1
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 3818 views
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A short Introduction to the Nano2Hybrid European Research Project. A video profiling a nanotechnology research project supported by a European Materials Research grant aims to produce a tiny gas sensor using nanotubes that have been developed to be s....

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00:11:00

A nano-sized gas sensor 2 – Plasma treating nanotubes

by Various Presenters
A nano-sized gas sensor 2 – Plasma treating nanotubes
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1889 views
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The Namur group are heading up the nano2hybrids project. They are the specialists in plasma treatment of the carbon nanotubes to activate their surfaces, followed by putting down metal nanoparticles under vacuum. These are then sent to Spain to be ma....

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00:10:00

A nano-sized gas sensor 3

by Various Presenters
A nano-sized gas sensor 3
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2175 views
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The Louvain-la-Neuve group are specialised in theoretical modelling at the atomic scale of the metal nanoparticles on the carbon nanotube surfaces, and in particular how electronic charge passes through the tubes in this case.

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00:07:00

A nano-sized gas sensor 4

by Various Presenters
A nano-sized gas sensor 4
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 3117 views
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The ULB partner in the project are specialised in plasma surface treatment under air, rather than vacuum - it's the next step up in scaling up the plasma treatment of the nanotubes after the Namur group. In the earlier stages of the project they are ....

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00:07:00

A nano-sized gas sensor 5

by Various Presenters
A nano-sized gas sensor 5
for 18-22 and upwards,
Lectures | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2131 views
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The Tarragona Group at University Rovira i Virgili are the experts in producing new prototype gas sensors. All the new metal particle treated nanotube samples from Belgium and Luxembourg make their way down to this beautiful corner of Spain, where th....

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00:07:00

Potato Battery

by Jonathan Hare
Potato Battery
for 11-14 and upwards,
Lectures | 11-14 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2744 views
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When two different types of conductors are pushed into a potato chemical reactions take place charging them up - we have a simple electrochemical cell. A potato, zinc screw and carbon rod produce about 1V. We experiment joining a few of these cells u....

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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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00:53:00

Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe?

by Various Presenters
Are Genetically Modified Foods Safe?
for 18-22 and upwards,
Discussions | 18-22 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1854 views
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There have been many arguments for and against GM Foods, but the question still stands - are they potential saviors of mankind or a disaster waiting to happen? This award winning video covers a range of important issues, discussed by scientists with ....

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00:29:00

Nanotechnology

by Various Presenters
Nanotechnology
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1722 views
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What is nanotechnology? Will it change the world, as some have promised? What is all this about molecular machines in our blood? Let the Next Big Thing video on Nanotechnology explain all!

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00:29:00

Forever Young – How long can we live?

by Various Presenters
Forever Young – How long can we live?
for All ages,
Discussions | All ages | 15 years ago | 2232 views
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How long can we live, and how long do we want to live? Why do we change as we get old, and is there anything we can do to stop it? In this video the panel discuss ageing and some of the recent remarkable scientific advances that suggest ageing may no....

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00:29:00

Risk – How good are we at assessing it?

by Various Presenters
Risk – How good are we at assessing it?
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2202 views
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A presentation assessing and explaining risk without causing unjustified panic and a discussion on the role of science in risk assessment, prevention and communication.

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00:29:00

Defying Death

by Various Presenters
Defying Death
for All ages,
Discussions | All ages | 15 years ago | 2084 views
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We can now expect to live longer than ever before, and if we get ill, we expect to be made better! However new threats continue to emerge.This presentation discusses tuberculosis and flu, new dangerous versions of old diseases, smoking and other life....

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00:29:00

The Theory of Everything

by Various Presenters
The Theory of Everything
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1665 views
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Are we on the verge of that holy grail of science, a single theory that explains everything from planets to atomic particles, and if we ever get there, will it be the end, or the beginning of physics?  Physicists have theories covering everything fr....

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00:29:00

Endless Energy

by Various Presenters
Endless Energy
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1933 views
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How green are you prepared to be? Burning fossil fuel is choking our planet with carbon dioxide, but would you stop using petrol or allow wind farms to be built in your back yard? Is it finally time for renewable energy to stop being the alternative ....

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00:29:00

Is There Anybody Out There?

by Various Presenters
Is There Anybody Out There?
for All ages,
Discussions | All ages | 15 years ago | 1672 views
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Is there life out there? Either on other worlds, deep space, or even deep in our oceans that we haven't encountered yet? Our panel of experts discusses the possibilities, and if there is life, what it may be like.

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00:29:00

Voyage to the Bottom of the Deep

by Various Presenters
Voyage to the Bottom of the Deep
for All ages,
Discussions | All ages | 15 years ago | 1540 views
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We are only just developing the technology necessary to probe deep beneath our oceans. Contrary to earlier expectations, we are finding whole new ecosystems of life. Are the ocean depths the next new frontier? Over half the surface of the earth is co....

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00:29:00

Predicting Personality

by Various Presenters
Predicting Personality
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 2975 views
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To what extent is our personality dictated by our genetic makeup? Groundbreaking new research in the fields of genetics and MRI Scanning are only now making it possible to tackle these questions, and the results are sometimes surprising. What makes u....

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00:29:00

Eyes in the Skies

by Various Presenters
Eyes in the Skies
for 14-19 and upwards,
Discussions | 14-19 and upwards | 15 years ago | 1952 views
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We are being watched. A bewildering array of sensors are remotely observing everything on earth, from crops in Africa to the car parked outside your house. Will these aerial observations help us to save the Earth, or is science beginning to see too f....

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