Top five: Chain reaction machines

The best examples of Rube-Goldberg machines from across the web.

Brain CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Meet your brain – Are you thinking what I'm thinking? (2011)

Discover what makes us truly human.

Brain CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Meet your brain – Who's in charge here anyway? (2011)

Who's in control – you or your brain? Your conscious thoughts are only the tip of the iceberg. Every minute your brain is

Brain CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Meet your brain – What's in your head? (2011)

Your brain has the ability to create an almost unlimited stream of images, thoughts, memories and dreams. Undoubtedly the most

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – Digital intelligence (2008)

Chris Bishop explores what it takes to create computer intelligence.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – Untangling the web (2008)

Chris Bishop deconstructs the complexities of the internet.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – The ghost in the machine (2008)

Chris Bishop examines how software affects nearly every aspect of our lives.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – Chips with everything (2008)

Chris Bishop reveals the state-of-the-art in computer interaction.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – Breaking the speed limit (2008)

Chris Bishop explores the extraordinary world of the silicon chip.

CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths

The num8er my5teries – The quest to predict the future (2006)

In his final Lecture, Marcus du Sautoy reveals why there is still a long way to go until mathematics can be used as the ultimate