Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Secrets and lies – How can we all win? (2019) Hannah Fry looks at why maths can fail and asks what the limits of maths are. Are there problems maths can’t or shouldn’t solve Secrets and lies – How can we all win? (2019) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Secrets and lies – How to bend the rules (2019) Hannah Fry explores how have algorithms taken control of our lives and now guide almost everything that we do. Secrets and lies – How to bend the rules (2019) Read more
Video 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 The num8er my5teries – The quest to predict the future (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The case of the uncrackable code (2006) In his penultimate Lecture, Professor Marcus du Sautoy investigates the clever ways people have hidden messages and how The num8er my5teries – The case of the uncrackable code (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The story of the elusive shapes (2006) Follow Marcus du Sautoy as he takes a tour through the mathematical and cultural world of shapes in two, three and four The num8er my5teries – The story of the elusive shapes (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The curious incident of the never-ending numbers (2006) Join Marcus du Sautoy in an exploration of the mysterious primes, the atoms of mathematics. The num8er my5teries – The curious incident of the never-ending numbers (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Arrows of time – Living on the edge of chaos (1999) From traffic jams to financial markets, discover how self-organised behaviour emerge in time despite a seemingly chaotic Arrows of time – Living on the edge of chaos (1999) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The magical maze – Fearful symmetry (1997) Ian Stewart's 1997 Lectures draw to a close by taking an in-depth look at the truth and beauty of patterns. The magical maze – Fearful symmetry (1997) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The magical maze – Chaos and cauliflowers (1997) Ian Stewart shows how for mathematicians, there is order to be found everywhere, even in disorder. The magical maze – Chaos and cauliflowers (1997) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The magical maze – Outrageous fortune (1997) This Lecture from Ian Stewart examines probability – the fascinating and frustrating laws which govern chance. The magical maze – Outrageous fortune (1997) Read more