Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering Size matters – Why mountains are so small (2010) Mark Miodownik explains why the Earth’s gravity, mantle and atmosphere mean our mountains won’t grow any higher and how Size matters – Why mountains are so small (2010) Read more
Video Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Size matters – Why chocolate melts and jet planes don't (2010) As we zoom into the microscopically small realm beneath our fingertips to explore the tiny world we have created inside mobile Size matters – Why chocolate melts and jet planes don't (2010) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Size matters – Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can skydive (2010) From the very large to the very small, size is an important factor for both living and non-living matter. Size matters – Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can skydive (2010) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Arrows of time – Shaping the future (1999) In his fifth Lecture, Neil Johnson asks: What quantum physics reveals about the future, and will we be able to travel in time? Arrows of time – Shaping the future (1999) 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 Physics Arrows of time – The quantum leap (1999) In his third Lecture, Neil Johnson asks why the quantum world is so weird, and does our understanding of it have any practical Arrows of time – The quantum leap (1999) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Arrows of time – Catching the waves (1999) In his second Lecture, Neil Johnson explores how oscillations of sound or light can define a unit of time. Arrows of time – Catching the waves (1999) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Arrows of time – Back to the future (1999) In his first lecture, physicist Neil Johnson looks into the relativistic nature of time. Arrows of time – Back to the future (1999) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – An hour to make the universe (1993) In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical The cosmic onion – An hour to make the universe (1993) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – Antimatter matters (1993) Before the Large Hadron Collider there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest lepton accelerator ever built. The cosmic onion – Antimatter matters (1993) Read more
