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Video A man and a woman standing behind a cow and a block of hay, inside the Ri theatre
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering

Supercharged: Fuelling the future – People power (2016)

Saiful Islam continues his exploration of one of the most important questions facing humankind – how to generate and use energy.

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Video Saiful Islam leaning in front of a lit candle, with a portrait of Michael Faraday in the background
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering

Supercharged: Fuelling the future – Let there be light! (2016)

Saiful investigates one of the most important challenges facing humankind – how to generate energy without destroying the planet

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Video A still from Kevin Fong's 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURE
Art, culture and society Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

How to survive in space – The next frontier (2015)

In the third and final of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, space doctor Kevin Fong explores the 'the next frontier' of human space

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Video Kevin Fong floating in the International Space Station.
Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

How to survive in space – Life in orbit (2015)

Kevin Fong explores 'life in orbit' on board the International Space Station.

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Video A wine glass tipped on its side with a ping pong ball inside it
Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

How to survive in space – Lift off! (2015)

Kevin Fong explores and probes second by second what it takes to ‘lift off’ into space.

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Video Danielle George  standing next to a robot in the Ri Theatre
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – A new revolution (2014)

Danielle George attempts to use simple motors to construct the world’s greatest robot orchestra.

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Video Danielle George putting her hand into the back of a sculpture of a cow
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – Making contact (2014)

Danielle George attempts to beam a special guest into the theatre via hologram, using the technology found in a mobile phone.

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Video A still of Danielle George at her 2014 CHRISTMAS LECTURE
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – The light bulb moment (2014)

Danielle George attempts to play a computer game on the windows of a skyscraper using hundreds of light bulbs.

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Video Mark Miodownik standing in front of a backdrop of mountains
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

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Video A still from the 2008 CHRISTMAS LECTURE
CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering

Hi-tech trek – Digital intelligence (2008)

Chris Bishop explores what it takes to create computer intelligence.

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