Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Smart stuff – The phone that shrank the planet (2002) What connects the mobile phone in your pocket with the web of surveillance cameras that span the world? Smart stuff – The phone that shrank the planet (2002) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Smart stuff – The trainer that ran over the world (2002) What connects the trainers on your feet to a jumbo jet flying 40,000 feet up in the air? Smart stuff – The trainer that ran over the world (2002) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Smart stuff – The spider that spun a suspension bridge (2002) Spider silk is an engineering marvel, stronger than steel and tougher than Kevlar. Smart stuff – The spider that spun a suspension bridge (2002) 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 Staying alive: The body in balance – Pushing the limits (1998) In her final Christmas Lecture, Nancy Rothwell reveals some of the incredible adaptations that animals have evolved to cope with Staying alive: The body in balance – Pushing the limits (1998) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Staying alive: The body in balance – Times of our lives (1998) In her fourth lecture, Nancy Rothwell explores how our bodies and those of animals are trained by sunlight. Staying alive: The body in balance – Times of our lives (1998) Read more
