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Physics

Nuclear Fusion and the Race to Power the Planet - with Arthur Turrell

What is nuclear fusion, and could it really help combat the climate emergency?

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Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Earth: The philosopher's stone (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's third CHRISTMAS LECTURE.

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Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Water: The fountain of youth (2012)

Watch Peter Wother's 2012 CHRISTMAS LECTURE, all about the power of water.

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Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES

The modern alchemist – Air: The elixir of life (2012)

Watch the first lecture from the 2012 CHRISTMAS LECTURES series.

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths

Secrets and lies – How to get lucky (2019)

Hannah Fry explores luck and asks whether probability allow us to understand and predict complex systems.

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Video Are Optical Computers the Future of Computing? - with Martijn Heck

Are Optical Computers the Future of Computing? - with Martijn Heck

Since their invention, computers have become faster and faster, as a result of our ability to increase the number of transistors

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Biology and the human body

Why Do Animals Cooperate? - with Nichola Raihani

Helping relatives is a common evolutionary trait, but there are some species that also help non-relatives and even strangers

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History of science

How Occam's Razor Changed the World of Science - with Johnjoe McFadden

How did a thirteenth-century friar’s search for simplicity lead to the emergence of the modern world?

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Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – Fighting back (2021)

Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to unlock the science of vaccines, variants and viral genetic code.

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Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – The perfect storm (2021)

Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to reveal the secrets of contagion and the mathematics of disease.

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