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Video Colin Blakemore Christmas Lecture 3

Common Sense - The sixth sense - and the rest (1982)

Colin Blakemore moves onto explaining the internal sensory systems in our bodies in his third CHRISTMAS LECTURE of his 1982

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Video Colin Blakemore Christmas Lecture 2

Common Sense - The sound of silence (1982)

In the second lecture of the series, Colin Blakemore explores the science behind the senses, with some animal guests to

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Video Colin Blakemore Christmas Lecture 1

Common Sense - Making sense (1982)

In the first of his 1982 CHRISTMAS LECTURES series 'Common sense', Colin Blakemore discusses how the brain works and how this

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Video Geoffrey G Gouriet Christmas Lecture 3

Ripples in the Ether - The sound of broadcasting (1972)

Geoffrey G. Gouriet explores how sound is produced and broadcasted in the third of his 1972 Christmas Lecture series 'Ripples in

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Video Geoffrey G Gouriet Christmas Lecture 4

Ripples in the Ether - Pictures with and without wires (1972)

In his fourth 1972 Christmas Lecture in the series 'Ripples in the Ether: The Science of Radio Communication', Geoffrey G

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Video Geoffrey G Gouriet Christmas Lecture 5

Ripples in the Ether - But electrons aren't coloured! (1972)

Geoffrey G. Gouriet discusses how colour picture is produced and transmitted in his fifth Christmas Lecture of his 1972 series

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Video Geoffrey G Gouriet Christmas Lecture 1
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Ripples in the Ether - How it all began (1972)

Geoffrey G. Gouriet discusses how radio communication began in the first of his 1972 Christmas Lecture series titled 'Ripples in

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Preparing for the future: Evolution, AI, and interstellar travel - with David Christian

Can we trust stories about the future? Join historian and bestselling author David Christian as he offers an introduction to the

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Ask physicist Carlo Rovelli - black holes, white holes, and more

Join renowned physicist Carlo Rovelli as he answers your questions.

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Video Mike Wooldridge Christmas Lecture no 2 YouTube video
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The Truth about AI 2/3 - 2023 Christmas Lectures with Mike Wooldridge

'My AI Life' - Professor Mike Wooldridge reveals the huge role AI already plays in our daily lives, sometimes without us even

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