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First light: Revealing the Early Universe - Chris Lintott
The final lecture in the series returns to the theme of how insight is derived from observations, considering the cosmic microwave background.
This ol…
1 year, 10 months ago
Race, Disability & Education: Law's Uphill Battle - Leslie Thomas KC
This lecture traces the history of race and disability law in the English education system. It examines the impact of discriminatory policies on Blac…
1 year, 10 months ago
Logarithms: Mobile Phones, Modelling & Statistics?
Logarithms were perhaps once thought of as just an old-fashioned way to do sums on slide rules. But they underpin much of modern life, from modelling…
1 year, 10 months ago
A Just and Inclusive Net Zero: Who should get there first? - Myles Allen
Eventually, net zero needs to include everyone: for emissions to continue in half the world while the other half mops them up is both unsustainable a…
1 year, 10 months ago
Asymmetric Information in Finance Explained - Raghavendra Rau
In every financial transaction, one side has more information than the other. For example, when someone buys a used car, the seller will know better …
1 year, 10 months ago
Is Music Infinite? - Milton Mermikides
This lecture explores the very limits of music: investigating historical efforts to catalogue musical materials including the melacarta of Carnatic m…
1 year, 10 months ago
Twentieth-Century Divas: Julie Andrews - Dominic Broomfield-McHugh
Starring in My Fair Lady (1956), The Sound of Music (1965) and Cinderella (1957) gave Dame Julie Andrews unparalleled profile.
These were among the mo…
1 year, 10 months ago
Health after Extreme Cold, Heat, Storms and Floods - Professor Sir Chris Whitty
Weather and climate-related events can cause significant mortality and disability.
Sudden cold, heat, storms and floods all present risks to health, e…
1 year, 11 months ago
How to Prove 1=0, And Other Maths Illusions - Sarah Hart
In this lecture I will show you some mathematical illusions: “proofs” that 1=0, that fractions don’t exist, and more. There are curious and important…
1 year, 11 months ago
Evolution Tomorrow and Beyond - Robin May
Evolution has led from amoebae to blue whales and from algae to giant redwoods.
So what might it do in the future? What species might evolve in the n…
1 year, 11 months ago