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Climate Tipping Points in Oceans, Ice, Forests - Myles Allen
The impacts of climate change that probably worry people the most are irreversible changes that affect the entire world, such as a collapse of the we…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Mathematics of Coincidence - Sarah Hart
We regularly hear of amazing coincidences – people winning the lottery twice, or getting a phone call from a long-lost friend just when you were thin…
1 year, 11 months ago
Wealth Inequality: English Law's Unintended Legacy? - Leslie Thomas KC
Today, the UK is a deeply unequal society.
This lecture critically evaluates the relationship between English law and capitalism and explores how lega…
1 year, 11 months ago
Changes in the Concept of Autism - Francesca Happé CBE
Our understanding of autism has changed over the last forty years.
Historically, autism was diagnosed based on narrow criteria. Today, while still de…
1 year, 11 months ago
Option Pricing Theory Explained - Raghavendra Rau
We often change our minds after we decide to do something.
In finance and business though, if you think you might like to change your mind you will h…
1 year, 11 months ago
The Colour Spectrum of Scales and Modes - Milton Mermikides
A musical scale – a hierarchical collection of pitches spread over multiple octaves – is a fundamental building block in the creation of melodies and…
1 year, 11 months ago
Health after Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Tsunamis - Sir Chris Whitty
Major geophysical events such as earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanoes can occur with little or no warning and have catastrophic effects.
This lecture w…
1 year, 11 months ago
Immunotherapy: Cure for Metastatic Cancers? - James Larkin
Immunotherapy has brought new hope for curing common cancers that have spread (metastatic) – once regarded as impossible.
Over the last 10 years, immu…
1 year, 11 months ago
Dragons: A History - Ronald Hutton
Why have people believed in dragons, and what were they actually? Is there a difference between Western and Eastern dragons, in a global perspective,…
1 year, 11 months ago
Pulsars, Microwave Ovens and the Radio Sky - Chris Lintott
There have been two major revolutions in how we look at the sky - the shift beyond the optical to other wavelengths, particularly the radio, and the …
1 year, 11 months ago