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 Physics The cosmic onion – An hour to make the universe (1993) In his final lecture, Frank Close looks at the symmetry of the early universe and the reasons behind its current asymmetrical The cosmic onion – An hour to make the universe (1993) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – Antimatter matters (1993) Before the Large Hadron Collider there was the Large Electron Positron collider, the largest lepton accelerator ever built. The cosmic onion – Antimatter matters (1993) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – Invaders from outer space (1993) In his third lecture, Frank Close looks at the various methods of imaging fundamental particles. The cosmic onion – Invaders from outer space (1993) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – To the centre of the sun (1993) By learning how atomic nuclei behave, form and change, we begin to understand how the stars, and particular, our sun produce The cosmic onion – To the centre of the sun (1993) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The cosmic onion – A is for atoms (1993) In his first Lecture, Frank Close takes a look at the electromagnetic spectrum beyond the rainbow, from infrared to ultraviolet The cosmic onion – A is for atoms (1993) Read more
Video Art, culture and society CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Technology and engineering Exploring music – Scales, synthesizers and samplers (1989) For his final Lecture, Charles Taylor explores electronic instruments and muses on whether they may one day replace traditional Exploring music – Scales, synthesizers and samplers (1989) Read more
Video Art, culture and society CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths Physics Technology and engineering Exploring music – Technology, trumpets and tunes (1989) In his fourth Lecture, Charles Taylor takes a look at the development and science behind wind instruments. Exploring music – Technology, trumpets and tunes (1989) Read more