Video Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering The natural history of a sunbeam – Candles from the sun (1976) Man-made light and fuel sources are examined in this Lecture by Sir George Porter. The natural history of a sunbeam – Candles from the sun (1976) Read more
Video Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The natural history of a sunbeam – A leaf from nature (1976) Sir George Porter looks at how leaves process light for food. The natural history of a sunbeam – A leaf from nature (1976) Read more
Video Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The natural history of a sunbeam – Light and life (1976) Sir George Porter explores the role the sun plays in creating new life. The natural history of a sunbeam – Light and life (1976) Read more
Video Chemistry CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics The natural history of a sunbeam – First light (1976) Sir George Porter takes an in-depth look at how light is structured. The natural history of a sunbeam – First light (1976) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – Signals from the mind (1975) Heinz Wolff explores the signals we receive and send out about our emotional and mental states. Signals from the interior – Signals from the mind (1975) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – Looking through your skin (1975) Heinz Wolff explores the ways in which electromagnetic radiation and ultrasounds enable us to investigate the inside of a body. Signals from the interior – Looking through your skin (1975) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – Probes, sondes and sounds (1975) Heinz Wolff looks at the ways in which we can discover what's happening in our digestive tract. Signals from the interior – Probes, sondes and sounds (1975) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – Spikes and waves (1975) Heinz Wolff explores what we can learn from how our body conducts electricity. Signals from the interior – Spikes and waves (1975) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – Pumps, pipes and flows (1975) Heinz Wolff explores the ways in which we find can out how much blood the heart is actually pumping and how efficiently it does Signals from the interior – Pumps, pipes and flows (1975) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Signals from the interior – You as an engine (1975) Heinz Wolff demonstrates how to measure the efficiency of the human engine, comparing it with that of a petrol-driven generator. Signals from the interior – You as an engine (1975) Read more