Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The 300 million year war – The animals strike back (2009) Sue Hartley explores the different ways plant-eating animals have evolved to adequately sustain themselves. The 300 million year war – The animals strike back (2009) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The 300 million year war – Plant wars (2009) Animals only manage to eat around a fifth of the vegetation that’s available to them. So why don't they eat more? The 300 million year war – Plant wars (2009) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Hi-tech trek – Digital intelligence (2008) Chris Bishop explores what it takes to create computer intelligence. Hi-tech trek – Digital intelligence (2008) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Hi-tech trek – Untangling the web (2008) Chris Bishop deconstructs the complexities of the internet. Hi-tech trek – Untangling the web (2008) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Hi-tech trek – The ghost in the machine (2008) Chris Bishop examines how software affects nearly every aspect of our lives. Hi-tech trek – The ghost in the machine (2008) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Hi-tech trek – Chips with everything (2008) Chris Bishop reveals the state-of-the-art in computer interaction. Hi-tech trek – Chips with everything (2008) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Hi-tech trek – Breaking the speed limit (2008) Chris Bishop explores the extraordinary world of the silicon chip. Hi-tech trek – Breaking the speed limit (2008) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Back from the brink – Luck, games and stupidity (2007) In the last of his Christmas Lectures, Dr Hugh Montgomery reveals how our intrinsic survival kit – our genes – can also Back from the brink – Luck, games and stupidity (2007) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Back from the brink – Fight, flight, and fright (2007) In his fourth lecture, Hugh Montgomery explains how our bodies deliver all of our energy, all of a sudden. Back from the brink – Fight, flight, and fright (2007) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Back from the brink – Grilled and chilled (2007) In this lecture, Hugh Montgomery looks at how the human body is able to regulate its temperature in response to the external Back from the brink – Grilled and chilled (2007) Read more