Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Back from the brink – Completely stuffed (2007) In this lecture, Hugh Montgomery explores what happens to the fuel and oxygen in a cell and reveals how food is converted into Back from the brink – Completely stuffed (2007) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Back from the brink – Peak performance (2007) In the first lecture of his series, Dr Hugh Montgomery explores how the human body uses oxygen to burn fuels and release energy Back from the brink – Peak performance (2007) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The quest to predict the future (2006) In his final Lecture, Marcus du Sautoy reveals why there is still a long way to go until mathematics can be used as the ultimate The num8er my5teries – The quest to predict the future (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The case of the uncrackable code (2006) In his penultimate Lecture, Professor Marcus du Sautoy investigates the clever ways people have hidden messages and how The num8er my5teries – The case of the uncrackable code (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering The num8er my5teries – The secret of the winning streak (2006) Marcus du Sautoy explains why games are won and lost on the first move and how lateral thinking can unlock the most fiendish The num8er my5teries – The secret of the winning streak (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The story of the elusive shapes (2006) Follow Marcus du Sautoy as he takes a tour through the mathematical and cultural world of shapes in two, three and four The num8er my5teries – The story of the elusive shapes (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Maths The num8er my5teries – The curious incident of the never-ending numbers (2006) Join Marcus du Sautoy in an exploration of the mysterious primes, the atoms of mathematics. The num8er my5teries – The curious incident of the never-ending numbers (2006) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The truth about food – Food for the future (2005) What foods will we be eating in the future? The truth about food – Food for the future (2005) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The truth about food – When food goes wrong (2005) There’s hardly a day goes by without a new scare about some everyday foodstuff. Yet in reality, our food has never been safer. The truth about food – When food goes wrong (2005) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The truth about food – You are what you eat (2005) John Krebs’ third lecture explores how the foods you eat are turned into you. The truth about food – You are what you eat (2005) Read more