Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering Supercharged: Fuelling the future – People power (2016) Saiful Islam continues his exploration of one of the most important questions facing humankind – how to generate and use energy. Supercharged: Fuelling the future – People power (2016) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Physics Technology and engineering Supercharged: Fuelling the future – Let there be light! (2016) Saiful investigates one of the most important challenges facing humankind – how to generate energy without destroying the planet Supercharged: Fuelling the future – Let there be light! (2016) Read more
Video Art, culture and society Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering How to survive in space – The next frontier (2015) In the third and final of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, space doctor Kevin Fong explores the 'the next frontier' of human space How to survive in space – The next frontier (2015) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering How to survive in space – Life in orbit (2015) Kevin Fong explores 'life in orbit' on board the International Space Station. How to survive in space – Life in orbit (2015) Read more
Video Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering How to survive in space – Lift off! (2015) Kevin Fong explores and probes second by second what it takes to ‘lift off’ into space. How to survive in space – Lift off! (2015) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – A new revolution (2014) Danielle George attempts to use simple motors to construct the world’s greatest robot orchestra. Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – A new revolution (2014) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – Making contact (2014) Danielle George attempts to beam a special guest into the theatre via hologram, using the technology found in a mobile phone. Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – Making contact (2014) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Technology and engineering Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – The light bulb moment (2014) Danielle George attempts to play a computer game on the windows of a skyscraper using hundreds of light bulbs. Sparks will fly: How to hack your home – The light bulb moment (2014) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Life fantastic – Could I live forever? (2013) Every living thing – humans, animals, plants or a single cell – eventually dies, but why? Life fantastic – Could I live forever? (2013) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Life fantastic – Am I a mutant? (2013) As our DNA replicates, mutations arise. Sometimes they can be catastrophic, but sometimes they confer a huge advantage. Life fantastic – Am I a mutant? (2013) Read more