Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES The history of our bones – Staring into the abyss (1996) An introduction into fossils and how they can share the secrets of the past with Simon Conway Morris. The history of our bones – Staring into the abyss (1996) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Waterworld (1995) Water is an essential ingredient of the Earth, and without it, we would not be here. Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Waterworld (1995) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – The puzzle of the continents (1995) The continental crust is much, much older than the oldest surviving oceanic crust. Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – The puzzle of the continents (1995) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Volcanoes: Melting the Earth (1995) Volcanoes are among the most dramatic features of the Earth, and a sure sign that the planet is alive. Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – Volcanoes: Melting the Earth (1995) Read more
Video CHRISTMAS LECTURES Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – On the edge of the world (1995) We live on the edge of a ball in space, orbiting a star. How do we find out what we are made of and where we came from? Planet Earth: An explorer's guide – On the edge of the world (1995) 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
