| Title | Topic / Subtopic | Level | Presenter | Date Recorded | Duration (Min) | Feedback |
A History of BicyclesSynopsis:
This presentation reviews the basic history of the bicycle starting with the Hobby Horse. We discuss significant changes to the bicycle in terms of efficiency, safety and comfort. These advances in bicycle technology include lighter construction, the pedaling system, tire development and brakes. The presentation also discusses the fake Da Vinci bicycle and the possible future of bicycles. | Arts-related / History | General interest - all ages | Tomasetti, Jack | Apr 20, 2010 | 13 | Feedback |
A linear collider at CERN - from IOPSynopsis:
The boss of CERN wants the next big experiment in particle physics after the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) to be built at the Geneva lab. Speaking in an interview with physicsworld.com, Rolf-Dieter Heuer said that CERN should host the experiment, which would collide electrons and positrons in a linear accelerator. Although a design for the machine has not been finalized by the international particle-physics community, Heuer is keen to bring the collider to CERN. | Physics / Particle | General interest - all ages | Heuer, Rolf-Dieter | | 10 | Feedback |
A Random Walk in Science, Art and DesignSynopsis:
Harry Kroto describes his wide artistic interests over many years. | Arts-related / Arts-Sciences | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Jan 23, 2008 | 41 | Feedback |
A Revolution in Solar Energy ProductionSynopsis:
Dan gives a brief introduction into his group's discovery of a new and efficient catalyst which could be of vital importance in our search for better ways of capturing solar energy. | Chemistry / Physical | General interest - all ages | Nocera, Dan | Jul 31, 2008 | 2 | Feedback |
ACS Richard Smalley EulogySynopsis:
A moving address by Harry to the ACS meeting in San Francisco about his colleague and fellow Nobel Prize winner, Richard Smalley. | Chemistry / Physical | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Sep 10, 2006 | 29 | Feedback |
Antikythera Mechanism Part 2Synopsis:
New interpretations of the Antikythera Mechanism reveal that it could be used to predict eclipses, and that it had a dial recording the dates of the ancient Olympiads. The 2,000-year-old box of intricate gearwork provides a glimpse of the engineering prowess of the Hellenic world. The team discuss their results here. | Astronomy / Solar System | General interest - all ages | Jones, Alexander | Dec 11, 2009 | 8 | Feedback |
Bernal and the Social Function of Science - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Chris Freeman, the founder and first director of the UK's Science Policy Research Unit introduces Bernal, the father of the protein crystallography techniques which enabled the double helix structure of DNA to be unravelled. Bernal`s major impact on scientific research in the post-war industrialised economies through his 1939 treatise ''The Social Function of Science'' is discussed. The presentation and ensuing debate also probe the complex political pressures to which Bernal was subject during the period 1930-60. | Science, General / General | General interest - all ages | Freeman, Chris | | 29 | Feedback |
Bugs that Digest Sulphur to Help Plants GrowSynopsis:
microbes help in the remediation of contaminated groundwaters and soils | Engineering / | General interest - all ages | Schmalenberger, Achim | | 6 | Feedback |
Chamu DanceSynopsis:
2009 Kroto Symposium -Dance | Technology / | General interest - all ages | Needham, Emma | | 18 | Feedback |
David Attenborough on birds of paradise - Part 2Synopsis:
British broadcaster Sir David Attenborough talks to Nature about his obsession with birds of paradise. | Biology / Environment | General interest - all ages | Attenborough, David | Feb 04, 2009 | 2 | Feedback |
David Attenborough: Scientist or Broadcaster? - Part 3Synopsis:
Scientist or Broadcaster? | Biology / Genetics | General interest - all ages | Attenborough, David | Feb 05, 2009 | 4 | Feedback |
Defying Death - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
We can now expect to live longer than ever before, and if we get ill, we expect to be made better! However new threats continue to emerge.This presentation discusses tuberculosis and flu, new dangerous versions of old diseases, smoking and other lifestyle choices, and more exotic factors affecting lifespan. | Biology / Health | General interest - all ages | Various, Presenters | | 29 | Feedback |
Discovery of C-60Synopsis:
The experiments in 1985 that uncovered the existence of C60 | Science, General / General | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Mar 03, 2006 | 10 | Feedback |
Emma - Nanotechnology at the Science Learning Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, 10th July 2009Synopsis:
Emma discusses the Global Educational Outreach Initiative set up by Sir Harry Kroto | Technology / | General interest - all ages | Needham, Emma | | 9 | Feedback |
Forever Young - How long can we live? - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
How long can we live, and how long do we want to live? Why do we change as we get old, and is there anything we can do to stop it? In this video the panel discuss ageing and some of the recent remarkable scientific advances that suggest ageing may no longer be a fact of a life. | Biology / Genetics | General interest - all ages | Various, Presenters | | 29 | Feedback |
GEO - Global Educational Outreach on the InternetSynopsis:
GEO philosophy - a wide ranging view of the benefits of science for human existence and our responsiblity for encouraging young people into studying science. | Science, General / General | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Apr 18, 2007 | 22 | Feedback |
Global HealthSynopsis:
An important and wide-ranging view of the state of the human-world's health for the Director of Disease Monitoring WHO Collaborating Centre Professor of Epidemiology University of Pittsburgh | Health / Global Health | General interest - all ages | LaPorte, Ron | Jan 01, 2008 | 47 | Feedback |
Hunting for Higgs - Why Build the Large Hadron Collider? - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
This short documentary explains why the Large Hadron Collider was built and what scientists are using the collider to look for. | Physics / Particle | General interest - all ages | Shaha, Alom | | 2 | Feedback |
In conversation with Michael KashaSynopsis:
Nobel laureate, Harry Kroto, interviews Michael Kasha, who has had a distinguished career in science. He was at Berkeley during the Manhattan Project, worked as a graduate student with G N Lewis, is a member of the National Academy of Sciences and has designed a guitar played by Segovia. | Science, General / Chemistry | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Oct 19, 2004 | 60 | Feedback |
Irene - Nanotechnology at the Science Learning Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, 10th July 2009Synopsis:
Irene discusses her work at the Kroto Research Institute | Technology / | General interest - all ages | Needham, Emma | | 8 | Feedback |
Is There Anybody Out There? - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Is there life out there? Either on other worlds, deep space, or even deep in our oceans that we haven`t encountered yet? Our panel of experts discusses the possibilities, and if there is life, what it may be like. | Environmental Science / Biology | General interest - all ages | Various, Presenters | | 29 | Feedback |
James Lovelock - A Final WarningSynopsis:
James Lovelock is best known as the father of Gaia theory; the idea that all parts of our planet form a complex interacting system, like a single organism. His new book depicts Gaia in trouble. In this interview Lovelock sounds a final warning for planet earth and enthuses about his upcoming space trip. | Environmental Science / Climate | General interest - all ages | Lovelock, James | Apr 22, 2009 | 13 | Feedback |
John - Nanotechnology at the Science Learning Centre, Sheffield Hallam University, 10th July 2009Synopsis:
John discusses his work at the Kroto Research Institute | Technology / | General interest - all ages | Needham, Emma | | 8 | Feedback |
Kroto conducts Klemperer, K80Synopsis:
An 80th birthday presentation to Bill Klemperer at Harvard | Science, General / General | General interest - all ages | Kroto, Harry | Mar 10, 2007 | 5 | Feedback |
Lindau - A Week With Nobel Laureates - from Vega.org.ukSynopsis:
Each year some thirty or more Nobel laureates come to Lindau to give lectures and interact with around 1000 young scientists from around the world. In any one year the focus is generally on one area eg chemistry, physics, medicine or economics. The informal relaxed atmosphere enables the students to engage the scientists in informed and open-minded interaction. This unique formula attracts many representatives of the media and so encourages a dialogue between the scientific community and the public so contributing effectively to the general understanding of science and technology.\n\nThis documentary follows the experiences of 6 young British Ph.D students who competed to become some of the few British students previleged enough to attend the Lindau meeting of Nobel Laureates. A once in a life time experience we watch as these student prepare to meet their scientific heroes for the first time! | Science, General / General | General interest - all ages | Various, Presenters | Mar 19, 2003 | 28 | Feedback |
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