The Search for Genius and Einstein's Brain - Audio
To mark Brain Awareness Week, Dr Mark Lythgoe will take audiences on a journey in search of the greatest brain of the 20th century, a brain which was ...
Lunch Hour Lectures - Spring 2012 - Audio
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Spring 2012 - UCL's Lunch Hour Lecture Series is an opportunity for anyone to sample the exceptional research work taking place at the university, in bite-size chunks. Speakers are drawn from across UCL and lectures frequently showcase new research and recent academic publications. Lunch Hour Lectures require no pre-booking, are free to attend and are open to anyone on a first-come, first-served basis.
3D imaging: nanotechnology and the quest for better medical sensors - Audio
The smaller the scales we want to look at, the bigger the tools we need to use, and with complex equipment of this magnitude, it is becoming more and ...
Having it all - dispelling the myths about work and motherhood - Audio
We hear a lot about the stresses of juggling motherhood with paid work, and the subsequent harm this might cause children. However, this lecture to ma...
Patents stop people doing things. So why are they a good thing? - Audio
The public debate about patents is old and never stops. Here is what Jeremy Bentham said: “So long as men are governed by unexamined prejudices and le...
The Great American Novel: How and Why - Audio
Parodied almost as soon as it was announced, and generally regarded as a topic beneath the remit of serious literary criticism, the Great American Nov...
From Euclid to modern geometry: Do the angles of a triangle really add up to 180? - Audio
More than two thousand years ago, Euclid of Alexandria wrote the most successful textbook of all time. Starting with a few simple assumptions (often c...
Genetic testing for risk of Heart Disease: fact or fiction? - Audio
An individual’s risk of Coronary Heart Disease is currently based on classical risk factors such as age, gender, blood pressure, smoking habits and ob...
The Metaphysics of Concrete - Audio
Almost three tons of concrete are produced every year for each man, woman and child on the planet. It is now second only to water in terms of human co...
John Bull versus Stinkomalee: Tory opposition in the early days of the University of London (now UCL) - Audio
In 1825 a group of liberal politicians, lawyers, dissenting ministers, Roman Catholics, and Jews came together to found a university in London aimed a...
The Mystery of Master Humphrey: one of Dickens's most enigmatic characters - Audio
This lecture investigates one of Dickens's most peculiar and enigmatic characters, Master Humphrey, the narrator of The Old Curiosity Shop (that is, u...