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A Lament for the Earth |
This episode will address the challenge to nature poetry. |
Alice Oswald |
14 Mar 2022 |
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Between a rock and a wet place: putting carbon back into geological storage |
The cycle of carbon between the Earth’s surface and its deep interior is a key component of our goldilocks planet. In this discussion Professor Mike Kendall, Professor Joe Cartwright and Dr Tom Kettlety will discuss CO2 storage in geologic reservoirs. |
Mike Kendall, Joe Cartwright, Tom Kettlety |
07 May 2021 |
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The Million-Dollar Maths Equations |
Discover the Navier-Stokes Equations, which not only model the movement of every fluid on Earth, they also have a $1-million prize for a correct solution. |
Tom Crawford |
10 Dec 2019 |
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The Search for Life on Earth, In Space and Time |
Dr James Green, current Chief Scientist of NASA gives a talk on the how life may be distributed on Earth and in the Solar System with consideration of the age of our sun. |
James Green |
29 Oct 2018 |
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Colours from Earth: preparing for exo-earth characterisation |
Physics Colloquium 6th March 2015 deliverd by Robert Fosbury |
Robert Fosbury |
16 Mar 2015 |
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"There's no place like home" Part 3 - Exoplanets |
Ruth Angus talks about the search for life outside our solar system. In our own solar system, we have rocky planets towards the centre and gas giant planets further out. |
Ruth Angus |
15 Dec 2014 |
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"Origins" Part 2 - Origins of Earth and the Solar System |
Professor Alex Halliday explains how planets form from nothing but an area of space full of dust. Tiny differences between the elements that make up meteorites can give you an idea of how old they are and which part of the solar system they came from. |
Alex Halliday, Chris Lintott |
07 Oct 2014 |
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Space - The Ultimate Laboratory |
What can space teach us about the laws of physics? Space is huge and complicated. This is a challenge, but also gives us the ultimate physics lab. Francesca Day explores this further. |
Francesca Day |
07 Jul 2014 |
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Mathematics Aspects of the Planet Earth |
Professor José Francisco Rodrigues, Lisbon/CMAF, delivers the ASC Complexity Cluster Lecture entitled 'Some Mathematical Aspects of Planet Earth' at Keble College. |
José Francisco Rodrigues |
28 Feb 2014 |
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Creative Commons |
Extra-solar planets: from science-fiction to reality |
Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet in the '90s, our perspective of the Universe has changed. Over the last two decades a whole host of exotic planet systems have been found, including analogues of famous science-fiction-worlds. |
Ruth Angus |
04 Jun 2013 |
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Creative Commons |
Extra-solar planets: from science-fiction to reality |
Since the discovery of the first extra-solar planet in the '90s, our perspective of the Universe has changed. Over the last two decades a whole host of exotic planet systems have been found, including analogues of famous science-fiction-worlds. |
Ruth Angus |
04 Jun 2013 |
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Rogue planet |
Oxford Sparks presents a journey around the planets. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/planet. |
Chris Lintott |
15 Apr 2013 |
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Strange Materials |
Professor Mark Miodownik, University College London, explores and reviews the imminent changes that are coming to the material world in the not so distant future with a rise in the investigation of synthetic organs, bones and even brains. |
Mark Miodownik |
01 Feb 2013 |
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Creative Commons |
Hot Stuff: How Volcanoes Work |
Professor David Pyle (Department of Earth Science) presents an illustrated tour of some of the world's most active and dangerous volcanoes, and an exploration of what we have learnt about how volcanoes work. |
David Pyle |
03 Feb 2012 |
