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Kafka and Ecology |
Although Kafka does not treat environmental issues directly, his work has much to say about time, scale, uncertainty, inside and out and ecology in a broader sense, along our own position in a fragile world. |
Conor Brennan, Karen Leeder |
03 Jun 2024 |
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Building Resilient Education Systems: Evidence from Large Scale Randomised Trials in Five Countries |
Education systems need to withstand shocks that routinely close schools. Researchers discuss results from randomised trials evaluating the provision of education in emergency settings across 5 countries. |
Noam Angrist, Claire Cullen, Thato Letsomo, Michael Ainomugisha |
11 May 2023 |
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The future of the planet: life, growth and death in organisms, cities and companies. Geoffrey West |
In this year’s Simonyi Lecture Geoffrey West discusses universal laws that govern everything from growth to mortality in plants, animals, cities and companies. |
Geoffrey West |
09 May 2018 |
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From you to the largest structure in the Universe |
Robert Simpson, an astronomy researcher from Oxford takes us on a tour of the Universe, explaining the incredible distances and relative dimensions of space. |
Robert Simpson |
19 Dec 2014 |
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"Matters of Scale" - Complete Episode |
The issues of scale are investigated – from how properties change at very small scales, to the vastness of the Universe. Includes parts 1, 2 and 3. |
Pedro Ferreira, Alan Barr, Sylvia MacLain, Sonia Trigueros |
09 Oct 2014 |
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"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine |
Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems. |
Sonia Trigueros, Chris Lintott |
08 Oct 2014 |
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"Matters of Scale" Part 2 - Biology and the Problem with Scale |
Dr Sylvia MacLain talks about how water creates a problem when researching biology. Structures can be studied when they are in solid form, but approximately 60% of our bodies are made of water. |
Sylvia MacLain, Chris Lintott |
08 Oct 2014 |
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"Matters of Scale" Part 1 - Extremes of Scale |
Professors Pedro Ferreira and Alan Barr explain what scale means to them, from particle physics to the visible universe. At the subatomic level, gravity has a surprisingly large effect and particles are so small that they have no size. |
Alan Barr, Pedro Ferreira, Chris Lintott |
08 Oct 2014 |
