The annual Simonyi Lecture is the highlight of Oxford University's programme to bring the excitement of science to the public. Held each year at the Oxford Playhouse, the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, Marcus du Sautoy, invites an eminent scientist to talk about cutting edge science and it’s impact on society. More details about the lectures can be found at:
https://www.simonyi.ox.ac.uk/about-marcus/the-oxford-simonyi-professor-f...
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| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
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| 8 | Consciousness in Humans and in Other Things | How do conscious experiences arise from brains and bodies? What is the ‘self’? Anil Seth sheds light on these questions through the idea of the brain as an embodied ‘prediction machine’. The Charles Simonyi Lecture 2024. | Anil Seth, Marcus du Sautoy | 07 Nov 2024 | |
| 7 | Why be a Lunatic | Dr Maggie Adarin-Pocock delivers the 2019 Simonyi Lecture at the Oxford Playhouse | Maggie Adarin-Pocock | 19 Dec 2019 | |
| 6 | 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 | |
| 5 | Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth | The Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009. | Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Nov 2016 | |
| 4 | Can robots be made creative enough to invent their own language? | Luc Steels delivers the 2012 Simonyi lecture and asks can machines be creative enough to invent their own language? | Luc Steels, Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Nov 2016 | |
| 3 | Why climate change action is difficult and how we can make a difference | 2014 Charles Simonyi Lecture with David MacKay. David discusses how the laws of physics constrain our energy options, and describes what happened when his reflections on energy arithmetic propelled him into a senior civil service role. | David MacKay | 18 Nov 2016 | |
| 2 | Putting the Higgs Boson in its Place | Professor Melissa Franklin talks about her experiences working towards the discovery of the Higgs Boson and her work today at the Large Hadron Collider | Melissa Franklin, Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Nov 2016 | |
| 1 | Autism and Minds Wired for Science | Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Cambridge, and Director of the Autism Research Centre, gives the 2016 Charles Simonyi Lecture on new research into autism. | Simon Baron-Cohen, Marcus du Sautoy | 18 Nov 2016 |