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In early spring, primroses and cowslips can be found in many gardens and parks. Their yellow flowers are certainly beautiful, but they also hold a secret: they come in two different types that can only mate with each other.

In this episode we take a close look at several flowers – including a daffodil and a tulip – to remind ourselves what’s inside, before considering why plants bother to have sex at all. Why not look around your own garden to see if you have similar flowers and note down what you find, perhaps through a pencil drawing or by taking photos. Filmed in March 2020.

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Department: Department of Plant Sciences

Date Added: 26/03/2020

Duration: 00:15:51

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Machine learning techniques in modern quantum-mechanics experiments

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In this talk, Dr Elliott Bentine shall discuss how recent experiments have exploited machine-learning techniques, both to optimize the operation of these devices and to interperet the data they produce.

Modern table-top experiments can engineer physical systems that are deeply into the quantum mechanical regime. These cutting-edge instruments provide new insights into fundamental physics, and a pathway to future devices that will harness the power of quantum mechanics. They typically require complex operations to prepare and control the quantum state, involving time-dependent sequences of magnetic, electric and laser fields. This presents experimental physicists with an overwhelming number of tunable parameters, which may be subject to uncertainty or fluctuations.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 22/03/2020

Duration: 00:37:14

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Machine Learning and String Theory

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Professor Andre Lukas will discuss how string theorists have started to use methods from data science - particularly machine learning - to analyse the vast landscape of string data.

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 22/03/2020

Duration: 00:52:23

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An Introduction to deep learning

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Professor Ard Louis gives a basic introduction to deep learning for physicists and addresses a few questions such as: Is the hype around deep learning justified, or are we about to hit some fundamental limitations?

In less than ten years, machine learning techniques based on deep neural networks have moved from relative obscurity to central stage in the AI industry. Large firms such as Google and Facebook are pouring billions into research and development of these new technologies. The use of deep learning in physics is also growing exponentially. Can physics help us understand why deep learning works so well? And conversely: How can deep learning provide new insight into the world around us?

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Department: Department of Physics

Date Added: 22/03/2020

Duration: 00:52:45

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Welcome by Ian Shipsey Head of the Department of Physics

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Ian Shipsey give an update on the department and introduces the next three talk on 'AI in Physics'.

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Date Added: 22/03/2020

Duration: 00:06:01

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What’s New? Emerging Disruptive Models for High-Value, Longer Term University-Industry Partnering

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This session identifies and explores emerging partnership models that are disrupting the way universities and businesses work together to develop high-value and mutually beneficial relationships for the longer term.

Drawing on insights from senior thought leaders from the UK and US, the session will explore examples of these disruptive experiments and their key features, their potential for significant added value to be created and captured, and the challenges faced by those involved in implementing these new models in their organisations.

Chair: Karen Kennedy, University of Cambridge
Speakers: Dave Bembo, University of Cardiff, Wade Brown, Novartis and Karl Koster, MIT

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Department: Keble College

Date Added: 19/03/2020

Duration: 00:56:10

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Crowdsourcing Innovation: Changing the world one good idea at a time

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A high proportion of research, IP and knowledge remains ‘on the shelf’ at worst, and under-utilised at best. Rob (Crowdicity) explores why this is, and shares real-world stories of how applying open innovation and co-creation is helping to change this.

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Department: Keble College

Date Added: 18/03/2020

Duration: 00:30:04

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Human Centred Futures: The Critical Role of the Social Sciences

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This session will examine the fundamental importance of social sciences research to the fourth industrial revolution.

The panel will consider how the social sciences can help industry to create human centred technologies that embed the needs and interests of people within their products and services from the start, design new technologies to augment human performance, whilst proactively engaging with questions of authenticity, privacy and trust in the emerging socio-technological landscape, and discussing innovative public-private partnerships that foster lifelong and pervasive learning with technology.

Chair: Bridget Sealey, University of Exeter
Speakers: Georgia Chao, NSF
Rick Delbridge, Cardiff University
Daniel Sui, University of Arkansas
Mike Willardson, Facebook

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Department: Keble College

Date Added: 18/03/2020

Duration: 01:05:20

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What intermediaries are for?

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In many countries, we have seen the rise of intermediaries that should bridge the intellectual, material and organisational divide between the worlds of science and business innovation. Do or do they not, that is the fundamental question?

Drawing on examples from Catapult, Fraunhofer and Manufacturing USA, we address this question and mount evidence as to their contributions in reducing the aforementioned gaps.

Chair: Kate Ronayne, STFC
Speakers: Simon Andrews, Fraunhofer ; Stuart Martin, Satellite Applications Catapult; Jay Walsh, Northwestern and Manufacturing USA