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Shedding Light on the Situation

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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Light is more than just light bulbs and sunshine! Researchers at the University of Oxford use different types of light to learn more about all sorts of interesting things.
To celebrate the International Year of Light we’ve taken a tiny handful of examples from across the University of Oxford to show just some of the ways light helps us see the world around us.

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Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
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Jena Meinecke
Chris Rennick
Brianna Heazlewood
Clarence Yapp
Matthew Friedman
Keywords
science
Physics
biology
chemistry
archaeology
lasers
xrays
light
infrared
fusion
absolute zero
technology
drug delivery
fossils
supernovae
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:02:45

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'Relationships' part 1 - People and plants: balancing conservation and commerce

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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How can working with people to understand how they use their local plants be used to protect them when industry moves in? How do we find and conserve areas of high 'bioquality'?
William Hawthorn explains how being able to identify what plants are where, and what their value are to local people can help protect the 'bioquality' of forests by creating meaningful guides for various industries that operate in these areas.

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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William Hawthorne
Keywords
biology
plants
botany
ecology
flora
bioquality
vegetation
forest
biodiversity
big data
conservation
environmental impact
user-friendly field Guides
Botanical Survey
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:10:35

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Book Launch: 'Emotional Diplomacy: Official Emotion on the International Stage'

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Politics and International Relations Podcasts
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Professor Todd Hall discussed his recently published book, 'Emotional Diplomacy: Official Emotion on the International Stage.'

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Politics and International Relations Podcasts
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Todd Hall
Keywords
emotion
diplomacy
Germany
guilt
Russia
sympathy
taiwan
china
anger
Department: Department of Politics and International Relations (DPIR)
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:22:05

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Explaining Fine-Tuning

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part four - Explaining Fine-Tuning.
Ard Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. George Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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George Ellis
Ard Louis
Keywords
Physics
causation
fine-tuning
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:33:28

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Fine Tuning in Biology

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part three - Fine Tuning in Biology.
Ard Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. George Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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George Ellis
Ard Louis
Keywords
Physics
causation
fine-tuning
biology
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:25:49

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Possibility Spaces

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part two - Possibility Spaces.
Ard Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. George Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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George Ellis
Ard Louis
Keywords
Physics
causation
fine-tuning
possibilty spaces
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 12/04/2016
Duration: 00:10:18

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Top Down Causation

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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Ard Louis in conversation with George Ellis. Part one - Top Down Causation.
Ard Louis is a Professor of Theoretical Physics at the University of Oxford. George Ellis is the Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Complex Systems in the Department of Mathematics and Applied Mathematics at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.

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The Physics of Fine-Tuning
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George Ellis
Ard Louis
Keywords
Physics
causation
fine-tuning
Department: Department of Physics
Date Added: 11/04/2016
Duration: 00:18:07

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Mind the Gap: Omission, Negation and 'a final revelation of horrible Nothingness - '

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Poetry with Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage's second public lecture as Professor of Poetry, University of Oxford.

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Poetry with Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage
Keywords
english. poetry
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 08/04/2016
Duration: 01:00:34

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The Parable of the Solicitor and the Poet

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Poetry with Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage, professor of poetry, University of Oxford delivers his inaugural lecture.

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Poetry with Simon Armitage
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Simon Armitage
Keywords
english
poetry
Department: Faculty of English Language and Literature
Date Added: 08/04/2016
Duration: 01:00:16

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Poetry with Simon Armitage

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Poetry with Simon Armitage
Poet, playwright and novelist, Simon Armitage was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford University in 2015. This series features his public engagements.

Series image credit Paul Wolfgang Webster.

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