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"Origins" Part 2 - Origins of Earth and the Solar System

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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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.

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Alex Halliday
Chris Lintott
Keywords
education
research
solar system
earth
planet
gravity
meteorites
isotopes
time
radioactive decay
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 07/10/2014
Duration: 00:10:22

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"Origins" Part 1 - Origins of the Universe

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Professor Jo Dunkley explains how we can look back in time at the light from the early Universe. This ultra-cold light can be used to create a picture from soon after the Big Bang.
With no stars or galaxies, the image formed shows a universe that was just starting to grow the features we see today.

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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks
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Jo Dunkley
Chris Lintott
Keywords
education
research
gravity
stars
cosmology
big bang
dark matter #dark energy
universe
space
Department: Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences (MPLS)
Date Added: 07/10/2014
Duration: 00:08:40

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Choosing the sex of your child

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Practical Ethics Bites
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Is sex-selection harmful or injust? Julian Savulescu outlines four methods used in sex-selection and explores the ethical issues surrounding each.
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Practical Ethics Bites
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Julian Savulescu
Nigel Warburton
David Edmonds
Keywords
practical ethics
gender issues
bioethics
sex-selection
Department: Uehiro Oxford Institute
Date Added: 06/10/2014
Duration: 00:15:32

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Richard Ovenden and Diarmaid MacCulloch in Conversation

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Alumni Weekend
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Richard Ovenden, Bodley’s Librarian and Fellow of Balliol, and Diarmaid MacCulloch, Professor of the History of the Church and Fellow of St Cross.

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Alumni Weekend
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Richard Ovenden
Diarmaid MacCulloch
Keywords
bodleian library
alumni
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 06/10/2014
Duration: 00:59:25

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What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate

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Alumni Weekend
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How has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more.

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Alumni Weekend
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Alain Goriely
Keywords
maths
brain
modelling
science
research
21st century
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 06/10/2014
Duration: 00:58:55

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Understanding Fracking for Shale Gas

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Joe Cartwright provides a geological perspective into the exploration of shale gas reserves.
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Alumni Weekend
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Joe Cartwright
Keywords
fracking
geology
Energy
Environment
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 06/10/2014
Duration: 00:48:55

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Oxford At War: Footage from Mount Farm Airbase

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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World War Two arrives in Oxford in this episode, using never before seen Oxford footage from a US Flight Surgeon for the 14th Photo Reconnaissance Unit at Mount Farm Airbase, Dorchester. Includes colour and monochrome film from 1944.
World War Two arrives in Oxford in this episode, in which William Lorton – producer and director of the short documentary, ‘Spitfire 944’ – talks about the 16mm footage that his great-uncle, James R. Savage, filmed during his time as a Flight Surgeon for the 14th Photo Reconnaissance Unit at Mount Farm Airbase in Oxfordshire. This film includes never before seen colour and black and white 16mm film of Oxford during the war.

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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Peter Robinson
Hannah Lucas
Keywords
oxford
Oxfordshire
film
film studies
heritage
social history
World War Two
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 03/10/2014
Duration: 00:07:31

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A Day on the River: The Oxford Steamers

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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Salter’s Steamers have operated since 1858, and we revisit them in the 1940s as an American U.S.A.F Unit make use of a break from their war service to enjoy a leisurely day on the Thames to Wallingford. Includes rare colour 16mm film from autumn 1944.

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Oxford on Film: From Attic to Archive
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Peter Robinson
Hannah Lucas
Keywords
oxford
film. film-making
Thames
steamers
river
boats
college barges
Wallingford
social heritage world war two
Department: IT Services
Date Added: 03/10/2014
Duration: 00:04:13

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What is a Cyber-Attack?

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Alumni Weekend
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What constitutes a cyber-attack and who conducts them? What are the risks to society? Sadie Creese will discuss these issues and explain research underway at Oxford to help in the detection and prevention of attacks.

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Alumni Weekend
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Sadie Creese
Keywords
security
internet
cyber
Department: Alumni Office
Date Added: 03/10/2014
Duration: 01:03:44

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