| The Oxford Philosophical Society and the Royal Society: a meeting of minds? |
Dr Anna Marie Roos gives a talk as part of the Museum's celebration of the 35th anniversary of the Royal Society. |
Anna Marie Roos |
24 July, 2013 |
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| Who's to Blame for the Weather? |
Professor Allen of the Oxford University Environmental Change Institute discusses one of the most pressing issues of the modern day - Climate Change. |
Myles Allen |
8 April, 2013 |
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| Body Clocks, Sleep and Light |
Russell Foster explains the role of light in regulating our bodies and discusses the implications of today's almost constant exposure to light. |
Russell Foster |
8 April, 2013 |
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| The Invention of Clouds |
Writer Richard Hamblyn revisits his first book about the 19th-century amateur meteorologist Luke Howard who gave the clouds the names we use today. |
Richard Hamblyn |
11 March, 2013 |
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| Stormy Weather: Exploring Atmospheres in the Outer Solar System |
Leigh Fletcher (Dept. of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Planetary Physics, University of Oxford) talks about current research on the weather of other planets. |
Leigh Fletcher |
11 March, 2013 |
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| Decimalising Time: Calendar and Clocks in the French Revolution |
Dr Matthew Shaw, British Library, talks about the extraordinary revisions of time measurement adopted in the French Revolution. |
Matthew Shaw |
2 July, 2012 |
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| Mercator: The Man who Mapped the Planet |
Geographer, explorer, writer and broadcaster Nicholas Crane talks about the inspirations behind his book on Gerard Mercator. |
Nicholas Crane |
2 July, 2012 |
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| Simon Forman: astrology, Medicine and Quackery in Elizabethan England |
The third in a series of public lectures linked to the Museum's 'Eccentricity' exhibition. |
Lauren Kassell |
26 October, 2011 |
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| From Alligator Wrestling to Fossil Skeletons: Scientific Eccentricity in the Early 19th Century |
Dr Vicky Carroll talks about the eccentric tendencies of early 19th-century natural historians. Whether hunting for fossils or wrestling alligators, these scientists certainly had an active interest in their field work! |
Vicky Carroll |
20 September, 2011 |
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| Crackpots and Eggheads: Eccentricity in Natural History |
In the first in a series of 'Eccentricity' lectures, Dr Brian Regal talks about the search for 'monsters', in particular the hunt for Sasquatch or 'Bigfoot', and the "crackpot" natural historians who were obsessed with the search. |
Brian Regal |
28 July, 2011 |
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| Al-Mizan: Astrolabes in Cultural Context |
A public lecture by Dr. Silke Ackermann, Curator of European and Islamic scientific instruments at the British Museum. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies. |
Silke Ackermann |
6 April, 2011 |
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| Al-Mizan: Mapping the Earth in Medieval Islam |
A public lecture by Professor Emilie Savage-Smith, FBA, Emeritus Professor of the History of Islamic Science, University of Oxford. Part of the Al-Mizan exhibition which explores the connections between the sciences and arts in Muslim societies. |
Emilie Savage Smith |
6 April, 2011 |
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| Interview: Peter Scott on Marconi and Radio Manufacturing |
Professor Peter Scott discusses his research into competitive advantage and innovation in the interwar British radio industry using the Marconi Archive, Britain's most extensive and important archive for the radio and related industries. |
Peter Scott, Jim Bennett |
1 April, 2011 |
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| Radio Manufacturing in the Interwar Years |
Professor Peter Scott (University of Reading) presents the inaugural Douglas Byrne Marconi Lecture based on his research on Marconi and radio manufacturing between the World Wars. |
Peter Scott |
1 April, 2011 |
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| The Museum of the History of Science: An Introduction |
Short video presented by Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History of Science, looking into the history of the museum and some of its curiosities. |
Jim Bennett |
10 December, 2009 |
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| Einstein's Blackboard |
Jim Bennett, Director of the Museum of the History of Science, talks about one of the museum's prized exhibits, a blackboard Albert Einstein used in a lecture he gave to the university in 1931. |
Jim Bennett |
10 December, 2009 |
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| Steampunk Exhibition |
Short video about the Steampunk exhibition, from the Museum of the History of Science until February 2010 with the museum's director, Jim Bennett, explaining the various exhibits. |
Jim Bennett |
10 December, 2009 |
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| Telescopes Now Lecture 4: The Pierre Auger Observatory |
In the fourth and final lecture in the 'Telescopes Now' series, Professor Alan Watson talks about his work at the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory. |
Alan Watson |
3 March, 2009 |
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| Telescopes Now Lecture 3: The Gemini Telescopes |
In the third in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Roger Davies talks about his work on the Gemini Telescopes. |
Roger Davies |
3 March, 2009 |
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| Telescopes Now Lecture 2: Jodrell Bank, the Lovell Telescope and e-MERLIN |
In the second in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in the telescope, Professor Phil Diamond talks about his work at Jodrell Bank on E-Merlin, and in particular the Lovell Telescope. |
Phil Diamond |
3 March, 2009 |
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| Telescopes Now Lecture 1: The William Herschel and the Hubble telescopes |
In the first in a series of lectures by senior astronomers about recent developments in telescopes, Professor Alexander Boksenberg talks about his work with the William Herschel and the Hubble telescopes. |
Alexander Boksenberg |
3 March, 2009 |
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