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Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences at the Department for Continuing Education
A collection of audio and video resources of lectures, seminars and presentations from the Department's mathematical, physical and life sciences programmes.
| # | Episode Title | Description | People | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 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 Oct 2012 | |
| 2 | Mathematics in the real world | Inspired by Évariste Galois's attempts to express symmetry using mathematical equations, Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores the inextricable link between the physical world and mathematics. | Marcus du Sautoy | 25 Nov 2010 | |
| 3 | Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth | "Mathematics: Navigating Nature's Dark Labyrinth" - the Inaugural Lecture of the Simonyi Professor for the Public Understanding of Science, 2009. | Marcus du Sautoy | 30 Nov 2009 | |
| 4 | Introduction to the software life-cycle | Introductory lecture, given by Dr Raymond Flood, for the summer school part of the online diploma in computing. | Raymond Flood | 11 Sep 2008 |