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  1. State of the Universe, The (2017)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film

    Our universe was created in ‘The Big Bang’ and has been expanding ever since. In this public lecture, Professor Brian Schmidt, from the Department of Physics at University of Oxford, describes the vital...

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  2. Can Economists Forecast Economic Crashes?

    Subject
    Economics

    Professor Sir David Hendry, Director of the Programme on Economic Modelling in INET@Oxford, explains the challenges of economic forecasting. Part of a series of short films entitled ‘Big Questions on the...

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  3. Can Nanotechnology Help Cure Cancer? (2012)

    Subject
    Medical sciences; Technology

    What makes a cancer cell different from a healthy cell and how can nano-particles recognise them in order to deliver chemotherapy treatments without side effects? Nanotechnology expert Sonia Trigueros...

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  4. Mobile Phones - Safe? (2003)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Free streamed access on Vega website Online, 35 min.

    An early pilot programme for the series THE NEXT BIG THING. The panel, chaired by Peter Evans and consisting of Professor Peter Excell (University of Bradford), Dr Camelia Gabriel (Microwave Consultants...

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  5. Big Data: How Data Analytics is Transforming the World (2014)

    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 744 minutes (24 lectures)), £54.99

    Professor Tim Chartier presents an overview of the key concepts and methods to analyse big volumes of data. Examples include Google’s analysis of internet traffic to identify trends, how Netflix came up...

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  6. Dwarf Galaxy

    Director
    John Wise; Tom Abel
    Subject
    Astronomy

    Computer simulation showing a number of small galaxies which formed around 200 million years after the Big Bang.

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  7. Big Silence, The (2011)

    Subject
    Religious studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £9.99

    In this three hour programme, originall shown on BBC2, Abbot Christopher Jamison, a Benedictine monk, attempts to teach five ordinary people the value of silent meditation, so they can make it part of their...

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  8. Aliens: The Big Think (2016)

    Subject
    Natural history; Space science

    Astronomer Royal Martin Rees and scientists take up the search for extra-terrestrials, exploring the theory that we should be searching for machines, not organic life, beyond the solar system. [59 minutes]

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  9. Antimatter (2003)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Free streamed access on Vega website Online, 35 min.

    The panel, chaired by Colin Blakemore and consisting of Dr Fay Dowker and Professor Graham Thompson (Queen Mary, University of London), and Professor Sir Martin Rees (Cambridge) discuss the nature of...

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  10. Situational Crime Prevention

    Subject
    Sociology
    Distribution
    DVD

    In this film Cambridge sociologist Kate Painter explains how some forms of crime can be effectively managed through the control of physical space. The film uses Painter and Farrington’s seminal...

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