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Emotional Computer, The

Subject

Information technology

Can computers understand emotions? Can computers express emotions? Can they feel emotions? This short video presented by computer scientist Peter Robinson from the University of Cambridge shows how emotions...

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Just How Do Macs and Pcs Differ? (2014)

Director

Brady Haran

Subject

Information technology; Technology

In this short film Professor Tom Rodden explains just what the difference is between Mac and PC. (By PC the filmmakers are referring to machines running Windows or a variant of Linux). [7 minutes]

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101 Gadgets That Changed the World (2011)

Subject

Technology

From the telephone to TVs and laptop computers, advances in technology have altered the way we interact with each other and the world around us. In this programme, a panel of tech gurus attempts to rank the...

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Silicon Run Lite (2009)

Director

Ruth Carranza

Subject

Engineering

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 30 minutes), $125.00

This resource is an introduction to the semiconductor and electronics industry. Using live industrial footage, microscopic filming, animation, graphics, and special effects, the film provides a close-up view...

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Calculating Ada: The Countess of Computing

Subject

Mathematics; Science

Documentary in which Dr Hannah Fry tells the story of Ada Lovelace’s remarkable life: a 19th-century countess whose work helped give rise to the modern era of computing. [60 minutes]

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Mathematics Goes to the Movies (2017)

Subject

Film studies; Mathematics

An enormous amount of our leisure time is spent interacting with the media, watching television and movies. Much of the space on our computers (and on the Internet) is taken up with static and moving images,...

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Babbage and Lovelace (2015)

Subject

Mathematics

The central figure of 19th-century computing was Charles Babbage (1791-1871), who may be said to have pioneered the modern computer age with his ‘difference engines’ and his ‘analytical engine’,...

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Recycle Your Electricals (2010)

Subject

Environmental science; Technology

UK consumers were predicted to spend more than £7 billion on electrical goods in the run up to this festive season. But do you know what to do with your old equipment - particularly when it’s as big and...

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Exporting Harm (2002)

aka: Exporting Harm: The High-Tech Trashing of Asia

Subject

Environmental science; Technology

Distribution

DVD (PAL), $85

A hard-hitting documentary on the dumping of toxic computer waste in China, aiming to open people’s eyes to the true horror of the high-tech revolution. A tale of how good intentions - to recycle old...

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Speech Processing: How to Wreck a Nice Peach (2018)

Subject

Information technology

Alexa, Siri and Cortana are among a number of voice-enabled digital assistants that can not only speak to us but understand us. Sci-fi films had talking computers many years ago. Why has it taken so long to...

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