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  1. 11 (2011)

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Mathematics

    A fascinating explanation of the role of the number 11 in error detection codes, with examples of ISBNs and damaged CDs.

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  2. Is Psychology a Science?

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Psychology

    Psychologists from the University of Manchester School of Psychological Sciences ask whether psychology is really a science? Featuring Luke Jones, Penny Lewis, Daniela Montaldi, Deborah Talmi, Warren Mansell...

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  3. 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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  4. Thorium (2016)

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Chemistry

    Short video about thorium, element 90 on the periodic table, presented by Sir Martyn Poliakoff of Nottingham University. [3 minutes]

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  5. Galatians

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Religious studies

    This short film looks at Paul’s letter to the Galatians, which is seen as one of Paul’s most radical statements on religious freedom. Theologians Karen Kilby, John Milbank and Richard Bell offer their...

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  6. M1: Crab Nebula (2012)

    Subject
    Astronomy

    This film is one of a series from the Deep Sky Videos website which looks at the stellar objects catalogued by French astronomer Charles Messier. The Crab Nebula is the remnant of a supernova with a pulsar...

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  7. Immortal Worms

    Director
    Brady Haran
    Subject
    Biology

    Aziz Aboobaker of the University of Nottingham discusses his research into flatworms (Planaria). Aboobaker says that theoretically the worms are immortal because they are full of stem cells and can...

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