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Breathing in Science Fiction (2016)

Subject

Literature; Science

From Darth Vader’s laboured respiration, to the divers gasping for air in James Cameron’s The Abyss, the sounds of breathing in science fiction are not only memorable, they also draw attention to the act...

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Science Britannica (2013)

Subject

Science

Three part series in which Professor Brian Cox looks at British scientists and their contributions to the modern world.

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Bernal and the Social Function of Science (1996 Video)

aka: Social Function of Science, The

Director

Peter Howell

Subject

Biology; Chemistry

Distribution

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Chris Freeman, the founder and first director of the Science Policy Research Unit, introduces John Bernal, the father of the protein crystallography techniques that enabled the double helix structure of DNA...

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Women in Science (2011)

Subject

Science; Women’s studies

How have individual female scientists contributed to the advancement of science through time? To celebrate the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day (8 March 2011) and to mark the International...

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Science of Detecting Fakes and Forgeries, The (2004)

Subject

Science

The spiralling prices paid for antiquities have boosted the quantity, range and sophistication of fakes. As knowledge of the appropriate materials and techniques used to make the genuine objects become more...

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Science Not Stamp Collecting (2009)

Subject

Biology; Environmental science

Video recording of a lecture by Professor Stephen Hopper at the Royal Society on the importance of botany from 1759 to 2059. Arranged in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew to celebrate their...

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Alok Jha: Science and the Media - Presentations and Discussion (2012)

Subject

Media studies; Science

Video recording of an event held at the Royal Institution on 13 March 2012. Recent debates on copy-checking of science-based articles in the media have exposed a gulf between what journalists do and what...

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Crime Scene Insects (2010)

Subject

Science

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 47 minutes), £49.00 (DVD), £20.00 (1 Year Digital Licence), £49.00 (3 Year Digital Licence)

This programme charts recent advances in forensic entomology and reveals how insects found on or near a corpse can reveal not just the time of death, but whether a body’s been moved, and whether the victim...

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Science Communication and Public Engagement (2010)

Subject

Media studies; Science

The adaptation of H.G. Wells’ novel ‘The War of The Worlds’ in 1938 showed the power of radio to capture listeners’ imagination through science-fiction - and in doing so demonstrated how mass media...

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Mike Marshall’s Daily Controversy: Is It Possible to Be a Scientist and Religious? (2006)

Subject

Philosophy; Religious studies; Science

Video recording of a debate held at the BA Festival of Science 2006 in which Michael Marshall asks whether it is possible to be a scientist and religious? He was joined by Dr Denis Alexander and Professor...

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