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Brief History of Mathematics, A (2014)

Subject

Mathematics; Science

Podcasts. Professor Marcus du Sautoy argues that mathematics is the driving force behind modern science. Ten fifteen minute podcasts that reveal the personalities behind the calculations from Newton to the...

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Precision: The Measure of All Things (2013)

Director

Mike Cunliffe

Producer

Mark Woodward

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 180 minutes), £41.99

Series in which Professor Marcus du Sautoy explores why we are driven to measure and quantify the world around us and why we have reduced the universe to just a handful of fundamental units of measurement....

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Hunt for A.I., The (2012)

Director

Helen Sage

Producer

Helen Sage

Subject

Information technology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

Professor Marcus Du Sautoy investigates Artificial Intelligence and asks what it would mean if one day machines could think like people. He begins by asking what thinking is and whether it is this that makes...

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Code, The (2011)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 3180 minutes), £15.00

Hidden in the world around us are mysterious symbols and bizarre numbers. Do they hold the key to understanding the universe? Professor Marcus du Sautoy takes us on a gripping treasure hunt to discover the...

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Why Maths Doesn’t Add Up (2009)

aka: Alan and Marcus Go Forth and Multiply

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

Ever since he was at school, actor and comedian Alan Davies has hated maths. And like many people, he is not much good at it either. But with the help of Oxford’s Professor Marcus du Sautoy, Alan is going...

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Horizon: Finding My Mind - Unravelling the Mysteries of the Brain (2009)

aka: Horizon: The Secret You

Subject

Biology; Psychology

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 50 minutes), £195.00

For thousands of years philosophers have tried and failed to come up with satisfactory answers to questions such as ''who am I?'' and ''how does my biological brain make my subjective mind?'' But recently...

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Proof-Reading: Telling Stories with Numbers, Telling Stories with Words (2008)

Subject

Literature; Mathematics

Video recording of Mark Haddon discussing the art/science interface with Marcus du Sautoy - arranged in collaboration with the Royal Society of Literature and held at the Royal Society on 10/11/2008. They...

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Story of Maths, The (2008)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £17.00

This DVD contains the complete 4-part series about the history of mathematics, presented by Professor Marcus du Sautoy.The films offer clear, accessible explanations of important mathematical ideas but are...

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Music of the Primes (2006)

Subject

Mathematics

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £13.99

Three 30-minute programmes which investigate the mysteries surrounding prime numbers. Primes are fundamental to mathematics; they are the basic blocks from which all other numbers can be built. Yet they...

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Music of the Primes, The (2004)

Subject

Mathematics; Music

Distribution

Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 60 minutes (approx)), £12.00

A recording of a lecture delivered as part of the London Mathematical Society’s Popular Lecture series by Professor Marcus du Sautoy of Oxford University. A million dollars awaits the person who can...

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