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  1. Forty Years of Selfishness (2016)

    Subject
    Biology

    Podcast marking the fortieth anniversary of the publication of Richard Dawkins’ ‘The Selfish Gene’, exploring how the book changed the way many people think about genetics. Features contributions from...

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  2. Steve Jones: Nature, Nurture .... Or Neither? (2011)

    Subject
    Biology; Psychology

    Recording of the Sir David Rivett Memorial Lecture, delivered by geneticist Professor Steve Jones at the CSIRO in Canberra on 13/3/2011 and broadcast on television in Australia, in which he discusses nature...

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  3. Is Human Evolution over? (2009)

    Subject
    Biology

    Audio recording from the Darwin College Lecture Series 2009 by Steve Jones. Many people - Darwin included - have claimed that the human species will continue to evolve in the future, as it has in the past....

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  4. Steve Jones: Why Creationism is Wrong and Evolution is Right (2006)

    Subject
    Biology; Religious studies

    A streamed video recording of a public lecture given by Steve Jones at the Royal Society. Science is about disbelief. It accepts that all knowledge is provisional and that any theory might in principle be...

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  5. Hooligans: No-One Like Us and we Don’t Care (2001 Video)

    Producer
    Leslie Thompson
    Subject
    Psychology; Sociology; Sports science
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w/col. 45 min., 2001 sale: £10.99 (inclusive)

    A controversial film on soccer violence from around the world introduced by Steve Jones, a former member of the Sex Pistols. Traces the history of soccer hooliganism from its origins in South America,...

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  6. Gm Foods - Safe? (2000 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale Free streamed access on Vega website Online, Videocassette. VHS. col. 60 min., 2000 sale: £25.00 (+VAT inc. p&p)

    Made as a pilot for the series THE NEXT BIG THING, this is a panel discussion concerning genetically modified (GM) foods and their implications for the future. Chaired by Colin Blakemore, the panel comprises...

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  7. Filth and the Fury, The (1999 Film)

    Director
    Julien Temple
    Producer
    Anita Camarata; Amanda Temple

    Documentary film on the punk band, The Sex Pistols, narrated primarily in voiceover from band members. They discuss how and why it all happened and how far their manager, Malcolm McLaren, (not interviewed)...

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  8. Staying Alive: The Tougher Sex (1997 Video)

    Producer
    Robin Brightwell; Liz Gray
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min., 1999 sale: £65.00 (+VAT +p&p) VHS, non-higher education 1999 sale: £150.00 (+VAT +p&p) higher education - master tape for re-editing and copying 2000 sale: £35.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) VHS

    With women living on an average of six years longer then men, and with 4000 women centenarians and only 500 men, examines statistical, genetic and archaeological evidence to show whether women’s longevity...

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  9. Facing the Challenge 1 (1995 Video)

    Director
    Steve Jones
    Producer
    Steve Jones
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Free loan, Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min.

    Illustrates how radiotherapy can be used to treat cancer. Staff and patients talk about their experiences. The film aims to alleviate some of the inevitalbe fears patients may experience.

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  10. Patterns of Diversity (1987 Video)

    Producer
    Nick Brenton
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Looks at the field evidence for natural selection on the island of Madeira, where over 200 distinct endemic species of land snail have become adapted to a variety of habitats. Addresses the problem of...

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