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- http://oracleofbacon.org/
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- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Computing, Film Studies, Mathematics
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources
Produced by the University of Virginia’s Department of Computer Science, this celebrated site uses data from the Internet Movie Database to show the degrees of separation between any screen actor and Kevin Bacon. The site is a demonstration of some fundamental principles of computer science and mathematics, as well as being an illuminating illustration of the spread of world cinema, and great fun. So, for example, Mary Pickford has a Bacon number of 3: she was in Hollywood Hobbies (1939) with William ‘Billy’ Benedict, William ‘Billy’ Benedict was in Farewell, My Lovely (1975) with Sylvester Stallone, Sylvester Stallone was in Dolan’s Cadillac (2002) with Kevin Bacon.
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- http://www.sciencelive.org
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- Chemistry, General Science, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Streaming/Download
ScienceLive is an initiative delivering popular science video (discussions, lectures, interviews) to online users. It is an initiative between Cambridge University Science Productions, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, and the Cambridge Science Festival. The video archive is divided into Movies, Lectures and Interviews, and includes titles such as A Beginner’s Guide to Geological Time, Bending it Like Beckham, and Mathematics, Magic, and the Electric Guitar. All video content is streamed, using Real Player.
This site is no longer active, but the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine offers a capture of the website as it appeared on 01/07/2007. This does not include access to the moving images.
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- http://www.open.edu/openlearn/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- Art, Business Studies, Computing, Education, General Science, Languages, Mathematics, Medicine, Nature, Social Welfare, Technology
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download
Launched in 2006, the Open University's OpenLearn website has grown to provide over 8000 study hours of video, audio and print materials from OU courses. It is not necessary to be a student of the OU to use the resources. OpenLearn does not of itself grant degrees or award credits, but there is a link for those who wish to consider formal Study at the OU. LearningSpace units are divided up into the subject areas of Body & Mind, Education, History & the Arts, Languages, Money & Management, Nature & Environment, Science, Maths & Technology, and Society. There is substantial video content included (Flash).
In 2010 OpenLearn merged with open2.net, the site that supported OU-produced BBC general programming. So now OpenLearn also gives access to topical and interactive content, from expert blogs, to videos and games that enrich these programmes.
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- http://www.gresham.ac.uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
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- American Studies, Archaeology, Architecture, Art, Astronomy, Biology, Business Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Film Studies, General Science, History, Information Studies, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Music, Photography, Politics and Government, Psychiatry, Psychology, Religious Studies
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting, Streaming/Download
Gresham College, named after Sir Thomas Gresham, has been giving free lectures for some 400 years. Over 2,000 audio and/or video lectures given since 2001 are available on the site for free, on-demand streaming or download approximately two weeks after they have been given. The main subject areas are Art & Literature, Medical Science, Business, History, Law, Mathematics, Music, Politics, Religion, Science, and Unusual, which includes Media, Education, Climate Change and others. Results can also be filtered by subcategories. For example, there is a section on Film under the Arts & Literature category, and a section on Film Music under the Music category. The lectures last, on average, between 25 minutes and a little under an hour. They all have a good number of chapters and a fair amount of information is given on the site as well as transcripts and links to related materials.
The content can also be browsed via the tab Watch which contains four groupings: All Past Lectures, Series, Shorts and Short Series.
Other Online Moving image 
Audio
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- http://www.intute.ac.uk
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- Arts and Humanities, Bio-Medical, Science and Technology, Social Sciences
- Subject
- Art, Business Studies, Crafts, Design, Drama, Education, Engineering, Languages, Law, Literature, Mathematics, Medicine, Music, Social Welfare
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Web Links
A service funded, until July 2011, by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) for accessing Internet resources for learning and teaching communities in the UK. Organised into 19 gateways covering Science and Technology, Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Health and Life Sciences. Previously known as the Resource Discovery Network. NB Intute closed in July 2011 and the site has now been archived. No further resources are being added and no changes are being made to existing content, so the resource will increasingly become less useful and reliable.
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- http://www.vega.org.uk
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- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
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- Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, Environmental Studies, General Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Producers/Broadcasters, Streaming/Download, Web Links
The Vega Science Trust aims to support and promote the science and technology communities through the use of television and the Internet. It produces television programmes, many of which have been broadcast on BBC2’s Learning Zone. The site contains details of the programmes, searchable by series, subject and speaker, which can be ordered online. There are also video clips (in QuickTime and MPEG formats), complete audio lectures (using RealAudio), complete video lectures by Harry Kroto, and a useful set of links to science video and related sources.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- https://www.scientificamerican.com/podcasts/
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Archaeology, Astronomy, Biology, Chemistry, General Science, Genetics, Mathematics, Medicine, Physics, Psychology, Technology
- Medium
- Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Podcasting
Three series of podcasts: ‘Science Talk’ is a weekly audio report by Steve Mirsky discussing the latest developments in science and technology through interviews with leading scientists and journalists. The service began in February 2006 and is available by podcast or online download. ‘60-Second Science’ is a daily, one-minute report or commentary on a topic of scientific interest. ‘60-Second Psych’ is a weekly, one-minute commentary on the latest studies in neuroscience and behaviour, which is issued each Thursday.
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- https://www.theiet.org/index.cfm?
- Category
- Bio-Medical, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Databases, Information Sources, Podcasting, Streaming/Download
The IET is one of the world’s largest engineering institutions with over 168,000 members in 150 countries. The site offers free teaching resources and classroom activities for students aged 11-19 years including lesson plans, handouts and film clips. To gain access to the downloadable-free content you need to register, and to access all the resources which include video clips you need to filter by ‘video’. The content can also be searched by subject, exam board, key stage and age range. Subjects include Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Maths, Physics and D&T.
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- http://www.dartmouth.edu/~chance/index.html
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- Science and Technology
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Medium
- Film/Video, Radio/Sound
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
Chance is produced by the Mathematics Department of Dartmouth College, Hanover NH. Its goal is to support its courses which aim ‘to make students more informed, critical readers of current news stories that use probability and statistics.' The Videos and Audios page includes series of lectures given at Dartmouth in 1997, 1998 and 2000, on such themes as ‘Quantifying the Nature-Nurture Debate’, ‘Probability by Surprise’ and ‘The Risk to Civilization from Exterrestrial Objects’. There are some individual lectures, and some audio files, all of which require Real Player.
Other Online Moving image Audio
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- Link
- http://www.math.harvard.edu/~knill/mathmovies/
- Category
- Arts and Humanities, Science and Technology
- Subject
- Film Studies, Mathematics
- Medium
- Film/Video
- Type of resource
- Information Sources, Streaming/Download
A sizeable, and growing, collection of clips from feature films in which mathematics appears. Compiled by Oliver Knill of the Maths Dept at Harvard University. Available as Flash or Quicktime files. References and links are also given to sites on similar topics.
Other Online Moving image
Learning on Screen