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The Secrets of Mathematics

A series of talks and lectures from Oxford Mathematicians exploring the power and beauty of their subject. These talks would appeal to anyone interested in mathematics and its ever-growing range of ap... Read more

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The Travelling Santa Problem and Other Seasonal Challenges - Marcus du Sautoy

The Travelling Santa Problem and Other Seasonal Challenges - Marcus du Sautoy

The Oxford Mathematics Christmas Public Lecture 2015 examined an aspect of Christmas not often considered: the mathemati... Read more

18 Dec 2015

57mins

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The Prime Number Theorem

The Prime Number Theorem

Oxford Students discuss the Prime Number Theorem. Prime numbers have fascinated mathematicians since there were mathemat... Read more

15 Jun 2016

38mins

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What We Cannot Know - Marcus du Sautoy

What We Cannot Know - Marcus du Sautoy

Science is giving us unprecedented insight into the big questions that have challenged humanity. Where did we come from... Read more

16 May 2016

55mins

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Forbidden Crystal Symmetry: Mathematics and architecture - Roger Penrose

Forbidden Crystal Symmetry: Mathematics and architecture - Roger Penrose

World-renowned mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, Oxford University, describes how crystalline symmetries are necessarily ... Read more

4 Dec 2014

54mins

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Birth of an Idea: A Mathematical Adventure - Cedric Villani

Birth of an Idea: A Mathematical Adventure - Cedric Villani

What goes on inside the mind of a mathematician? Where does inspiration come from? Cedric Villani, winner of the most pr... Read more

12 Mar 2015

57mins

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Symmetry, Spaces and Undecidability - Martin Bridson

Symmetry, Spaces and Undecidability - Martin Bridson

The understanding of the possible geometries in dimension 3 is one of the triumphs of 20th century mathematics. In this ... Read more

7 Dec 2015

1hr 1min

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M. C. Escher - Artist, Mathematician, Man

M. C. Escher - Artist, Mathematician, Man

M.C. Escher is known as the mathematician's (and hippie's) favourite artist. But why? And was Escher, a man who claimed ... Read more

28 Oct 2015

1hr 11mins

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Putting the Higgs Boson in its Place

Putting the Higgs Boson in its Place

Professor Melissa Franklin talks about her experiences working towards the discovery of the Higgs Boson and her work tod... Read more

16 Nov 2015

51mins

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The Gomboc, the Turtle and the Evolution of Shape - Gabor Domokos

The Gomboc, the Turtle and the Evolution of Shape - Gabor Domokos

Gabor Domokos gives a talk on his mathematical journey that led to the creation of the Gomboc, the shape which has just ... Read more

1 Jul 2015

51mins

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Modelling genes: the backwards and forwards of mathematical population genetics - Alison Etheridge

Modelling genes: the backwards and forwards of mathematical population genetics - Alison Etheridge

In this lecture Professor Alison Etheridge explores some of the simple mathematical caricatures that underpin our unders... Read more

6 Jul 2016

53mins

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