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Always Musical
Pschychologist Diana Deutsch (UC San Diego) describes how she eventually managed to combine her love of music with cutting-edge psychological research.
Curated Video
The Physics of Information
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert, University of Oxford and NUS, describes how the field of quantum information science breathed new life into the foundations of quantum theory, while advances in understanding the physics of information...
Curated Video
The Oxford Experience
Quantum physicist Artur Ekert describes the intellectual atmosphere at the University of Oxford and reflects upon the positive impact that his co-supervisor David Deutsch had on him when he was younger.
Packt
Hands-On Continuous Integration and Automation with Jenkins - The Course Overview
This video will give you an overview about the course. This clip is from the chapter "Install Jenkins" of the series "Hands-On Continuous Integration and Automation with Jenkins".In this section, we will introduce Jenkins, describe how...
Cerebellum
Late Scientific Revolution - René Descartes, Robert Boyle, Marcello Malpighi And John Ray
Part II of The Scientific Revolution explores the latter half of this movement and the gradual acceptance of scientific truth. This fascinating period of history chronicles European society's emergence from church domination that...
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Indian congress
How does congress become divided? How did nationalism affect India at that time?<br/>
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 3
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 3
Cerebellum
The Judicial Branch Of Government - Instances When The Court Influences Politics - Dred Scott And The Civil War
The Supreme Court’s responsibility is to interpret all laws and ensure that they do not conflict with the founding principles of the Constitution. This video looks at how the Dred Scott vs Stanford court case added tensions to that which...
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: World War Two after effects
Did the British have any chance of maintaining the Raj in 1945 after the second world war? What was on the minds of the British decision makers when faced with counter insurgency in India compared to talking of liberating Europeans...
Intelligence Squared
The impact of the British Empire
Niall Ferguson is speaking at the IQ2 event "Niall Ferguson on the six "killer apps" of Western civilisation. Niall Ferguson - IQ2 highlights
SWPictures
Revolutionary Ultrasound Treatment for Cancer: A Clinical Trial Success Story
The video discusses a clinical trial being conducted at Churchill Hospital in Oxford, where doctors are using high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to treat kidney and liver cancer. The video features David Atwell, a tennis player who...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
The Long Road Back Toward Ethical Banking Practices
We all know the story of the last 30 years in financial services: The ‘big bang’ deregulation initiated in the Thatcher/Reagan period (and carried on through to the 21st century) led to a much more permissive and international...
History Hit
Maps, Our Place in the World: Muhammad al-Idrisi's world map
What happens in the world of mapping after Ptolemy's map? What is unique about the Islamic way of mapping and why is this world map important for the medieval period?<br/>
Maps, Our Place in the World, Part 3
Maps, Our Place in the World, Part 3
Cerebellum
American Presidents - 42nd-43rd
The Presidency of the United States is the most powerful position in the nation, and is often referred to as the “leader of the free world”. Their power is only equaled by the massive responsibility they hold. They are not always...
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Gandhi's role
What was Gandhi's role during this time? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 5
Boulder Creek International
C.S. Lewis: How the Northern Irish Coast Inspired Narnia
C.S. Lewis part 6 of 11: This video explores the Northern Irish locations that inspired C.S. Lewis in his writing of the Chronicles of Narnia. From the big skies of Castle Rock to the grandeur of Dunluce Castle, Lewis found inspiration...
Institute for New Economic Thinking
INET Announces First Academic Partnership with James Martin 21st Century School, Oxford - Ian Goldin
Ian Goldin, the director of the James Martin 21st Century School at Oxford, talks about the school's new partnership with INET. Interviewed by Peter Leyden at King's College, April 2010.
Next Animation Studio
Explainer: How the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID vaccine works
The University of Oxford and AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine was 90 percent effective in preventing COVID-19 in clinical trials, AstraZeneca said in a November 23 press release.
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Curated Video
Martha Moore Ballard: Diary of a Midwife
Written over 25 years, Martha Moore Ballard’s diary gives us a unique perspective into the midwifery profession and the lives of women in 19th century America.
60 Second Histories
Anglo Saxon place names
This video looks at place names and their Saxon origins, like the word 'bury' meaning fortified place which lends its name to Banbury, Shaftsbury, Salisbury. It also covers some county name origins like Essex coming from the East Saxons.
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Drawing the line
Who decided on the line between Pakistan and India? What if the line was different to the ethnic cleansing that occurred in certain areas? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 7
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Alan Leslie Teachers Make a Difference - Jerome Bruner
Alan Leslie was an undergraduate at the University of Edinburgh and received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford (where it is called a D.Phil.) in 1979/80. For a number of years he was a Medical Research Council Senior Scientist at...
History Hub
What were the Provisions of Oxford
An introduction to the Provisions of Oxford and the Second Barons' War
Brainwaves Video Anthology
Richard Ovenden - The Bodleian Library - University of Oxford
Richard Ovenden has been Bodley’s Librarian (the senior Executive position of the Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford) since 2014. Prior to that Richard held positions at Durham University Library, the House of Lords Library,...
History Hit
Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition: Remembering the tragedy
Learn about the tragedy by its sense of scale and who was to blame for it. What happened in 1946 that was considered a missed moment? Yasmin Khan on the Indian Partition, Part 8