Lectures from the archive: The social function of history and twentieth-century science
Historians bring to thinking about science policy a very particular understanding which should be central to policy: historians are trained to know in their bones that the future is unknown and to understand the power of the cheap futurism which characterises the present. In this 2009 Wil
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Solar Scientist (feat. Lucie Green) - Objectivity 41
The Royal Society's collection of busts of great scientists - including a new one of Professor Lucie Green. The Mace: https://youtu.be/1OgmOTrKNdE Anna Atkins & the World's First Photo Book: https://youtu.be/ekUUuU7whe0 Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http
From playlist Special Guests on Objectivity
People of Science with Brian Cox - Dame Wendy Hall on Alan Turing
Computer Scientist Wendy Hall talks to Brian Cox about one of her personal heroes, Alan Turing, and discusses how his discoveries influenced so much in the modern world. Find out more about Alan Turing in our Google Arts and Culture exhibit: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/peopl
From playlist People of Science with Brian Cox
Conversaziones: the history of the Summer Science Exhibition | The Royal Society
Delve into the history of the Exhibition to discover some of the quirky and unusual displays of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the Royal Society’s Librarian, Keith Moore. The Royal Society is a Fellowship of many of the world's most eminent scientists and is the oldest scientific
From playlist Summer Science 2020 on demand
What are they up to now? In your element | The Royal Society
Ever wonder what our researchers do once the Summer Science Exhibition is finished? We catch up with some of our previous exhibitors to find out what’s new with their research since their time at the Exhibition. In this session, we hear from In your element. Speakers, in order of appearan
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RSA Conference 2010 USA: The Cryptographers Panel 6/6
Clip 6/6 MODERATOR: Ari Juels, Chief Scientist and Director, RSA Laboratories PANELISTS: Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, Brian Snow Join the founders of the field for an engaging discussion about the latest advances in cryptography, research areas to wa
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King George VI - 25th October 1945
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1945 visited Imperial College to commemorate the centenary of the Royal College of Science, oldest forerunner to Imperial. King George said: "You students here assembled - men and women who soon will be going out from the Imperial College to your work
From playlist King George VI - Speeches and Broadcasts
Kings and Queens - Objectivity 37
The British monarch (currently Queen Elizabeth II) is also Patron of the Royal Society. So how many Kings and Queens have signed the society's famous Charter Book? Brady joins librarian Rupert Baker to find out. Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly
From playlist Books and Journals on Objectivity
The Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences ... – ICM2018
IMU Discussion Panels Panel 1 - The Gender Gap in Mathematical and Natural Sciences from a Historical Perspective Moderator: Caroline Series Panelists: Marie-Françoise Roy, June Barrow Green, Silvina Ponce Dawson © ICM 2018 – International Congress of Mathematicians www.icm2018.org
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White Gloves of Destiny (feat. Charlie McDonnell) - Objectivity 52
Special guest Charlie McDonnell attempts the Royal Society "lucky dip" by randomly choosing items from the card catalogue. What will he find? Charlie is joined by Brady and the society's head librarian, Keith Moore. Charlie on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/charlieissocoollike The
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Keith's Building Tour - Objectivity 231
Keith takes us on a grand tour of the Royal Society's home at Carlton House Terrace in London. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Find out more about the Royal Society's online Open House event here: https://royalsociety.org/science-events-
From playlist Objectivity
The Story of the Davy Lamp and Tsar's Cup - with Frank James
Frank James showcases' Humphry Davy's experimental development of his miners' safety lamp, that saved thousands of lives. Watch our short film about the Davy lamp: https://youtu.be/rhavaxv3a40 Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i22r058GC0 One of the last acts of Tsar Ale
From playlist Ri Talks
Modern slavery: the size of the problem | Sir Bernard Silverman | TEDxWhitehall
Not long ago, modern slavery was thought to be a rare crime, until statistician Sir Bernard Silverman, then Chief Scientific Adviser to the Home Office, used a mathematical approach to model how many cases were under the surface, undetected by the authorities. Disturbingly, he found modern
From playlist TEDxWhitehall 2018: Changing Expectations
We need mathematical help to tell the difference between a real discovery and the illusion of one. Fellow of the Royal Society and future President of the Royal Statistical Society, Sir David Spiegelhalter visits Dr Nicole Janz to discuss reproducibility in scientific publications. This f
From playlist Celebrating 350 years of science publishing
RSA Conference 2010 USA: The Cryptographers Panel 1/6
Clip 1/6 MODERATOR: Ari Juels, Chief Scientist and Director, RSA Laboratories PANELISTS: Whitfield Diffie, Martin Hellman, Ronald Rivest, Adi Shamir, Brian Snow Join the founders of the field for an engaging discussion about the latest advances in cryptography, research areas to wa
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The history of women and maths | The Royal Society
From medieval times to the modern day, female mathematicians, real and fictional, have been represented in a variety of ways, both in pictures and in words. Do they continue to marginalise the mathematical expertise of women? #Maths #Math #WomenInSTEM #WomenInMaths #MarySommerville Pro
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Modelling Magnetism - Objectivity 239
Brady and Keith are back at the Royal Society to look at a fascinating 19th Century magnetic surface model. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Hara
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Father of Modern Physics: James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell's name is not as well known as Newton or Einstein, yet his discoveries were transformative. The History Guy recalls the life of Scottish Scientist James Clerk Maxwell, whom astronomer Carl Sagan said "has done more to shape our civilization than any ten recent presiden
From playlist History without War
People of Science with Brian Cox - Dame Julia Higgins on Michael Faraday
President of the Institute of Physics Professor Julia Higgins joins Professor Brian Cox to explore the life and work of Michael Faraday and how his curiosity and passion for communicating science inspires her. (5/6) #BrianCox #Faraday #Electromagnetism #Electricity #Physics #RoyalInstitu
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