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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

How do you teach a machine to a drive a car?

Autonomous cars have been a staple of science fiction for years featuring in films like Minority Report and I Robot. But how far away are we really from enjoying a hassle-free driving journey? To find out the answer we visited Dr Ingmar Posner, Associate
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

Will supersonic transport ever make a comeback?

The Concord is seen as an iconic aircraft and a technological breakthrough – so why can we only see them in museums? In our episode of The Big Questions podcast series we visited Dr Neil Ashton from the E-Research Centre at the University of Oxford to ask
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

Earthquakes, can we make smarter buildings?

Major earthquakes across the world have damaged or destroyed numerous buildings, bridges, and other structures. But is there a way of monitoring the building structures to see if it is at risk of falling after an earthquake has struck?
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

How do we stop our social media obsession from making us a target for crime?

How vulnerable are we to crime by the statuses we post on our social accounts?
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

A spin around the brain

Take a journey around the brain with Ossie from Oxford Sparks. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/mri.
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Underwater volcano disaster

Oxford Sparks presents a visit to the Stromboli volcano. Find out more and explore other volcano resources at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/volcano.
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Another case of heart trouble

Oxford Sparks presents a look at how a single change in DNA can cause the human heart to go wrong. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/heart.
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Towards absolute zero - a low temperature journey

Oxford sparks presents a ride to the land of the extremely cold. Find out more, and read the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/coldchem.
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

A quick look around the Large Hadron Collider

Oxford Sparks presents a visit to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva. Find out more and explore other LHC resources at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/lhc No protons were harmed in the making of this animation.

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