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Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Artificial Intelligence' part 2 - How to create machines that learn

Professor Nando de Freitas explains that understanding how our brains work has helped us create machines that learn, and how these learning machines can be put to completing different tasks.
Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life

Give us a hand

Oxford Sparks explore what chirality is.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

'Artificial Intelligence' part 1 - Using artificial intelligence to spot patterns

Professor Stephen Roberts explains how machines, whose job it is simply to learn, can help researchers spot scientific needles in data haystacks, which will help us solve some grand challenges.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

The history of the obesity epidemic

Thorkild Sørensen (University of Copenhagen) gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th November 2009
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Behavioral biology and obesity

Trent Smith (Washington State University) gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series on 27th Novmber 2009
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Rodent Models of Obesity-Reductionist Approaches to Understanding the Basis of a Complex Human Trait

Neil Docherty, University College Dublin, gives a talk for the Michaelmas Term UBVO Seminar Series.
Psychiatry

Antidepressants, neurobiology and therapeutics

Professor Phil Cowen discusses the neurobiological basis of antidepressants and future treatment mechanisms
Revolutionary Biology

Part 2: The history of structural biology

Understanding the function of a protein is an important step in finding out why the body succumbs to disease – but how do scientists find these proteins and figure out how they work?
Revolutionary Biology

Part 1: The Building Blocks of Life

Our bodies are made up of trillions of cells but it doesn’t matter how closely you look, you still won’t see them.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" - Complete Episode

The issues of scale are investigated – from how properties change at very small scales, to the vastness of the Universe. Includes parts 1, 2 and 3.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" Part 3 - Nanomedicine

Dr Sonia Trigueros explains how she is using nanotechnologies to create targeted drug delivery systems. Chemotherapy is a particularly harmful treatment, with patients losing their hair and suffering from infections due to damage to their immune systems.
Big Questions - with Oxford Sparks

"Matters of Scale" Part 2 - Biology and the Problem with Scale

Dr Sylvia MacLain talks about how water creates a problem when researching biology. Structures can be studied when they are in solid form, but approximately 60% of our bodies are made of water.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Microbes matter: metabolism and chronic disease in contemporary biomedicine

Nadine Levin, Exeter University, gives a talk for the UBVO seminar series
Alumni Weekend

Healthcare 2030: Oxford and the Value of Human Health

Panel discussion looking at healthcare in the future as part of the inaugural Oxford Alumni Weekend in Asia held in in Hong Kong.
The Secrets of Mathematics

James D Murray, reflections of a life in academia, in conversation with Phillip Maini

Jim Murray is one of the leading mathematical biologists of our times.
The Secrets of Mathematics

Why there are no three-headed monsters, resolving some problems with brain tumours, divorce prediction and how to save marriages - James D Murray

Professor James D Murray, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford and Senior Scholar, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University, gives the annual Hooke Lecture.
Keble College

Boxing Clever, or Just Boxed In?: Developing Metal Complexes for Biological Imaging

Professor Stephen Faulkner, Tutorial Fellow at Keble College, delivers the Richardson Lecture, entitled "Boxing Clever, or Just Boxed In? Developing Metal Complexes for Biological Imaging“.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Conclusion: How Chemistry Research Impacts Human Health

Wrapping up this series on human health, Dr Emily Flashman talks about her work studying the mechanisms by which our bodies respond to low levels of oxygen.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Lasers, Cell Membranes, and the Basis of Life

Being a chemist doesn't have to mean giving up on biology and physics.
Chemistry for the Future: Human Health

Synthesizing Anti-Cancer Drugs from Nature

Chemicals found in nature can have incredibly useful functionality, including anti-malarial and anti-cancer properties. However, they are usually found in small amounts.

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