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The Secrets of Mathematics

Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty

Mathematicians get up to all sorts. Geometers and Topologists in particular occupy a world of inconceivable shapes, concepts and dimensions. But how do you visualise such ideas? Sure, there's computer graphics, but what about over here, in the real world?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt
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Parallel lines down the centuries

For 21 centuries, mathematicians worried about a fundamental assumption made by Euclid of Alexandria: that parallel lines must meet at infinity.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Thinking 3D: Byrne-Bussey Marconi Lecture

Thinking 3D is an interdisciplinary exploration of the concept of three-dimensionality and its impact on the arts and sciences, co-investigated by Dr Laura Moretti and Daryl Green.
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?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Exchange statistics - Basic concepts

In this talk Jon Magne Leinaas from University of Oslo reviews some of the basic ideas and questions related to the exchange symmetry of identical particles.
The Secrets of Mathematics
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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 talk Martin Bridson explains why such an understanding is impossible in higher dimensions.
The Secrets of Mathematics

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 he knew no mathematics, really a mathematical genius?
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt
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The Savile Library

Lunchtime lecture by Will Poole accompanying the exhibition Marks of Genius: Masterpieces from the Collections of the Bodleian Libraries.
The Secrets of Mathematics

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 one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium.
Journey of a Molecular Detective; David Sherratt

Dealing with Frustration - Order in Disorder

Magnetic particles can get frustrated in their interactions with other particles because of lattice geometry. Lots of new and exciting physics is involved in understanding how they deal with their frustration.

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