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Design by Symmetry

Symmetric things are often more attractive. Symmetry is also a...

Designing Anything: From Lego to Maths

Inside every complex gadget is a programming language. How are...

Designing for Humans

Previous lectures looked at the inside of gadgets, but this...

Designing Mobile Phones

Pressing buttons on a mobile phone chooses various functions, as...

Is there a continuous self? Buddhism and its Indian opponents

Are the Indian views incomparable with Western ones? Can we...

Edmond Halley (1727): On the Shoulders of Giants

Edmond Halley presents a lecture about his friend, Sir Isaac...

Catastrophes

Thomas Hirst (1887): Ah, why was Newton ever born?

Thomas Hirst (1830-1892) recounts the period of mathematical history through...

1,000 Years of Calculators

In this lecture, Professor of Geometry Harold Thimbleby explores the...

Designing Microwave Cookers

Children can use gadgets faster than adults. What does this...