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Finishing the Unfinished: Completing Mozart's Zaide

In November 2003, at the newly restored Hackney Empire, the...

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...

1,000 Years of Calculators

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

1302 and All That: Papal Bulldozers through Seven Centuries

The Bull Unam Sanctam, issued on 18 November 1302 by...

Designing Microwave Cookers

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

The Computer Science of Everyday Things

Moore's Law predicts substantial, sustained improvement in computing power. Yet...