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Magic Pictures

This lecture looks at the way images can be distorted...

Math Circle: Tiling a Patio

The infinite shows up everywhere: not just in the counting...

Unplugging computers

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...

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...