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Nanomaterials Up Close: Gum Arabic
Duration: 00:00:52
Published Date: 2014/06/30This alien glob is a piece of gum arabic from the hardened sap of the Acacia tree, most likely collected from a tree in Sudan. Rox Middleton, from the University of Cambridge, explains how the electron microscope has changed the way we are able to interact with objects at the nanoscale, allowing us just to enjoy a glimpse of the exquisite abstract forms around us. 'Nanomaterials Up Close' is a -
Varsity players wear ‘Rainbow Laces’ in support of LGBT+ community
Duration: 00:00:48
Published Date: 2017/03/16Cambridge Varsity squads joined the Stonewall Rainbow Laces campaign to kick homophobia out of sport. Players from the University’s women’s and men’s rugby squads and the women’s football team showed their support by wearing rainbow-coloured laces on their boots. The Rainbow Laces campaign aims to tackle homophobia in sport and raise awareness of issues faced by lesbian, gay, bisexual and -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - FREE SPEECH - WHAT’S IT ALL ABOUT?
Duration: 00:11:56
Published Date: 2023/02/19Freedom of speech is a hot topic. In a world of Twitter, TikTok and Instagram it’s easier than ever for people to express themselves - but should we be able to say whatever we want, whenever we want? Mary Beard explores the limits of free speech in modern and ancient times. She meets up with comedian Rosie Jones who’s experienced the rough side of free speech, and finds out about how people -
Leaving Prison in Faith – Film 2 – Connections
Duration: 00:17:11
Published Date: 2018/05/23The is the second in a series of three films about four people ‘Leaving Prison in Faith’. In this second film Dr Ruth Armstrong looks at the work of chaplaincy teams in prisons trying to connect with faith communities outside of the prison to support four people who are about to leave prison. We return to the four people we met in the first film, a Christian man and a Muslim man in HMPYOI -
Together
Duration: 00:04:30
Published Date: 2016/05/17A group of Cambridge University researchers have made a film alongside people with Down’s syndrome to show that there is only one way we can defeat dementia; Together. Researchers from the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (CIDDRG) have been investigating the links between Down’s syndrome and dementia for almost two decades. Most recently, they have focused -
Navigating political legitimacy in a polarised world
Duration: 00:36:19
Published Date: 2024/06/25The episode explores the topic of political legitimacy in a polarized world. The guests discuss the psychological and cognitive components of political beliefs, the impact of polarization on journalism, and the importance of understanding the perspectives of people on the ground. They emphasize the need for flexible thinking, reevaluating our own dogmas, and engaging in meaningful conversations -
Defeat Dementia in Down's Syndrome
Duration: 00:05:47
Published Date: 2012/04/19We are conducting a study based at the Cambridge Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Group (www.CIDDRG.org.uk), in partnership with the Down's Syndrome Association (DSA) and the Wolfson Brain Imaging Centre (WIBC) Cambridge to investigate the risk of dementia in people with Down's syndrome (DS). This four year study is funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC). We believe that -
Anglo-Saxon Kings were 'seasonal vegetarians'
Duration: 00:01:53
Published Date: 2022/06/08Read the full story here: https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/anglo-saxon-bbq Very few people in England ate large amounts of meat before the Vikings settled, and there is no evidence that elites ate more meat than other people, a major new bioarchaeological study reveals. But its sister study also suggests that peasants occasionally hosted lavish meat feasts for their rulers. Their findings overturn -
Professor David Spiegelhalter: Communicating risk and uncertainty
Duration: 01:06:23
Published Date: 2011/08/17Perception of risk can be influenced by the choice of words, numbers and pictures. Preferences and understanding varies among people, which suggests the use of multiple presentations including comparators and interactive animations. Communicating 'deeper' uncertainties, in the face of explicit and implicit ignorance, is more tricky. And it's important to bear in mind that people's reactions to -
Gut Reaction: Living with bowel disease
Duration: 00:19:12
Published Date: 2019/03/21It’s something that we all do, but no one talks about it: emptying your bowels. However, for many people with conditions that impair this most normal of bodily functions, it can impact day-to-day life in unexpected and challenging ways. In a film funded by the BBSRC, Senior Lecturer Dr Ewan St. John Smith and Postdoctoral Research Scientist Dr James Hockley from the Department of Pharmacology -
Dr Raghib Ali OBE – South Asian Heritage Month 2022
Duration: 00:04:35
Published Date: 2022/07/22This South Asian Heritage Month, clinical epidemiologist and St Catharine's College alumnus Dr Raghib Ali OBE, reflects on his family history and Indian heritage. 0:06 - What do you do? 0:46 - What is your heritage and what impact does it have on your life? 1:39 - Tell us something that people might not know about the South Asian community in the UK? 2:33 - What was it like growing up with -
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: A novel treatment for Prader-Willi Syndrome
Duration: 00:23:26
Published Date: 2016/11/14This film shares the experiences of three people with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) who took part in a pilot study of a new treatment for some of the difficult behaviours they experience. The new treatment involves vagus nerve stimulation, and this film aims to provide all the information needed to help other people with PWS decide whether or not they would wish to be part of a future trial of this -
General Election: Professor Neil Lawrence on AI regulation: “Do not…
Duration: 00:02:25
Published Date: 2024/06/13“Do not stop listening to the people, the public.” That’s the message that Professor Neil Lawrence has for a new government on how to approach AI regulation. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video series, students and academics from the University of Cambridge share their insights on some of the biggest themes facing our country at this crucial moment, from AI -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - HOW DO YOU CHANGE SOMEONE’S MIND?
Duration: 00:13:44
Published Date: 2023/02/19What’s the best way to change someone’s mind? Is it even possible? Mary Beard meets climate justice activist Mikaela Loach, to find out how she persuades people with her campaigns. Snappy slogans are essential, but Mary reveals that one of the most famous slogans ever - I came, I saw, I conquered - was actually the work of Roman Emperor Julius Caesar. The ancient Greeks and Romans took -
Cambridge Ideas - The Music In Me
Duration: 00:06:29
Published Date: 2009/09/01Studies at the University of Cambridge have revealed that many of us use musical taste both as a means of expressing our own identity, and to form and refine our opinions about other people. Researchers found that sample groups of subjects regularly make the same assumptions about peoples personalities, values, social class and even their ethnicity, based on their musical preferences. Rock fans, -
Growing up Insecure
Duration: 01:02:00
Published Date: 2021/04/03What are the long-term mental health implications of growing up in an era defined by insecurity and rapid change? This panel discussion will look at the impact not just of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath on young people's wellbeing, but of other pre-existing factors affecting their mental health. Go to www.slido.com and enter code C277 to chat about the event. Dr Duncan Astle, -
General Election: Sander van der Linden on the vicious circle of…
Duration: 00:01:05
Published Date: 2024/06/19"The type of content that is more likely to go viral is the type that dunks on the other side." Professor Sander van der Linden warns of the steep increase of polarising content on our news and social media feeds during elections. This could lead to a rise in the spread of disinformation, leading to decreased trust in democracy. ️ What is at stake for the UK General Election? In this new video -
Podcast: Mental health and young people
Duration: 01:18:28
Published Date: 2022/01/21COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of everyone, including children and young people, beyond recognition. So much so, that the proportion of children aged six to 16 with probable mental health disorders has increased from one in nine in 2017 to one in six in both 2020 and 2021. In this episode, we talked with Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Tamsin Ford, Professor of Health Neuroscience -
Classics Shorts with Mary Beard - DO WE NEED HEROES?
Duration: 00:11:59
Published Date: 2023/02/19From Wonder Woman to Obi Wan Kenobi, David Attenborough to the Suffragettes, we all love heroes - but what exactly makes a hero? Mary Beard meets one-time Children’s Laureate - and Stormzy’s favourite - author Malorie Blackman. She’s created a few heroic characters in her time but her heroes aren’t perfect, they’re people who manage to overcome obstacles to do what’s right. But if our -
Podcast: How to feed 10 Billion people
Duration: 00:55:20
Published Date: 2020/12/22How and what we eat, and where our food comes from, these everyday choices that we often think very little about, have become increasingly relevant to climate change. Subscribe to the podcast here: mind-over-chatter.captivate.fm/listen With a global population projected to reach 10 billion by 2050, it is not unreasonable to ask: how are we going to feed all these people... and without causing
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