Oxford Sparks: bringing science to life
By Oxford University
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Description
Check out our animations about the cutting-edge research taking place at the University of Oxford. From a quick look around the LHC and an underwater adventure to explore the insides of a volcano, to finding out what makes us tick and how we're developing new technology to build quantum computers using light.
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| 1 | VideoPower People: what are we doing with all that energy? | Did you know that you are in charge of a power station? It's true. Every time you flick a light switch, a power station somewhere in the UK will respond and generate that little bit of extra power you need for your light. Did you know that you are in c | 5 5 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 2 | VideoRun for Your Light | You may have heard the word “quantum” bandied around a lot. But what does it mean? In this animation we take a look at how the photon – the quantum particle of light – is being harnessed to help create new technologies like quantum computers. To | 12 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 3 | VideoWhat Makes You Tick? | How do you know when it's time to wake up or go to sleep? More powerful than any alarm are your circadian rhythms. In this animation we take a look at how these rhythms work and what controls them; inspired by the TeenSleep project being carried out at | 12 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 4 | VideoShedding Light on the Situation | Light is more than just light bulbs and sunshine! Researchers at the University of Oxford use different types of light to learn more about all sorts of interesting things. To celebrate the International Year of Light we’ve taken a tiny handful of exam | 12 4 2016 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 5 | VideoGive us a hand | Oxford Sparks explore what chirality is. What links drugs, shells, springs and vines? Chirality, when mirror images of things don't look the same, is explored and we learn what maths can tell us about it - from designing drugs to the very meaning of lif | 18 5 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 6 | VideoYou've Got a Nerve | In the early 1900s, Charles Sherrington examined microscope slides of muscles, nerves, the spine and the brain and traced the connections between them building a picture of how muscles are controlled. Researchers today still use principles he establishe | 5 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 7 | VideoGive Peas a Chance | Nitrogen could be one of the most interesting elements in the periodic table. Find out more about this fascinating element and how research into peas and beans at Oxford could help feed the world! www.oxfordsparks.net/nitrogen. | 5 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 8 | VideoA Case of Crystal Clarity | Oxford Sparks presents an adventure in X-ray crystallography. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/crystal. | 5 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 9 | VideoJet Plight | Take a journey through a jet engine with Ossie from Oxford Sparks. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/jet. | 5 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 10 | VideoA spin around the brain | Take a journey around the brain with Ossie from Oxford Sparks. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/mri. | 5 3 2015 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 11 | VideoRogue planet | Oxford Sparks presents a journey around the planets. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/planet. | 15 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 12 | VideoUnderwater volcano disaster | Oxford Sparks presents a visit to the Stromboli volcano. Find out more and explore other volcano resources at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/volcano. | 15 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 13 | VideoAnother case of heart trouble | Oxford Sparks presents a look at how a single change in DNA can cause the human heart to go wrong. Find out more and read about the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/heart. | 15 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 14 | VideoTowards absolute zero - a low temperature journey | Oxford sparks presents a ride to the land of the extremely cold. Find out more, and read the science behind the animation at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/coldchem. | 15 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
| 15 | VideoA quick look around the Large Hadron Collider | Oxford Sparks presents a visit to the Large Hadron Collider at CERN in Geneva. Find out more and explore other LHC resources at www.oxfordsparks.net/animations/lhc No protons were harmed in the making of this animation. | 15 4 2013 | Free | View in iTunes |
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Customer Reviews
Perfect for the gym
Excellent short podcasts pitched at the level of the inquisitive amateur. I listen to them at the gym. Please keep them coming.
