Autism and Minds Wired for Science

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Autism and Minds Wired for Science

FromThe Secrets of Mathematics

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Oct 31, 2016

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Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Cambridge, and Director of the Autism Research Centre, gives the 2016 Charles Simonyi Lecture on new research into autism.

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Oct 31, 2016

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A series of talks and lectures from Oxford Mathematicians exploring the power and beauty of their subject. These talks would appeal to anyone interested in mathematics and its ever-growing range of applications from medicine to economics and beyond.

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Prime Numbers - Richard Earl: Dr Richard Earl of the Mathematical Institute, Oxford presents a talk about prime numbers. What they are and their role in internet security. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Partial Differential Equations: Origins, Developments and Roles in the Changing World - Gui-Qiang George Chen: Professor Gui-Qiang G. Chen presents in his inaugural lecture several examples to illustrate the origins, developments, and roles of partial differential equations in our changing world. by The Secrets of Mathematics
52 min listen
Sir Michael Atiyah, a Life in Mathematics: In conversation with Paul Tod on the occasion of Sir Michael's 85th birthday conference. by The Secrets of Mathematics
33 min listen
Maths in Music: The Secret Mathematicians - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk for the 2013 Oxford Alumni Weekend. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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The Music of the Primes: a talk about the Riemann Hypothesis and primes - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk on 5th September 2013. by The Secrets of Mathematics
70 min listen
Bryce McLeod, a Life in Mathematics In conversation with John Ball: A portrait of the contribution that Bryce McLeod has made to mathematics over his career together with his recollections of formative people and events. by The Secrets of Mathematics
60 min listen
Putting the Higgs Boson in its Place: Professor Melissa Franklin talks about her experiences working towards the discovery of the Higgs Boson and her work today at the Large Hadron Collider by The Secrets of Mathematics
51 min listen
What Maths Really Does: From modelling the brain to modelling the climate - Alain Goriely: How has mathematics emerged over recent decades as the engine behind 21st century science? Alain Goriely looks at this question and more. by The Secrets of Mathematics
59 min listen
Computation and the Future of Mathematics - Stephen Wolfram: Stephen Wolfram, creator of Mathematica and Wolfram Alpha, gives a talk about the future of mathematics and computation. by The Secrets of Mathematics
52 min listen
Autism and Minds Wired for Science: Simon Baron-Cohen, Professor of Developmental Psychopathology, Cambridge, and Director of the Autism Research Centre, gives the 2016 Charles Simonyi Lecture on new research into autism. by The Secrets of Mathematics
63 min listen
Extra Time: Professor Sir Roger Penrose in conversation with Andrew Hodges - part two: These two video sessions explore the development of Sir Roger Penrose’s thought over more than 60 years, ending with his most recent theories and predictions. by The Secrets of Mathematics
43 min listen
Symmetry: a talk based on his second book, Finding Moonshine - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about symmetry and how the rules of symmetry influences our lives and the choices we make. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Closing the Gap: the quest to understand prime numbers - Vicky Neale by The Secrets of Mathematics
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The Secret Mathematicians: the connections between maths and the arts - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about the connections beween art and mathematics by The Secrets of Mathematics
95 min listen
The History of Mathematics in 300 Stamps - Robin Wilson: The entire history of mathematics in one hour, as illustrated by around 300 postage stamps featuring mathematics and mathematicians from across the world. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Why climate change action is difficult and how we can make a difference - David MacKay: 2014 Charles Simonyi Lecture with David MacKay. by The Secrets of Mathematics
61 min listen
Extra Time: Professor Sir Roger Penrose in conversation with Andrew Hodges - part one: These two video sessions explore the development of Sir Roger Penrose's thought over more than 60 years, ending with his most recent theories and predictions. by The Secrets of Mathematics
51 min listen
Roger Heath-Brown a Life in Mathematics: Roger Heath-Brown is one of Oxford's foremost mathematicians. by The Secrets of Mathematics
37 min listen
Birth of an Idea: A Mathematical Adventure - Cedric Villani: What goes on inside the mind of a mathematician? Where does inspiration come from? Cedric Villani, winner of the most prestigious prize in mathematics, the Fields Medal, explains the process. Inaugural Titchmarsh Lecture 2015. by The Secrets of Mathematics
57 min listen
Symmetry, Spaces and Undecidability - Martin Bridson: The understanding of the possible geometries in dimension 3 is one of the triumphs of 20th century mathematics. In this talk Martin Bridson explains why such an understanding is impossible in higher dimensions. by The Secrets of Mathematics
62 min listen
The Irrational, the chaotic and incomplete: the mathematical limits of knowledge - Marcus du Sautoy: Professor Marcus du Sautoy (New College), Charles Simonyi Chair in the Public Understanding of Science, author and broadcaster gives a talk about how much we can understand of the world through maths by The Secrets of Mathematics
90 min listen
The Butterfly Effect - What Does it Really Signify? - Tim Palmer: Tim Palmer discusses Ed Lorenz the man and his work, and compares and contrasts the meaning of the 'Butterfly Effect' as most people understand it today, and as Lorenz himself intended it to mean. by The Secrets of Mathematics
61 min listen
Why there are no three-headed monsters, resolving some problems with brain tumours, divorce prediction and how to save marriages - James D Murray: Professor James D Murray, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Biology, University of Oxford and Senior Scholar, Applied and Computational Mathematics, Princeton University, gives the annual Hooke Lecture. by The Secrets of Mathematics
79 min listen
The Seduction of Curves: The Lines of Beauty That Connect Mathematics, Art and The Nude - Allan McRobie: Allan McRobie explains how the key to understanding the language of curves is Rene Thom’s Catastrophe Theory, and how remarkably the best place to learn that language is perhaps in the life drawing class. by The Secrets of Mathematics
47 min listen
Forbidden Crystal Symmetry: Mathematics and architecture - Roger Penrose: World-renowned mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, Oxford University, describes how crystalline symmetries are necessarily 2-fold, 3-fold, 4-fold, or 6-fold. by The Secrets of Mathematics
55 min listen
The Gomboc, the Turtle and the Evolution of Shape - Gabor Domokos: Gabor Domokos gives a talk on his mathematical journey that led to the creation of the Gomboc, the shape which has just one stable and one unstable point of equilibrium. by The Secrets of Mathematics
51 min listen
The Sound of Symmetry - Marcus du Sautoy by The Secrets of Mathematics
46 min listen
James D Murray, reflections of a life in academia, in conversation with Phillip Maini: Jim Murray is one of the leading mathematical biologists of our times. by The Secrets of Mathematics
55 min listen
Big Data's Big Deal - Viktor Mayer-Schonberger: Big Data promises to change all sectors of our economy, and deeply affect our society. by The Secrets of Mathematics
44 min listen
The Law of the Few - Sanjeev Goyal: The study of networks offers a fruitful approach to understanding human behaviour. Sanjeev Goyal is one of its pioneers. In this lecture Sanjeev presents a puzzle: by The Secrets of Mathematics
59 min listen

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Mathemalchemy: a mathematical and artistic adventure: This lecture is a visual treat as Ingrid Daubechies celebrates the joy, creativity and beauty of mathematics. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Spacetime Singularities - Roger Penrose, Dennis Lehmkuhl and Melvyn Bragg: We are on board the Oxford Mathematics Space Probe for this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture as we explore Black Holes with a Nobel Laureate, a Professor of the History and Philosophy of Physics & a broadcasting legend. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Ideas for a Complex World - Anna Seigal: Science and maths are full of smart tools for explaining the world around us. Those tools can feel far removed from the way the rest of us understand that world. Can we reconcile the two approaches? Oxford Mathematician Anna Seigal provides some answers. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Can maths tell us how to win at Fantasy Football? - Joshua Bull: Oxford Mathematician Josh Bull won the 2019-2020 Premier League Fantasy Football competition from nearly 8 million entrants. So how did he do it? Did he by any chance use mathematics? by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Henry Segerman - Artistic Mathematics: truth and beauty: Mathematicians get up to all sorts. Geometers and Topologists in particular occupy a world of inconceivable shapes, concepts and dimensions. But how do you visualise such ideas? Sure, there's computer graphics, but what about over here, in the real world? by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Mathematics Public Lecture: How Learning Ten Equations Can Improve Your Life - David Sumpter: Mathematics has a lot going for it, but David Sumpter argues that it can not only provide you with endless YouTube recommendations, and even make you rich, but it can make you a better person. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lectures: How to Make the World Add Up - Tim Harford: You have to sympathise with statistics. Misunderstood and misused when all they want to do is accumulate. What they need is a little human understanding. Tim Harford's Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture does just that. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture: Squirrels, Turing and Excitability - Mathematical Modelling in Biology, Ecology and Medicine: The Grey Squirrel invasion explaining tumour cell proliferation? Alan Turing explaining football shirt patterns? The close relationship between slugs and the human heart? What is the common link? Mathematics of course. And Philip Maini. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics 2nd Year Student Lecture - Number Theory: Primitive Roots: In this, the second online lecture we are making widely available, Ben Green introduces and delivers a short lecture on Primitive Roots, part of the Number Theory Lecture course for Second Year Undergraduates. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Oxford Mathematics 2nd Year Student Lecture - Graph Theory: Shortest Paths: Oxford has gone online for lockdown. So how do our student lectures look? Let Marc Lackenby show you as he looks at paths between vertices in a graph with a view to finding the shortest route between any two vertices. Works for your Satnav for example. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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Smartphones v COVID 19: Smartphones will help save lives. Smartphones' value is exaggerated. What is the reality? And, as ever, what is the Maths behind it all? Leading Network Scientist Renaud Lambiotte downloads the facts in this Oxford Mathematics Public Lecture. by The Secrets of Mathematics
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How do mathematicians model infectious disease outbreaks?: Models. They are dominating our Lockdown lives. But what is a mathematical model? We hear a lot about the end result, but how is it put together? What are the assumptions? And how accurate can they be? by The Secrets of Mathematics
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