Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

  • Premiered: Dec 1968
  • Episodes: 199
  • Followers: 4
  • Running
  • BBC Two
  • Daily at 20
  • Documentary

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Season 1999
1999x1
Arrow of Time: Back to the Future
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Air date
Dec 26, 1999
In his first lecture, Neil Johnson looks into the relativistic nature of time.
1999x2
Arrow of Time: Catching the Waves
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Air date
Dec 27, 1999
In his second lecture, Dr Neil Johnson measures the waves that travel through time and space, and sets out to test Einstein's theory of relativity with an experiment that uses an atomic clock.
1999x3
Arrow of Time: Quantum Leap
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Air date
Dec 28, 1999
Why is the quantum world so weird and what are some of the applications of what we now know about it? Dr Neil Johnson explores the mystery within the atom, where events occur faster than .. show full overview
1999x4
Arrow of Time: The Edge of Chaos
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Air date
Dec 29, 1999
From traffic jams to financial markets - how does self-organised behaviour emerge in time despite a seemingly chaotic environment? Dr Neil Johnson analyses how a greater understanding of .. show full overview
1999x5 Season finale
Arrow of Time: Shaping the Future
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Dec 30, 1999
What can quantum physics reveal about the future? Will we be able to teleport or travel in time? Dr Neil Johnson concludes the series of lectures with a look at how space and time are .. show full overview

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