Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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  • BBC Two
  • Daily 20
  • Documentary

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1992
1992x1
Our World Through the Looking Glass: Man in the Mirror
Episode overview
As humans we are a lot less symmetrical than we appear. We have dominant hands, ears and even eyes. How did that evolve and why does it matter?
1992x2
Our World Through the Looking Glass: Narwhals, Palindromes and Chesterfield Station
Episode overview
Chirality confers individuality, recognition, and specificity. All of these qualities are vital in the struggle for existence.
1992x3
Our World Through the Looking Glass: The Handed Molecule
Episode overview
A look at the way in which the handedness of molecules governs the interaction between chemicals.
1992x4
Our World Through the Looking Glass: Symmetry, Sensation and Sex
Episode overview
Our sensory mechanisms are all handed, with smell and sight being just two that are affected.
1992x5
Our World Through the Looking Glass: In the Hands of the Giants
Episode overview
In this talk Charles Stirling examines handed giants - carbohydrates and proteins - whose building blocks are glucose and amino-acids.

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