Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

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  • BBC Two
  • Daily 20
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1997
1997x1
The Magical Maze: Sunflowers and Snowflakes
Episode overview
This opening Lecture introduces the concept that far from being a dusty collection of rules about angles and equations, mathematics is the magic thread which binds our universe.
1997x2
The Magical Maze: The Pattern of Tiny Feet
Episode overview
Professor Ian Stewart shows how, although animals appear to walk in a huge variety of ways, there are some strange similarities.
1997x3
The Magical Maze: Outrageous Fortune
Episode overview
Professor Ian Stewart explains how a little knowledge of maths increases the chance of winning in game-shows.
1997x4
The Magical Maze: Chaos and Cauliflowers
Episode overview
Professor Ian Stewart looks for order in chaos, and asks if fractals are the key to the irregular Shapes of nature.
1997x5
The Magical Maze: Fearful Symmetry
Episode overview
Why do tigers have stripes, while leopards have spots? Professor Ian Stewart explores the patterns in nature.

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