This is episode 1 of the series on English castles. Castles were most useful shortly after the 1066 Norman invasion of England. They were called "mottes and baileys". Shown in the picture below the motte is not the ditch around the hill but the hill. Perhaps that is how the Read more…
Original Video Page – other videos available here “The way you write equations suggests different things. … Right from the very beginning, Einstein was thinking about the question of whether he could get rid of the concept of mass in favor of the concept of energy.” A stunning roster of Read more…
The Search For Adam – Special DNA Mysteries Genetic Adam of 60,000 years ago. Julius Hendya ne um sta sta sta um nay sta sta sta
In case you arrived here looking for a circus there are no elephants or clowns….. Part one of the autobiography: Watch the entirety of the video by clicking on the other segments. Influenced listed as Beyond the Fringe The Goon Show Mentioned Bolex Camera Help Magazine The Frost Read more…
The 1986 Dirac Memorial Lecture presented by Richard Feynman. Paul Dirac predicted the existence of antiparticles, and Richard Feynman explains now why there must be antiparticles. He lectures about particles, quantum theory, and relativity. A special pleasure is watching Feynman’s personal style of lecturing: his humor, his showmanship, and his Read more…
Scaling laws that apply to biological systems. Very interesting study of biology from a statistical point of view.
See Michael Palin get knackered. Not to be confused with getting ashramed. Bhutan episode: