Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds. They are also known for not having had sex for 80 million years.
We follow Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, award-winning Cambridge researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, as he tests their super-powers by draining 90% of the water in their microscopic bodies, heats them to boiling point and freezes them in liquid nitrogen.
Still they thrive! Well discover how these extraordinary animals are…
Rotifers are tiny animals that survive against all the odds. They are also known for not having had sex for 80 million years.
We follow Dr Alan Tunnacliffe, award-winning Cambridge researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology, as he tests their super-powers by draining 90% of the water in their microscopic bodies, heats them to boiling point and freezes them in liquid nitrogen.
Still they thrive! Well discover how these extraordinary animals are…
Can computers understand emotions? Can computers express emotions? Can they feel emotions? The latest video from the University of Cambridge shows how emotions can be used to improve interaction between humans and computers.
Winner Special Jury Mention - Best Documentary Film
- Jaipur International Film Festival 2012
Official Selection:
- European Independent Film Festival (ÉCU) 2012
- Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2012
- Reykjavik Shorts & Docs Festival 2012
In this film Dr Emily Lethbridge explores the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögur) during a unique year-long research trip. Emily discovers that the sagas are closely intertwined with the…
Cambridge University glaciologist Professor Julian Dowdeswell has spent three years of his life in the polar regions.
As Director of the Scott Polar Research Institute at the University of Cambridge, this film follows him to Greenland and the Antarctic as his research reveals the challenges we all face from climate change.
A previously unseen archive featuring the testimonies of people who were deported to German prison camps during World War II has been uncovered by researchers in Guernsey. The project, to document the history of protest and resistance in the Channel Islands, is being led by Dr. Gilly Carr, an archaeologist at Cambridge University. She described the collection as: “the single most important resistance archive ever to emerge from the Channel Islands.”
David Spiegelhalter's proper title is Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk. He is in two minds (literally) about playing it safe or chucking caution to the wind. Decisions, decisions!? Are bacon sandwiches really that dangerous and is it wise to drive when you love cycling? David shows us how to use statistics to face up to life's major risks.
Eminent criminologist Prof Lawrence Sherman has just set up a long term experiment with the police, to scientifically study crime in Manchester and come up with some solutions. This experiment will study crime hot spots and try out a technique Prof Sherman has developed in USA to lessen crime throughout the city by changing policing at these locations. This is the first time such a systematic experiment on city crime has been mounted in the UK. Part…
Professor Nicky Clayton researches the social behaviour, intelligence and dance credentials of birds! As an accomplished dancer in her own right she has fused her passions by collaborating with Rambert Dance Company to produce a Darwinian inspired ballet called The ‘Comedy of Change’.
To mark eight centuries of transformative academic thought we are launching Cambridge Ideas. An ongoing series of audio and video productions that present our cutting edge research together with comment and opinion on matters of global significance.
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