Perceived injustice in the context of chronic pain has been operationally defined as an appraisal of the severity and irreparability of pain-related loss, unfairness, and blame.

Jan Filochowski : Thoughts on the current crisis in the NHS and how to resolve it: getting from lose/lose to win/win

Nov 16th, 2015 41m 4s

A discussion of the present situation in the NHS.

Dr. Pradipta Biswas: ‘Inclusive Human Computer Interaction - from Indian farmers to Eurofighter Typhoon pilots’

May 30th, 2014 56m 1s

Human Computer Interaction (HCI) is a multi-disciplinary field investigating the boundary between man and machine. With the advent of electronic interactive technologies during past decade, the field turns ever more relevant and important. This

Dr Pau Figueras: May the force (of gravity) be with you: general relativity, black holes and beyond

Mar 10th, 2014 54m 58s

Black holes are one of the most fascinating objects in Nature, so much so that they often feature in science fiction movies! But, why is that we find them so interesting? In this talk I will explain what is our current understanding of black ho

Dr Hannah Siddle : How does cancer become an infectious disease?

Dec 9th, 2013 55m 53s

An aggressive contagious cancer has emerged in the Tasmanian devil, a carnivorous marsupial endemic to the island of Tasmania. Known as Devil Facial Tumour Disease or DFTD , the disease is characterised by the rapid growth of large and disfigur

Professor Ben Allanach: The Dark Matter Mystery and the Large Hadron Collider

Nov 12th, 2013 57m 12s

The existence of dark matter solves some mysteries in astronomical observations, and fits in with the measurements of the afterglow of the big bang. Otherwise, it is hypothetical stuff for which there is currently no direct evidence. In this ta

Professor John Barrow: The Origin and Evolution of the Universe

Oct 28th, 2013 59m 55s

We will describe the modern picture of the expanding universe and the astronomical evidence for it. The inflationary universe theory will be described in simple terms together with the evidence for it and how this theory leads to the concept of

Dr Samuel Aaron: Sonic Pi: Teaching Computer Science with Music

Jun 18th, 2013 1h 1m

In the UK the school education system is experiencing radical reform. This is particularly the case with computing. There’s momentum to separate ICT from Computer Science and to place specific emphasis on the teaching of Computational Thinking.

Dr Andrew Herbert OBE: EDSAC: The World's First Practical Electronic Digital Computer

Jun 3rd, 2013 1h 3m

It is not generally known that the world’s first practical ‘stored program electronic digital computer” was designed and built in Cambridge by a team at the University’s Mathematical Laboratory between 1947 and 1949. Building on wartime experti

Professor Paul Murdin: Planetary landscapes

May 20th, 2013 1h

Mankind has stood on, viewed and photographed only one other world beyond the Earth – the Moon – but has explored others out to the planet Saturn by proxy, with landed cameras, some on mobile robots able to venture into dramatic places. Yet oth

Professor Dame Janet Thornton: The impact of the genomic revolution on medicine and agriculture

Apr 29th, 2013 1h 4m

The advent of cheap genomic sequencing will undoubtedly have an impact in translational research. This will involve many different sectors, including medicine, environmental studies, food security and biofuels.Because it is so generic and pot

Professor Gillian Murphy: Nature vs nurture: dissecting the tumour ecosystem

Feb 26th, 2013 49m 22s

We have made tremendous progress toward understanding the genetics of tumours in the past four decades, but it is only recently that the importance of the microenvironment, has been appreciated. Communication between the cancer cells and the s

Mat Cook: Kinect: You Are The Controller - The Inside Story!

Feb 26th, 2013 49m 15s

The inside story of how Kinect – Microsoft’s 3D human pose recognition technology – was developed. How it happened, how it works, and how Microsoft Research Cambridge developed an essential part of the Kinect technology. The talk includes a tec

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