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Data visualisation can change the way we see the world, from the warming of our planet to the spread of disease. Watch our video with #BBCIdeas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wtmCXgNqG4

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What is Bayesian reasoning and why is it so powerful? Sir David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge, explains all.

Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnlExzbNqE

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The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society
The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage when an iron rod went through his skull. Miraculously, he recovered, and in the process changed our understanding of the human brain. Watch our video with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTufQsee9o

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The power of Bayesian reasoning | The Royal Society
The power of Bayesian reasoning | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

What are Bayesian logic and Bayesian statistics? And how do they help to run the modern world? Sir David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge, explains all. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnlExzbNqE

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Five graphs that changed the world - with Adam Rutherford  | The Royal Society
Five graphs that changed the world - with Adam Rutherford | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Data visualisation can change the way we see the world. One of the most famous examples from history is Dr John Snow's (born #OnThisDay in 1813) map of a cholera outbreak in Soho, which changed our understanding of microbes. Watch our video with #BBCIdeas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wtmCXgNqG4

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The power of Bayesian reasoning | The Royal Society
The power of Bayesian reasoning | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

What is Bayesian reasoning and why is it so powerful? Sir David Spiegelhalter, Emeritus Professor of Statistics at the University of Cambridge, explains all.

Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pnlExzbNqE

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The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society
The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Discover the story of Phineas Gage, the unlucky construction worker who survived a terrible accident and changed our understanding of the human brain. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTufQsee9o

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Is the golden ratio the formula for a beautiful face? | The Royal Society
Is the golden ratio the formula for a beautiful face? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Is the golden ration really a formula for beauty? Our video with #BBCIdeas investigates: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCaxb7fRNuA

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Human bodies have been studied and dissected for thousands of years, but would you donate your body to science? Our latest video with #BBCIdeas looks at what you need to know if you're considering becoming a donor and how it can help medical research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6uq59RY6As

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Would you donate your body to science? | The Royal Society
Would you donate your body to science? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Human bodies have been studied and dissected for thousands of years, but would you donate your body to science? Our latest video with #BBCIdeas looks at what you need to know if you're considering becoming a donor and how it can help medical research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6uq59RY6As

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Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society
Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

If intelligent life does exist out in the cosmos, should we try to communicate with it? Scientists from SETI (The Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) and METI (Messaging Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence) give their views:

Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas:

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Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society
Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Should we try to talk to aliens? Do they already know about us, and what are the risks of trying to make contact? Experts answer these questions and more in our new video made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHHAhFzLuCA

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Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth | The Royal Society
Why soil is one of the most amazing things on Earth | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Soil is a miracle material providing us with food and medicine, and yet we treat it like dirt. Find out more about the wonder of soil on #WorldSoilDay. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmJUj4Aa2kM

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Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society
Should we try to talk to aliens? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Should we try to talk to aliens? Do they already know about us, and what are the risks of trying to make contact? Experts answer these questions and more in our new video made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHHAhFzLuCA

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What would a world without antibiotics be like? | The Royal Society
What would a world without antibiotics be like? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

Antimicrobial resistance could become the biggest health crisis of the 21st century. Hear from Dame Sally Davies FRS and other scientists working on the solution. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas. #WorldAntimicrobialAwarenessWeek

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaHvrb2Nmys

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What if the world runs out of sand? | The Royal Society
What if the world runs out of sand? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

From concrete to mobile phones, modern life has long relied on sand as a key resource. But despite huge deserts and many thousands of beaches around the world, usable sand is running out. What if we run out of sand? Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjPQ5wFWmTk

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Could you survive on a WW2 diet? Rationing during the war meant that diets were restricted but scientists Elsie Widdowson FRS (born #OnThisDay in 1906) and Robert McCance FRS tested out a diet to see how people could remain healthy. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7ZN...

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The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society
The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

In 1848, Phineas Gage suffered one of the most famous injuries in history: a controlled explosion gone wrong saw an iron rod go straight through his skull. Amazingly, he recovered and forever changed our understanding of the brain. Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTu...

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The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society
The strange story of Phineas Gage | the Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

A terrible accident left construction worker Phineas Gage with serious brain damage. Amazingly, he recovered - forever changing our understanding of the human brain. Watch our new video with #BBCIdeas: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IDTufQsee9o

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What happens if we run out of sand? | The Royal Society
What happens if we run out of sand? | The Royal Society YouTube video by The Royal Society

From concrete to mobile phones, modern life has long relied on sand as a key resource. But despite huge deserts and many thousands of beaches around the world, usable sand is running out. Our latest video with #BBCIdeas looks at what happens if we run out of sand: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RjPQ...

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Can (and should) we cure blindness? Recent years have seen incredible advances in eyesight restoration. But should we approach blindness as something that needs to be 'cured'? Comedian Tom Skelton, who started losing his sight at 21, ex...

Proud to team up with @ukri.org & #BBCideas on this short film discussing whether we can and should cure blindness ๐Ÿ‘๏ธ๐Ÿ”ฌ

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Why do we know so little about the deep ocean? And how are we impacting it from our surface world? Explore for #WorldOceansDay in our video made in partnership with #BBCIdeas:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QU2...

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What makes porcupine whiskers so special? Dr Robyn Grant explains:

Made in partnership with #BBCIdeas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3h2...

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The myth of race | BBC Ideas
The myth of race | BBC Ideas YouTube video by BBC Ideas

Take seven minutes to watch this short video from #BBCIdeas on The Myth of Race. #raceasconstruct #socialconstruct #mythofrace
youtu.be/926PqQUOVOg

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