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Mik Jacobs - How Movie Explosions Work - Science for Schools

Mik Jacobs - How Movie Explosions Work - Science for Schools

Hollywood stunt scientist, Mik Jacobs, explains the principle of combustion and the techniques used in movie pyrotechnics

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The Big Bang - Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Science for Schools

The Big Bang - Maggie Aderin-Pocock - Science for Schools

Rocket scientist Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock condenses 13.7 billion years into 90 seconds as she explains the evidence for the Big Bang theory.

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Mark Lythgoe - Herpes Virus (Friend or Foe?) - Science for Schools

Mark Lythgoe - Herpes Virus (Friend or Foe?) - Science for Schools

How could herpes possibly be a friend? Dr Mark Lythgoe explains

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Jonathon Porritt - Climate Change - Science for Schools

Jonathon Porritt - Climate Change - Science for Schools

Jonathon Porritt, Founder Director of Forum for the Future, explains how and why scientific consensus was reached on the issue of Climate Change.

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