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Inventing Our World

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Inventing Our World

"Thinking" Like a Computer

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Computers have surpassed us in thinking quickly, but the comparison between people and machines only goes so far…

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Inventing Our World

Are You an Engineer?

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Watch a child stack the LEGO® up, break open a Meccano™ set, or build a model airplane and you know there’s an engineer in the making.

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Inventing Our World

The Importance of Units

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The Système International include units for all sorts of measures, but only seven are referred to as SI Base Units.

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  • "Thinking" Like a Computer 

    Thinking like a computer

    Explore some of the theories about how continents form and change…  read more 

  • The Meter: A Measurement for All People and All Times

    Fullerene

    This is the story of the creation of the meter, now the accepted standard of length measure almost everywhere in the world.  read more 

  • The Importance of Units

    Shoes

    The Système International include units for all sorts of measures, but only seven are referred to as SI Base Units.  read more 

  • Virtual Reality In The Oil & Gas Industry

    Virtual reality

    VR can help geologists manipulate, interrogate and investigate large oil reservoir model… read more 

  • The Discovery of Fullerenes

    Fullerene

    …a material, hundreds of times stronger than steel… read more 

  • Drawing the Football

    Drawing the Football

    Explore the shape, symmetry and surface structure of a football… read more 

  • Reflections of a Classical Musician (Western-style)

    Henry Edmundson

    What separates a master musician from an amateur? read more 

  • Restoring Classic Cars

    Restoring classic cars

    Take a look at this 1971 Citroën - a most unusual car made in France. read more 

  • In the Bathroom

    In the bathtub

    Everyday Science: Why are there bubbles in my bath? read more