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...project in The Open University's Jennie Lee building strives to answer this question. This video takes a look behind-the-scenes of the project, which involves an artistic installation of grey and orange balloons which have been produced in the building to signify the number of people using the lift or taking the stairs. The grey balloons represent the stairs, and the...

...introduction. Apollo Guidance Computer History Project First conference July 27, 2001. Ref: https://authors.library.caltech.edu/5456/1/hrst.mit.edu/hrs/apollo/public/conference1/hamilton-intro.htm. Accessed 28 May 2019 Hamilton, Margaret (2004) The Heart and Soul of Apollo: Doing it Right the First Time. Presented at the MAPLD International Conference, September 9, 2004....

...introduction to the content of this album. Spirals in nature An introduction to a primitive mollusc, a triumph of natural engineering. How to create a spiral Ways of creating a mathematical spiral. Manufacturing patterns Using computers to design carpets. How a sundial works Using the shadow’s path to register the passing of time. Visualising a conic The mathematics...

...Serjeant interviewed him ahead of the 2010 Reith Lectures to find out what the future of humanity might be and whether we can really estimate the chance of life in space... An introduction: Surviving the 21st Century A short introduction to this album. Surviving the 21st Century Open University Professor Stephen Serjeant interviews Martin ahead of the 2010 Reith Lecture....