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Eureka! Experiments that Changed the World

From Archimedes’ bath time 'Eureka!' to Newton's falling apple, there are some moments in science that changed our view of the world. Join the Naked Scientists as we travel through 2,000 years of discovery to recreate some of these experiments.

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Mongolia: unravelling the troubled narratives of a nation

In two separate books, anthropologists Dr Franck Billé and Dr Christopher Kaplonski look at the identity of Mongolia, a country that stands at a cultural and political crossroads.  While Billé explores Mongolia’s relationship with its powerful neighbours, Kaplonski revisits a dark period in the country’s recent history.

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Modern art’s missing chapter

The artworks of black and indigenous peoples – a missing chapter in the history of modern art – is brought into sharp focus in a ‘revelatory’ exhibition at Cambridge University’s Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

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Naked Scientists: Marijuana - Risk or Remedy?

Cannabis is as controversial as it is complicated. There are hundreds of chemicals inside the plant: some have established medical uses, but it has also been associated with schizophrenia. Join us for a clear look at the science behind the headlines.

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Police use of force: White House told US must learn from UK

Cambridge criminologist tells White House task force that translating UK models of policing to US is the best hope in a generation for tackling dangerous rates of ‘justifiable’ homicides committed by US police, and the resultant haemorrhaging of police legitimacy across the nation.

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Large Hadron Collider

Firing up the proton smasher

The Large Hadron Collider is being brought back to life, ready for Run II of the “world’s greatest physics experiment”. Cambridge physicists are among the army who keep it alive.

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