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Cambridge Ideas

Communicating the transformative impact on society of eight centuries of brilliant academic thought. Cambridge research together with comment and opinion on national and international current affairs.

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Gaia's mission: solving the celestial puzzle

Gaia's mission: solving the celestial puzzle

A space mission to create the largest, most-accurate, map of the Milky Way in three dimensions will revolutionise our un... Read more

31 Jul 2014

19mins

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Darwin's Women

Darwin's Women

The Darwin Correspondence Project is researching Charles Darwin's letters and has so far located more than 15,000 he eit... Read more

31 Jul 2014

19mins

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Cambridge Ideas - The future of energy?

Cambridge Ideas - The future of energy?

Today, we consume a truly vast amount of energy - with demand continuing to skyrocket at an alarming rate. We know that ... Read more

3 Aug 2012

14mins

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Cambridge Ideas - Memories Of Old Awake

Cambridge Ideas - Memories Of Old Awake

Dr Emily Lethbridge, a Cambridge University academic, is exploring the centuries-old Sagas of Icelanders (Íslendingasögu... Read more

27 Sep 2011

14mins

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Cambridge Ideas - Don't Eat the Plants

Cambridge Ideas - Don't Eat the Plants

Are plants as defenceless as they appear? See the world how the plants do, as Professor John Parker, explores how plants... Read more

23 May 2011

6mins

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Cambridge Ideas - How Many Lightbulbs?

Cambridge Ideas - How Many Lightbulbs?

Cambridge University physicist, David Mackay, in a passionate, personal analysis of the energy crisis in the UK, in whic... Read more

20 May 2011

6mins

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Cambridge Ideas - Sticky Feet

Cambridge Ideas - Sticky Feet

Ants have incredibly sticky feet. With them they can hang onto ceilings, while carrying 100 times their body weight. But... Read more

12 Apr 2011

6mins

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Cambridge Ideas - The Perfect Crew?

Cambridge Ideas - The Perfect Crew?

Striving for, and achieving, high performance in teams has become a major business imperative. Drawing on two years of e... Read more

31 Mar 2011

5mins

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Cambridge Ideas - Strange Seas of Thought

Cambridge Ideas - Strange Seas of Thought

A journey into Wordsworth's mind and the process of creation. We know about the experiments that have led to great scien... Read more

30 Mar 2011

5mins

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Cambridge Ideas - Vanishing Voices

Cambridge Ideas - Vanishing Voices

Of the world's 6,500 living languages, half will cease to be spoken by the end of this century. Dr Mark Turin, director ... Read more

28 Feb 2011

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