Brian Cox - Making Britain the best place in the world to do science

Michael Faraday Prize and Lecture by Professor Brian Cox OBE
Filmed at The Royal Society, London on Tue 19 Feb 2013 5:30pm - 6:30pm

[harryinthekitchen]

The award couldn't have gone to a nicer man. I'm thick as two short planks of wood however Professor Brian Cox gets his lectures into my head. Just waiting for the well deserved Knighthood to come his way now. If anyone deserves good things its him. Thank you for uploading this.

[oldpig]

I love professor's BBC program. The BBC broadcast the highest quality program about the physics. Better thabn USA stuff.

[xenocampanoli]

I want to helpfully differ from a point in this introduction, in that I think a major failing point in much of modern social optimization is in trying to maximize the number of excellent people. I like Brian, and the Royal Society, but I also think they can easily and comfortably exist, and with much more health and stability, in an environment where the optimizations are around 1) maximizing the number of people with a minimal or healthful scientific and other academic competence, and 2) maximizing the freedom and opportunities for stable productive position holding by those working to achieve things beyond that minimum. What we lack is not accurate knowledge, but general critical thinking and competent fundamental understanding. Thank you.

[ConnorGrantham]

I don't think Sagan would approve of copyright infringement on educational media

[simonpmccullagh]

Thank you for uploading this valuable lecture.

[umagid]

The geniuses behind the highly successful Brexit operation and of the Boris government completely agree.

[saeedTHEgreat]

Watching this lecture from 10 years ago, I wonder how disappointed Prof. Cox must have been when years later Britain left Europe.

[jennybailey]

I was strongly discouraged, at, home, from furthering my education. beyond GCSE. at 16 I grew up in an world where going to work and bringing home a wage was seen as more appropriate.

[jennybailey]

Another TV show I wasn't able/allowed to watch growing up.

[jennybailey]

I never got to watch, "The Ascent of Man, " but my parents bought the accompanying book, "The Rise of Man."

[jakke]

How 7 years can make such a big difference...

[steeneugenpoulsen]

If I was Brian Cox, I would be crying myself to sleep, because I don't think this could have aged any worse.

[tuberworksjones]

why are all these videos the same one with a different cover pic to make it look like a new one

[edwardm]

If everyone knew of Plato and Homer etc etc would the wonders of these people being blunted as the marvel of intelligence at this level now be the norm?

[markgyver]

Do the collision in the LHC make a sound Audible to human ears. If so, how loud is it?

[Flaggyt]

When I read the title I new it was from before Brexit... That threw a bit of a spanner in the idea I think. Keeping up with the rest of the world will be difficult enough now. ;)

[ClareBoyd-fc]

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[_Willem_]

the best place in the world to do science ? lol then you have a long way to go sir

[mlp-kppq]

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[theklaus]

I admire Brian but he almost is too soft. I would wish he said something about environmental issues, faith etc. perhaps the reason why he’s so popular but we need smart people to stand up for humanity. By all means so at speak