Cambridge Science Festival 2011: Recent Episodes

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Talks recorded at the Cambridge Science Festival 2011

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Clip 3 The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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Clip 2 The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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Clip 1 The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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Science research funding is hitting some lean economic times. With less money should science be led by its economic impact? How will the research landscape change? Join leading experts from the worlds of science, politics and economics to debate how your tax money should be spent. These include former MP Dr Evan Harris, Dr David Cleevely of the Centre for Science and Policy and Professor Jonathan Haskel of Imperial College.This event will be chaired by Tim Radford (The Guardian) and is followed by an informal reception.

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Genetic verses childhood environment influence on obesity. The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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Stephen O'Rahilly talks about research into obesity The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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Stephen O'Rahilly explores the question 'Why isn't everybody fat?' The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.

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The VC, Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz's welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival

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The last 50 years represent the first time in history in which the developed world have had access to abundant calories, so it’s unsurprising that obesity is common. What’s more puzzling is that there are still lots of lean people. Professor Stephen O’Rahilly explains fundamental biological processes that regulate energy balance and how these interacted with evolutionary forces over many millennia.