Can you melt wood? Most of the time, the answer is no. But as with many things in science, under the right circumstances, it might just be possible.

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In the first of his 1982 CHRISTMAS LECTURES series 'Common sense', Colin Blakemore discusses how the brain works and how this translates into physical processes.

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In the second lecture of the series, Colin Blakemore explores the science behind the senses, with some animal guests to demonstrate.

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Colin Blakemore moves onto explaining the internal sensory systems in our bodies in his third CHRISTMAS LECTURE of his 1982 series.

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Do animals exercise? Think about it -- do animals need to lose weight, or train for their big migration? We'll look at a few definitions…

Colin Blakemore discusses contrasts and differences we find in the natural world.

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Colin Blakemore's final lecture builds on his previous five lectures to explore how all the senses work together.

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Explore how saunas can affect your body, and dig into the health benefits and limitations of this millennia-old tradition.

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The 33rd SpaceX commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station is set to lift off at 2:45 a.m. EDT (0645 UTC) on Sunday, Aug. 24, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, atop a Falcon 9 rocket.

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All crocodilians look more or less the same today, but to survive two different mass extinctions, they've had to change a lot. Here's how they pulled it off.

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In his first lecture of the series, Maunder explores the kinematics that make up the geometry of motion.

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How do Newton's Laws apply to both familiar and strange, from bows and arrows to rockets and gyroscopes?

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Leonard Maunder explores the different types of vibration to which machines and structures are susceptible.

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In his fourth lecture, Leonard Maunder explores the various ways in which systems can be controlled by monitoring inputs and outputs and adding self-regulation.

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How is our knowledge of fluid dynamics harnessed in settings machines in motion.

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How do animals move on land, sea and air, and we shall look in particular at how the understanding of human locomotion contributes to the growing and important subject of biomechanics.

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Watch a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft dock to the International Space Station after a successful liftoff on Aug. 24. The spacecraft is carrying supplies – including food and essential equipment for the crew – as well as a variety of science experiments.

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