Othello and Diaspora - Highlights
Professor Carol Rutter and Patrice Naiambana talk about his CAPITAL Fellowship project on Othello and the experience of diasporic communities.
Trusted Computing: Questioning What You Think You Know
Eugene provokes us to question some assumptions related to computer architecture, the definitions of security, and how best to build trusted systems. Are current methods of defining security appropriate? How might we better design a system to be secured? A great deal of the trust we think we can place (or not) in our computing systems is based on experience with the ones we commonly use. However, those computing systems continue to be victimized by a variety of failures and attacks. Perhaps some
Trusted Computing Rants, Regrets and Research
How do we build trustworthy hardware, and how can we use that to increase the trustworthiness of broader distributed computation? Sean presents some things he's learned, some things he wishes he had done differently, and some things he'd still like to do. How do we build trustworthy hardware, and how can we use that to increase the trustworthiness of broader distributed computation? These questions have followed Sean through a variety of venues in his career so far: academia, government, start-u
The Changing Business of Software
Michael Cusumano focuses on how both the enterprise and consumer software businesses have been changing over the past decade, building on observations made in his 2004 book, The Business of Software. This talk focuses on how both the enterprise and consumer software businesses have been changing over the past decade and builds on observations made in Professor Cusumano's 2004 book, The Business of Software. As documented in new research, a major change is the shift among software products-compan
Internet Governance and Regulation: The Future of the Internet - and How to Stop It
What lies around the corner for the Internet .. and how do we avoid it? How can we study and affect the future of the Internet using the distributed power of the network itself? This is Jonathan Zittrain's inaugural lecture at the University of Oxford This inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Zittrain proposes a theory about what lies around the corner for the Internet, how to avoid it, and how to study and affect the future of the internet using the distributed power of the network itself, u
Interview with Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College
Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College and former managing editor of The Economist talks about the role of a College in teaching and research.
Interview with the Vice Chancellor, Dr John Hood
Dr John Hood talks about the impact of the global recession on universities and how they themselves will contribute to the solution. He also presents his vision for the future of higher education.
Interview with Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College
Frances Cairncross, Rector of Exeter College and former managing editor of The Economist talks about the role of a College in teaching and research.
Tom Hockaday, Managing Director of Isis Innovation
Managing Director of Isis Innovation Tom Hockaday talks about the technology transfer company, and how it helps Oxford University researchers to commercialise intellectual property arising from their research.
Dr Malcolm McCulloch on Motor Development
Dr McCulloch, head of the Electrical Power Group, talks about the group's innovations in electric and hydrogen powered engines and how this technology will cause a revolution in the automotive industry, in particular their hydrogen powered sports car
Tim Hart and Zhanfeng Cui on Isis Innovation
Tim Hart, CEO of Zyoxel, talks about the problem of high failure rate of drug companies to create new drugs. Professor Zhanfeng Cui talks about developments Zyoxel are making in three dimensional cell culture studies that can reduce these failure rates
Malcolm McCulloch on Isis Innovations
Dr McCulloch, head of the Electrical Power Group, talks about the group's innovations in electric and hydrogen powered engines and how this technology will cause a revolution in the automotive industry, in particular their hydrogen powered sports car
Tom Hockaday, Managing Director of Isis Innovation
Managing Director of Isis Innovation Tom Hockaday talks about the technology transfer company, and how it helps Oxford University researchers to commercialise intellectual property arising from their research.
Can the Internet save the enlightenment?
Professor Sir Harry Kroto's Charles Simonyi Lecture, Friday 16 June 2006.
Tutor view: Mark Rogers
Mark is a tutor at Harris Manchester College, in this interview he talks about the application process and his experiences at the college.
Student view: Joshua Tomalin
Joshua is a student at Harris Manchester College, in this interview he talks about his application process and his experiences at the college.
Student view: Ewan Monaghan
Ewan is a student at Harris Manchester College, in this interview he talks about his application process and his experiences at the college.
What the financial crisis means for Europe
Romano Prodi, past president of the European Commission talks about the financial and economic consequences of the financial crisis for Europe.
Professor Colin Mayer, Peter Moores Dean - Said Business School. The Dean's Podcast 01
Professor Colin Mayer, the Peter Moores Dean, the Said Business School, gives an introduction and overview of the current financial crisis.
Steve Wozniak
Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computers talks about his life at the Launch of his book iWoz Silicon Valley Comes to Oxford is a vibrant and fast-paced mix of masterclasses run by leading Valley figures, panel debates focusing on the big issues in Silicon Valley, innovation workshops where specific ideas could be developed, and one-to-one clinics for aspiring entrepreneurs.
