Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings: mini lectures

Since 1951, Nobel Laureates and young scientists have met in Lindau in Bavaria for a scientific conference which aims to foster scientific exchange between different cultures and generations.

These animated videos use clips from some of the conference presentations to explain globally relevant scientific topics at a level which can be used by teachers.

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Mini lectures: drug targets

This video has a run time of 8 minutes. It discusses the ways of delivering drugs. the research and design of various drug types are discussed with a brief explanation of the mode of action of these drugs. It includes clips from lectures by the original scientists researching and designing drugs.

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Mini lectures: Marie Curie

In this lecture from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings, the story is told of Marie Curie and her extraordinary life. The lecture is presented as Marie Curie's life story taking us from her early years in Poland to Paris where she spent most of her life. The lecture contains many photographs, some recorded...

Mini lectures: molecules

This lecture from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings outlines the importance of small molecules in living organisms. The lecture describes the discovery of various vitamins, neurotransmitters, hormones and odorants (including pheromones). The lecture's emphasis is on the contribution to science of the Nobel...

Mini lectures: quantum mechanics

This lecture from the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings outlines the development of the field of quantum mechanics. The lecture describes the work of Planck, Einstein and Bohr and includes the idea of wave-particle duality, the photoelectric effect to Bohr's model of atomic structure. The lecture's emphasis is on the...

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