Secrets and Lies of Maths – I'm a Mathematician, Get me out of here

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Hannah Fry, 2019 Christmas Lecturer | Credit: Paul Wilkinson

Dr Hannah Fry presents the Royal Institution’s 2019 CHRISTMAS LECTURES – Secrets and lies: The hidden power of maths.

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Students get to connect with experts using maths at the heart of their work in a range of careers, including engineering, science and technology.

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The CHRISTMAS LECTURES Zone is open from the broadcast of the first Lecture on Boxing Day (BBC4, 8pm) to the end of January 2020.

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Begun by Michael Faraday in 1825, the CHRISTMAS LECTURES are now broadcast on UK television every December and have formed part of the British Christmas tradition for generations.

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