Coding Places

The theory of algebraic function fields over finite fields has its origins in number theory. However, after Goppa`s discovery of algebraic geometry codes around 1980, many applications of function fields were found in different areas of mathematics and information theory, such as coding theory, sphere packings and lattices, sequence design, and cryptography. The use of function fields often led to better results than those of classical approaches.

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Author and adventurer Sam Sheridan explores the Earth's most iconic cursed places, searching for the point where modern science and myth intersect.

The theme of this program is the journey to explore the "Spirit of Japan" by visiting temples and shrines. This time we will visit Mt. Yoshino. Mt. Yoshino places in the south of Nara Prefecture and we will look for the roots of "Sakura (cherry blossoms)" which the flower that Japanese people love so much. Yoshino is the mountain which is covered with over 30,000 of SAKURA and it is known as a sacred place for mountain worship. This worship is developed focusing around "KINPUSENJI (temple located in Mt. Yoshino)". Through this journey, we will find out the Japanese people's feeling for the SAKURA.

Cougars, pumas or mountain lions? Whatever you want to call them, North America’s big cats are gorgeous creatures. You’ll see plenty of them in action in this quietly excellent Natural World based on the work of a Wyoming research project that has tracked the cats for years and revolutionised scientific understanding of what makes them tick. We see three adults sloping along together by some Rocky Mountain cliffs – a sight that overturned the previous consensus that cougars were solitary: nope, they’re happy to hang out together when it suits them.

Commander Stephen Hawking and his space ship the SS Hawking encounter an alien A.I., then race to the edge of the universe, and plunge into an alternate Earth. It's an epic quest to discover the secret of the universe: The Theory of Everything.

Commander Stephen Hawking pilots his space ship the SS Hawking on the journey of a lifetime, zooming from black holes to the Big Bang, Saturn to Santa Barbara. After all, why should astronauts have all the fun?