From The Royal Institution. Through indirect means, we are able to observe atoms that are otherwise invisible to the naked eye. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 6 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas…

From The Royal Institution. Eric Rogers’ fifth lecture explores the structure of atoms and the ability to extract energy from them via fission. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 5 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal…

From The Royal Institution. Some atoms are radioactive, waiting to explode. Eric Rogers discusses how we study this and its uses in his fourth Christmas Lecture. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 4 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years…

From The Royal Institution. In his third Christmas Lecture, Eric Rogers explores what the charges of atoms can tell us about the world. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 3 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal…

From The Royal Institution. Eric Rogers discusses the movement of molecules and atoms using experiments in his second Christmas Lecture. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 2 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures…

From The Royal Institution. In the first lecture, Eric Rogers introduces us to the world of atoms and the unusual properties of liquids. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZzOq1zfje2o8Y_nIrHmdtbX&si=Q6s4EbX1BAGz-KlO Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 1 Dec 1979. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal…

From The Royal Institution. Physicist Thomas A. Searles explores the near-term applications of quantum information technology and how we can be involved. Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join Watch the Q&A here (exclusively for our Science Supporters): https://youtu.be/RXv-qV2yxpg This lecture was recorded on 9 June 2025 in collaboration with Blackett Lab Family.…

From The Royal Institution. The 2024 Nobel winner and ‘Godfather of AI’ explains what AI has learned from biological intelligence, and how it might one day surpass it. This lecture will Premiere on Tuesday 22 July 2025, at 5.30pm BST. If you’d like to watch it now, ad-free, join as one of our Science Supporter…

From The Royal Institution. What chemistry would you need to be a Star Wars bounty hunter? What’s the science behind lightsabers? And could you really freeze someone in carbonite? Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe This lecture was recorded on May 4 2025 at the Royal…

From The Royal Institution. In his final lecture, Christopher Zeeman introduces his young audience to the fundamentals of catastrophe theory, in which we learn how gradually changing variables can produce sudden effects. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 6 Dec 1978.…

From The Royal Institution. Christopher Zeeman creates mathematical harmony with music. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 5 Dec 1978. — From the 1978 programme notes: In his fifth Christmas Lecture, Christopher Zeeman turns his attention to the mathematics of sound,…

From The Royal Institution. Christopher Zeeman explores game theory in his fourth CHRISTMAS LECTURE on mathematics. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 4 Dec 1978. — From the 1978 programme notes: In his fourth Christmas Lecture from 1978, Christopher Zeeman moves…

From The Royal Institution. What does a race with a tortoise, renaissance art and a barbershop have to do with mathematics? Christopher Zeeman explores these questions and more as he devotes his third lecture to the concept of infinity. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1…

From The Royal Institution. Christopher Zeeman presents the second CHRISTMAS LECTURE from his groundbreaking 1978 series. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 2 Dec 1978. — From the 1978 programme notes: As mathematics has developed down the centuries, our concept of…

From The Royal Institution. Christopher Zeeman kicks off the first CHRISTMAS LECTURE on mathematics by exploring the complex properties of linking and knotting. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZwp8pim7o_DHhPgsSo-iXbv Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 1 Dec 1978. — From the 1978 programme notes: Across the lecture,…

From The Royal Institution. The Women’s Euros kick off next Wednesday, once again bringing attention to the epidemic of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in women’s football. But why is it that women are six times more likely to suffer from these injuries, and what research is being done to understand it further? This month…

From The Royal Institution. Join Dame Angela McLean, the Government’s Chief Scientific Adviser, as she discusses the transformative potential of the field of engineering biology. This Discourse was recorded at the Ri on 25 April 2025. Find out more about Discourses here: https://www.rigb.org/explore-science/explore/blog/history-friday-evening-discourse Watch the Q&A here (exclusively for subscribers): https://youtu.be/GKRTtoEpFeI Join this channel to…

From The Royal Institution. Discover the future of battery-powered flight and how it could change air travel. Watch the Q&A here (exclusively for our science supporters): https://youtu.be/FEvsxgTxvuw Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/join This lecture was recorded on 19 May in collaboration with the Faraday Institution. 00:00 Intro with Dame Helen Atkinson…

From The Royal Institution. Sir George Porter looks at how sunlight powers sustainable energy sources. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 6 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world famous series…

From The Royal Institution. Sir George Porter looks at thermodynamics and its role in helping power our lives. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 5 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a…

From The Royal Institution. Man-made light and fuel sources are examined in this lecture by George Porter. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 4 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world…

From The Royal Institution. Sir George Porter looks at how leaves process light for food. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 3 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world famous series…

From The Royal Institution. Sir George Porter explores the role the sun plays in creating new life. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 2 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world…

From The Royal Institution. Sir George Porter takes an in-depth look at how light is structured. Watch all the lectures in this series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZygm0MdZgXsrwewxKBMvL5y Watch our newest Christmas lectures here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbnrZHfNEDZyQJZLPMjwEoOLdkFBLU2m1 This was recorded on 1 Dec 1976. — This year marks 200 years of the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures — a world famous…