How did consciousness evolve? – with Nicholas Humphrey

From The Royal Institution. Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain – and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient. Read Nicholas’s book ‘Sentience: The Invention of Consciousness’ here: https://geni.us/eCGs Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cBIa1KeXEWk Donate to the RI and help us bring you more lectures: https://www.rigb.org/support-us/donate-ri Join renowned psychologist…

What has the James Webb Space Telescope discovered in its first year? – with Naomi Rowe-Gurney

From The Royal Institution. Discover some of the exciting discoveries in our Solar System, made by the JWST in its first year of operation. Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDcMy8Llhw8&t=0s Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Embark on a journey of cosmic exploration with NASA scientist Naomi Rowe-Gurney as she explores the mysteries of our celestial…

The physics of music: playing fire, ice and jelly trumpets – with Anna Ploszajski

From The Royal Institution. Discover the physics of music, as Anna demonstrates how you cancreate a functioning trumpet from weird and wonderful materials. Watch Anna’s full lecture on materials science here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV6XAfZcCCE Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Dr Anna Ploszajski is an award-winning materials scientist, author, presenter, comedian and storyteller based in London. She’s…

Mapping the universe: dark energy, black holes, and gravity – with Chris Clarkson

From The Royal Institution. How can we map the universe and its galaxies? What’s the evidence for dark matter and dark energy? And how has Einstein’s general theory of relativity been proven by modern technology? Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/7rM7eXq1mQw Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this talk Chris Clarkson describes how cosmological surveys…

How does tempered glass work? #sciencefacts

From The Royal Institution. Watch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV6XAfZcCCE — The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitution and Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ri_science Listen to the Ri podcast: https://anchor.fm/ri-science-podcast Our editorial policy: https://www.rigb.org/editing-ri-talks-and-moderating-comments Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter Product links on this page may be affiliate links which means it…

How does materials science affect our lives? – with Anna Ploszajski

From The Royal Institution. What’s the science behind everyday materials like glass, plastic, steel, and sugar? And how can you make a chocolate trumpet? Find out with Anna’s demo-packed talk. Buy Anna’s book ‘Handmade: A Scientist’s Search for Meaning through Making’ here: https://geni.us/zBfFqX Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Join Anna Ploszajski to learn about…

Pyrotrickery – with Matthew Tosh

From The Royal Institution. Ever wondered about the secrets behind pyrotechnics? Discover the science that makes these spectacular displays possible. This lecture was filmed at the Ri on Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Matthew Tosh is a presenter, pyrotechnician, safety and training consultant. Matthew creates exceptional experiences and helps people tell stories through presenting,…