The Storm Predictor (feat. Steve Mould) – Objectivity 293

From Objectivity. Steve Mould joins us again to take a deep dive into the archives at the Royal Society. More links below ↓↓↓ Hi-res pictures of the documents in this video for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/120123371 Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out Steve’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/stevemould Check out our previous episodes with Steve… Objects of Danger: https://youtu.be/JU9eCtuxyZw White…

Remarkable Rainbows (feat. Veritasium) – Objectivity 292

From Objectivity. Special guest Derek Muller (Veritasium) joins us at the Royal Society to look at some awesome rainbow-related picks from the archive. More links below ↓↓↓ Hi-res pictures and letters from this video (on Patreon): https://www.patreon.com/posts/117429842 Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out Derek’s epic rainbow video on Veritasium: https://youtu.be/24GfgNtnjXc Watch some more Objectivity episodes…

The Phenomena of New Stars – Objectivity 291

From Objectivity. We take another ‘lucky dip’ into the Royal Society card catalogue… More links below ↓↓↓ Hi-res images of the documents featured in this episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/116384272 Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out our White Gloves of Destiny playlist (including some very special guests): https://tinyurl.com/y7vkcm7f This episode features Keith Moore from the Royal Society speaking…

The Lost Lovelace Letters – Objectivity 290

From Objectivity. We’re back at the Royal Society to look at some amazing personal correspondence from pioneering 19th Century mathematician Ada Lovelace. More links below ↓↓↓ Featuring Louisiane Ferlier from The Royal Society speaking with Brady. Bonus images for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/114119222 Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity More mathematics-themed Objectivity episodes… The Mathematical Spammer (feat. Matt Parker):…

The Size of the Moon – Objectivity 289

From Objectivity. We look at some awesome Moon-related material at the Royal Society after taking a ‘lucky dip’ into their card catalogue. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ObjectivityVideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/objectivity_vid Patron thank you page: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/objectivity-patrons Objectivity…

The Incomplete Globe – Objectivity 288

From Objectivity. We look at an awesome antique globe at the Royal Society. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out some more scientific objects from previous episodes… Moon Globe: https://youtu.be/3bxTyMYR2zY Captain Cook’s Quadrant: https://youtu.be/6i0jFKEru-4 Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ObjectivityVideos Twitter:…

John Green’s Left Hand of Destiny – Objectivity 287

From Objectivity. John Green is back to randomly pick some items from the Royal Society vaults… What will he find?! More links below ↓↓↓ Extra footage from John’s visit for Patreon supporters: https://www.patreon.com/posts/new-video-and-106481083 Scan of the whole Evans letter on our Patreon page (with public access): https://www.patreon.com/posts/john-evans-106481692 Our previous video with John: https://youtu.be/Ip2RRTeTGOQ One of…

A Teeny Tiny Medal – Objectivity 286

From Objectivity. A tiny medal commemorating the Grand Old Duke of York. More links below ↓↓↓ The Duke of York (Prince Frederick) is commemorated by a column adjacent to the Royal Society. But we’re looking at a small medal from the collection of Sir John Herschel – it’s origin is mysterious. Featuring Keith Moore (head…

Priceless Books (feat. John Green) – Objectivity 285

From Objectivity. Author John Green joins us at the Royal Society to look at some of the most important books in their collection. More links below ↓↓↓ With Rupert Baker from the Royal Society. Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out John’s website: https://www.johngreenbooks.com Read Micrographia online: https://tinyurl.com/26mfvhfn Some other book-related episodes of Objectivity… Newton’s Principia…

Building the Eiffel Tower – Objectivity 284

From Objectivity. Two incredible volumes at the Royal Society commemorating the design and build of the Eiffel Tower – authored by Eiffel himself. More links below ↓↓↓ Featuring Rupert Baker from The Royal Society speaking with Brady. More images from this video for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/99857403 A note about the future of Objectivity: https://www.bradyharanblog.com/blog/a-note-about-objectivity Objectivity on…

The Oldest Book – Objectivity 283

From Objectivity. We visit the Royal Astronomical Society to look at the oldest book in their collections. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out the Royal Astronomical Society website: https://ras.ac.uk Featuring Sian Prosser from the Royal Astronomical Society speaking with Brady. Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran…

A Christmas Miracle (by our cameraman) – Objectivity 282

From Objectivity. This week, cameraman James randomly picks the objects at the Royal Society! More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society The Royal Society’s own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalSociety Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ObjectivityVideos Twitter: https://twitter.com/objectivity_vid Patron thank you page: http://www.bradyharanblog.com/objectivity-patrons Objectivity T-Shirts:…

Space Quilt – Objectivity 281

From Objectivity. We look at a very special Bicentennial Quilt at the Royal Astronomical Society. More links below ↓↓↓ Featuring Sian Prosser from the Royal Astronomical Society speaking with Brady. Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Read about each section of the quilt here: https://ras.ac.uk/ras-bicentennial-quilt-100-patchwork-squares Royal Astronomical Society on X: https://x.com/RoyalAstroSoc Copyright of quilt photographs: Royal Astronomical…

Trolled by a Flat Earther – Objectivity 280

From Objectivity. Brady and Keith investigate how an experiment to prove the Earth’s curvature led to years of death threats and libel for the scientist involved. More links below ↓↓↓ Extra material for patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/92158382 Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/ objectivity Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Filmed at the Royal Society Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society Films by…

The Ears of Saturn – Objectivity 279

From Objectivity. We’re back at the Royal Astronomical Society looking at some groundbreaking observations by Galileo. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out the RAS website: https://ras.ac.uk Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society The Royal Society’s own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalSociety Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ObjectivityVideos Twitter:…

Unbelievable Inventions (feat. Adam Savage) – Objectivity 278

From Objectivity. Adam Savage chooses his favourite out of three unbelievable inventions from the archives of the Royal Society. More links below ↓↓↓ Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity Check out Adam’s channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/tested Subscribe to Objectivity: http://bit.ly/Objectivity_Sub Films by James Hennessy and Brady Haran Royal Society website: http://bit.ly/Royal_Society The Royal Society’s own YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/RoyalSociety Facebook:…