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123 videos from The Royal Institution
56:37Quantum Paradoxes: 5 Ways to Test the Multiverse | Maria Violaris
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41:33Cell signalling, heart disease and the physics of light | with Izzy Jayasinghe & Alfredo Carpineti
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21:56There are 22 theories of consciousness: Michael Pollan explains why none of them work
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2:23The science behind pareidolia with Chris French #pareidolia #facesinobjects #sciencefacts #shorts
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48:30She tested 210 smart devices. Here's what they're hiding | IoT with Anna Maria Mandalari
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2:09What could alien biology look like? #shorts #science #aliens #exoplanet #evolution #scienceexplained
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10:14Jim Al Khalili explains Einstein's battle with quantum mechanics
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2:21This is how Galileo studied the sky in 1609 #shorts #galileo #telescope #science #sciencehistory
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2:12The science behind bubble colours #shorts #experiment #funscience #physics #learning #sciencedemo
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49:46AI is solving science's biggest problems — but has no idea why it's right | with Claire Malone
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2:43How radiative cooling paints will change our world #shorts #science #nanoparticles
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41:09Unveiling the ghost particle: Neutrinos and their impact on particle physics - with Kirsty Duffy
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6:13How do you heat a home with cold air? The physics of heat pumps
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2:14Why chip pan fires are so dangerous with Ben Ebbrell #science #sortedfood #shorts #foodscience
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2:37Spacetime curvature is responsible for gravity | with Katy Clough #space #spacetime #sciencevisuals
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2:02Why do Jubilee line trains on the London Underground make that distinctive sound? #shorts #science
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52:42Why the sky is blue, how butterflies migrate & the true story of Halley's Comet | with Lucy Rogers
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2:07Everything you need to know about leeches (they suck) with Tim Cockerill #shorts #science #leeches
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60:15How nanoparticles are quietly revolutionising the world | with Ivan Parkin
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2:15Can you tell which music is real and which is generated? with Hannah Fry #shorts #aiscience #science
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2:03Why do atoms form regular structures when packed together? #science #sodiumchloride #atoms
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32:13How geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 2
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27:55How geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 1
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2:18How electrons were discovered | Suzie Sheehy #shorts #sciencefacts #electrons #scienceeducation
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22:47From the Lab: Treating cancer with light through photodynamic therapy - with Stephen Bown
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25:33(Part 2) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David Weitz
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27:53(Part 1) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David Weitz
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2:12Colourful chemistry with Andrew Szydlo #shorts #chemistry #experiment #science #lecturer
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30:07What makes Magnus Carlsen so good? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 2
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28:00What makes Magnus Carlsen unbeatable? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 1
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2:03Optical illusions and how we perceive colour with Andrew Hanson #shorts #opticalillusion #science
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37:17Can sound levitate objects and create holograms you can touch? with Sriram Subramanian
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2:43Scientists trained WHO to diagnose breast cancer? with Hannah Fry #shorts #science #hannahfry
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2:31Andrew Szydlo on the chemistry of acetylene combustion #shorts #andrewszydlo #acetylene #science
1.8M views
27:05How does your brain create your sense of self? Part 2 with Anil Seth and Michael Pollan
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35:07How does epigenetics impact the placenta? - with Jennifer Frost
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33:26How does your brain create your sense of self? Part 1 with Anil Seth and Michael Pollan
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2:15Prime numbers in Shakespeare? with Marcus du Sautoy #shorts #shakespeare #primenumber #mathematics
19.6K views
53:20Quicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 2 with Andrew Szydlo
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2:08How does survivorship bias work? #shorts #science #survivorshipbias #ww2
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43:14Quicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 1 with Andrew Szydlo
187.3K views
2:31Do Your Genes Make You Fat? with Giles Yeo #shorts #genetics #genes #science
88.1K views
2:30What does your body do in the cold? Christmas Lectures 1998 with Nancy Rothwell #shorts #science
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2:07Why are sea levels rising? with oceanographer John Englander #shorts #science #sealevels
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2:47Why astronomers think we're close to discovering life in space with Chris Impey #shorts #space
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55:066,000 planets discovered — and we still can't read their atmospheres | with Jonathan Tennyson
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2:11How explosive is nitrogen triiodide #shorts #sciencedemo
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2:40The step by step of a rocket launch with Kevin Fong #shorts #rocketlaunch #science
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2:51How an aircraft engineer designed the Vespa with César Hidalgo #shorts #science #engineeringhistory
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2:05How babies get jaundice: Christmas Lectures 1987 with John Meruig Thomas and David Phillips #shorts
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2:12Could anyone fake a Jackson Pollock? with Marcus du Sautoy #maths #scienceeducation #jacksonpollock
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59:04Do animals understand words? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 3/3
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59:03Could telepathy become reality? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 2/3
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59:04Say it with Sound! 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 1/3
13.1K views
54:37Discourse: Mathematical tools to transform the world – with Becky Shipley
26.9K views
2:07How far away really is the moon? with Anu Ojha #shorts #spacescience #scienceshorts
6.7M views
59:01Battery science and the future of energy storage - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 3/3
10.0K views
59:01The human body as an energy system - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 2/3
6.8K views
2:02How to Do Maths Without a Calculator with Rob Eastaway #fibonacci #maths #mathstricks
872.6K views
58:56How energy powers the world - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 1/3
17.4K views
38:28The science of consciousness: Could a conscious AI exist? - Ri Science Podcast with Anil Seth
10.6K views
12:59The unexpected planet that could redefine the search for life in space | with Nikku Madhusudhan
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2:13Why are tortoishell cats mostly female? Christmas Lectures 1984 with Walter Bodmer #shorts #science
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2:38Could You Outrun a T Rex? with David Hone #shorts #sciencelecture #dinosaurs
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84:02The most explosive science demos - with The Royal Institution
9.7K views
59:26Mission to Mars - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 3/3
2.9K views
59:21How to Survive in Orbit: The Physics of Life Support - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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59:16Riding the Fireball: The Physics of Lift Off - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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59:22A New Revolution - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 3/3
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59:48Holograms, AI & The Secret Science of Smartphones - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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59:07The Light Bulb Moment - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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59:18Could I live forever? - Alison Woollard's 2013 Christmas Lectures 3/3
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59:06Am I a Mutant? - Allison Woollard's 2013 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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59:10Where do I come from? - Alison Woollard's 2013 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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58:58Earth: The Philosopher's Stone - Peter Wothers' 2012 Christmas Lectures 3/3
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59:05Water: The Fountain of Youth - Peter Wothers' 2012 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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59:13Air: The Elixir of Life - Peter Wothers' 2012 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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57:14Hearing smell and tasting words: The science of synaesthesia - with Mary Jane Spiller
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58:20Are you thinking what I'm thinking? - Bruce Hood 2011 Christmas Lectures 3/3
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58:05Who's in charge here anyway? - Bruce Hood 2011 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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58:38What's in your head? - Bruce Hood 2011 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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59:09Why mountains are so small - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 3/3
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59:07Why chocolate melts and jet planes don't - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 2/3
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59:09Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 1/3
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52:55Quantum physics and the gateway to a new reality - with Vlatko Vedral
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56:57Shaping the future - Neil Johnson's 1999 Christmas Lectures 5/5
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56:50Living on the edge of chaos - Neil Johnson's 1999 Christmas Lectures 4/5
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58:34The Quantum Leap - Neil Johnson's 1999 Christmas Lectures 3/5
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58:25Catching the Waves - Neil Johnson's 1999 Christmas Lectures 2/5
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59:06Back to the Future - Neil Johnson's 1999 Christmas Lectures 1/5
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2:27Michael Faraday's genius formula for innovation #scienceeducation #science #inventions
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61:00How engineers can crack science's toughest mysteries - with Shini Somara
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60:05Fearful Symmetry - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 5/5
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58:56Chaos and Cauliflowers - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 4/5
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59:06Outrageous Fortune - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 3/5
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51:01The Pattern of Tiny Feet - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 2/5
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57:22Sunflowers and Snowflakes - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 1/5
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58:39The History of Man - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 5/5
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59:22The Great Dyings: Life After Death - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 3/5
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59:37Innovations and Novelty - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 4/5
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58:20The Fossils Come Alive - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 2/5
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59:19Staring into the abyss - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 1/5
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55:47The secret paths of global knowledge transfer - with Cesar Hidalgo
9.9K views
34:07From the Lab: How mathematics is powering medical innovation – Ri Science Podcast with Becky Shipley
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59:06Waterworld - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 5/5
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58:58The Puzzle of the Continents - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 4/5
3.1K views
59:11Volcanoes: Melting The Earth - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 3/5
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56:51Secrets of the Deep - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 2/5
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59:45On The Edge Of The World - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 1/5
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2:22Why every diagram you've seen of the solar system is wrong #spacescience #solarsystem
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47:52Engineering's secret weapon: How ultrasound spots structural problems - with Rachel Edwards
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58:02Searching the Solar System - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 2/3
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59:18Destination Moon - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 1/3
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59:18To the Stars and Beyond - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 3/3
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2:55What it's really like on the International Space Station #christmaslectures #spacetravel #timpeake
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57:20The history of space science - with Maggie Aderin-Pocock
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59:06The Mind's I - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 5/5
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59:02The Seven Ages of the Brain - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 4/5
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59:25Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Trouble - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 3/5
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57:54Through a Glass Darkly - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 2/5
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58:58The Electric Ape - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 1/5
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2:01How we made the world's biggest lemon battery - from the 2016 Christmas Lectures
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61:27The mind-bending reality of quantum mechanics - with Jim Al Khalili
614.2K views