Johan Mentink explores a brand new paradigm in computing, and looks at how it might offer faster solutions that can support scientific breakthroughs. Our brains consume around 20 Watts of power, a ...

Another trip around the sun, another fantastic year of scientific learning. Dive into unmissable lectures from 2024. As we pack away the set of the Christmas Lectures, we look back at 2024 and all the ...

Our vision is that science is for everyone, and we believe there should be equitable access to all of the Ri's science engagement programmes. We aim to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to ...

All three lectures will be available on iPlayer in the UK from the 29 December. We will also make them on YouTube for everyon outside the UK on the 31 December. The CHRISTMAS LECTURES are aimed at an ...

How can physics help us with baby carrying? When lifting an object, we know that work done (amount of energy transferred to an object) is equal to the force it takes to lift the object, multiplied by ...

Following the announcement of its cessation, we reflect on of the occasions Ada Lovelace Day Live! was hosted at the Ri On 12 November 2024, the founder of Ada Lovelace Day (ALD) Suw Charman-Anderson ...

Join the Ri Demo Team as we kick off 2025 looking back at our favourite demonstrations from the past year. Giving you a sneak peek at the design and development process, as well as food-tastic demos ...

Join futurist Richard Watson for a look into how we can predict what's to come, and why, despite all our technology, the future is still full of surprises. Throughout history people have been curious ...

Leading neuroscientist Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston explores the latest brain preservation techniques, discusses whether we could ever abolish death, and asks if we should. Just as surgeons once believed ...

Professor Mike Wooldridge tackled the big questions and unravelled the myths of AI research in the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, supported by CGI. Professor Mike Wooldridge asks: ...

The 2024 CHRISTMAS LECTURES will be on BBC Four and iPlayer 29, 30 and 31 December at 9pm. In this year’s Christmas Lectures, Dr Chris van Tulleken delves deep into our guts – to reveal the ...

Chris van Tulleken is an NHS infectious diseases doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London, one of the UK’s leading science presenters and a New York Times bestselling author. Chris grew ...