Podcast Technology and engineering Podcast: How to design a rollercoaster – with Brendan Walker Brendan Walker explains how he designs rollercoasters to induce thrill, priming our bodies’ innate responses through sounds Podcast: How to design a rollercoaster – with Brendan Walker Read more
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Blog History of science More than meets the eye: the photograph that settled an astronomical debate Astronomers in the 1800s couldn't figure out what the mysterious 'flames' observed in a total solar eclipse were. Warren de la More than meets the eye: the photograph that settled an astronomical debate Read more
Video Physics Solving the biggest mysteries of the universe - with Gianfranco Bertone How can we see into the mysterious and inaccessible parts of the universe? How can we connect the infinitely large, and the Solving the biggest mysteries of the universe - with Gianfranco Bertone Read more
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Podcast Biology and the human body Podcast: How did females evolve? - with Lucy Cooke The animal kingdom reveals a lot about female evolution and this month, Lucy Cooke explores evolutionary biology through an Podcast: How did females evolve? - with Lucy Cooke Read more
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Blog History of science Subatomic science: JJ Thomson's discovery of the electron Read about how JJ Thomson announced his discovery of the electron at the Royal Institution in this blog by our Head of Heritage Subatomic science: JJ Thomson's discovery of the electron Read more
