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Talks and shows

Nuclear Now (UK Premiere): In conversation with Oliver Stone

Wed 14 Jun 2023

The London Institute and the Ri host the UK premiere of Nuclear Now, followed by a conversation with Oscar-winning director

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Physics

When galaxies were born – with Richard Ellis

Join Richard Ellis as he discusses his spectacular discoveries in modern cosmology over the last 40 years.

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Physics

At the limits of astrophysics – with Katy Clough

Why does modern astronomy often sound like science fiction? And how do objects like supermassive black holes, wormholes and warp

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Physics

On the origin of time – with Thomas Hertog

Discover Stephen Hawking's final theories on the origin of time and the universe, which he and Thomas Hertog worked on together

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Physics

Podcast: Existential physics: Exploring life's big questions – with Sabine Hossenfelder

Theoretical physicist Sabine Hossenfelder explores what modern physics can tell us about life's big questions.

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History of science Physics

Podcast: How Peter Higgs proposed the Higgs boson – with Frank Close

Frank Close explores the life of Nobel prize-winning scientist Peter Higgs.

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Podcast Purple-coloured cancer cells in a lung.

Biology and the human body Physics

Podcast: How does proton beam therapy treat cancer? – with Simon Jolly

Physicist Simon Jolly explains proton beam therapy, an advanced form of radiotherapy for cancer treatment.

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Maths Physics

How geometry created modern physics – with Yang-Hui He

What's the story behind the five axioms of Euclidean geometry - and how is post-Euclidean geometry linked to modern physics?

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Physics

How to photograph a black hole – with Ziri Younsi

Photographing a black hole used to be science fiction. But in April 2019 the Event Horizon Telescope made it reality - and Ziri

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Talks and shows

Christmas: A chemistry carol

Tue 19 Dec 2023

Join us for a special night of festive science to round off our season of events!

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