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A drawing in green and black. On the left two hands hold up a phone. It has a neuron on the screen. On the right, a silhouette woman looks puzzled.

Talks and shows

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Explore how our brain is built, with neurobiologist William A Harris.

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Video Andrew Steele speaking at the Ri

Biology and the human body

Getting older without getting old - with Andrew Steele

Ageing is not a biological inevitability. Scientists are studying every aspect of the body which could lead to treatments that

Getting older without getting old - with Andrew Steele Read more
In-person
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Talks and shows

Explosive Food (matinee show)

Fri 26 Aug 2022

Join the Ri's own presenter extraordinaire Dan Plane for a demo-filled journey through the science of food.

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Video Nichola Raihani in a blue blouse mid-sentence with her hands raised in front of her to emphasize a point

Biology and the human body

Why Do Animals Cooperate? - with Nichola Raihani

Helping relatives is a common evolutionary trait, but there are some species that also help non-relatives and even strangers

Why Do Animals Cooperate? - with Nichola Raihani Read more
Video a pantomime cow is at the Royal Institution lecture theatre, next to her are a woman in a milkmaid outfit and another person in a green shirt

Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – Fighting back (2021)

Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to unlock the science of vaccines, variants and viral genetic code.

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – Fighting back (2021) Read more
Video Jonathan Van-Tam looking at a perspex box filled with colourful ping pong balls and mouse traps that are setting each other off

Biology and the human body CHRISTMAS LECTURES

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – The perfect storm (2021)

Jonathan Van-Tam is joined by leading experts to reveal the secrets of contagion and the mathematics of disease.

Going viral: How Covid changed science forever – The perfect storm (2021) Read more
Video Are Viruses Alive? - with Carl Zimmer

Biology and the human body

Are Viruses Alive? - with Carl Zimmer

Are viruses alive or are they lifeless packages of protein and nucleic acid?

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Video How do Medicine and Physics Overlap? - with Rohin Francis and Sabine Hossenfelder

Biology and the human body

How do Medicine and Physics Overlap? - with Rohin Francis and Sabine Hossenfelder

Physicist Sabine Hossenfelder and cardiologist Rohin Francis discuss the spaces where their fields of study overlap.

How do Medicine and Physics Overlap? - with Rohin Francis and Sabine Hossenfelder Read more
Video What Are the New Discoveries in Human Biology? - with Dan Davis

Biology and the human body

What Are the New Discoveries in Human Biology? - with Dan Davis

Recent and dramatic breakthroughs in our understanding of the body will profoundly change the experience of being human in the

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Video a burger that has all of its layers perfectly separated

Biology and the human body

How We Got the Science of Weight Loss Wrong - with Giles Yeo

All of the calorie counts you see on food today are wrong. Obesity researcher Giles Yeo shows why calories are not created equal

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