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Talks and shows

SELLING FAST - Dr Emily’s World Whizzing Facts Show

Sat 16 Mar 2024

Discover some world whizzing, brain fizzing science facts in this interactive quiz.

SELLING FAST - Dr Emily’s World Whizzing Facts Show Read more
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Talks and shows

Paranormal activity: science or fiction?

Mon 22 Apr 2024

Paranormal experiences often appear perplexing and tantalisingly mysterious, but are they genuinely legitimate phenomena?

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Talks and shows

In search for immortality

Tue 09 Apr 2024

Join Nobel Laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan, to question whether mortality is an inevitable part of human existence.

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Video Nicolas Humphrey gives a talk about consciousness at the Royal Institution.

Biology and the human body Brain

How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey

Find out how consciousness is generated in the human brain - and discover the evidence suggesting some animals are also sentient

How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey Read more
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 7–8)

Tue 24 Oct 2023 - Tue 24 Oct 2023

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 7–8) Read more
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Workshops

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 9–11)

Tue 24 Oct 2023

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 9–11) Read more
Video Tom Shakespeare gives a talk on redefining disability, at the Royal Institution.

Art, culture and society Biology and the human body

How can we redefine disability? – with Tom Shakespeare

How we can balance the medical, social and cultural in understanding all types of disability? Join Tom Shakespeare as he

How can we redefine disability? – with Tom Shakespeare Read more
Blog Neural stem cells with blue bodies and long green tails, on a black backdrop

Biology and the human body

What are stem cells, and how can they help us?

What are stem cells, and how can they help us? Read more
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Biology and the human body

How does the environment affect your DNA?

Epigenetic chemical changes influenced by our life alter the availability of the genetic code, "switching" genes on or off.

How does the environment affect your DNA? Read more
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Talks and shows

Genetics: Standing on the shoulders of prejudice

Wed 11 Oct 2023

Discover how science is political and what we must learn from the past.

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