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Royal Institution appoints Director of Finance and Resources

The Royal Institution has appointed Ian Smith as Director of Finance and Resources.

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Ri wrapped: 10 most-watched science talks of 2021

This past year folks have watched our YouTube videos for over 10 million hours. But don’t worry, you don’t have to watch that

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Video How to Talk to a Science Denier - with Lee McIntyre

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How to Talk to a Science Denier - with Lee McIntyre

Many people reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. Lee McIntyre argues that anyone can and should fight back

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Blog Globe of the Moon

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Globe of the Moon

Zofia Wyszomirska-Noga made a very special discovery in the Royal Institution archives. This is the story of the Globe of the

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Blog Bacteria in a dish, held in a person wearing a medical glove

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The best science videos of 2016

The Ri channel team pick their favourite science videos from the last 12 months.

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Blog The quiz in action.

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How we do the Twitter quiz

Digital Media Officer Anthony Lewis explains how to use Twitter's image cropping algorithm to create a whimsical quiz.

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Blog The earth from a distance, with a spaceship satelite coming towards it

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The best science videos of 2015

The Ri Channel team pick their favourite science videos from the last year.

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Video A still from Kevin Fong's 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURE

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How to survive in space – The next frontier (2015)

In the third and final of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, space doctor Kevin Fong explores the 'the next frontier' of human space

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Blog Mount Everest

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The Best Science Videos of 2013

A top ten list of this year's best, most inspiring science videos curated by the Ri Channel team.

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Blog Two science beakers with coloured liquid

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Behind-the-scenes with Asap SCIENCE

From hangover cures to mind-blowing facts, find out how Asap SCIENCE is attempting to popularise online science.

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