We've lined up a world-class array of speakers for you to enjoy from the comfort of your own home every Tuesday and Thursday night.
Our mission to inspire everyone to think more deeply about science and its place in our lives has never felt more relevant than in today’s world.
Our online lectures and talks remain free for everyone, everywhere. And we're now able to bring you two virtual lectures a week – livestreamed direct to your home – featuring a world-class array of speakers from the world of science and beyond. All curated by our team here at the Ri.
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Alex Bellos explores the world's alphabets and languages through the medium of puzzles.
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In this talk, Dan Kaszeta explores the grisly history of nerve agents, from their Nazi invention to their use by assassins in Salisbury.
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In this talk, Jo Marchant discusses her new book ‘The Human Cosmos’. Jo explores our historical fascination with the cosmos and how new technology might be changing our relationship with the night sky.
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Tom Crawford returns and explores the remaining Millennium Prize Problems, worth $1m to anyone that solves them
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In this talk, psychologist and world renowned autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen puts forward a bold new theory. From his book ‘The Pattern Seekers’ he discusses how humans can identify patterns, specifically ‘if-and-then’ patterns.
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Emma Chapman will tell us what happened after the Big Bang what it can teach us about the Universe today.
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Claudia Hammond explains why rest matters, examines the science behind the results to establish what really works, and offers a roadmap for a new, more restful and balanced life.
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Dame Sally Davies and Jonathan Pearson-Stuttard discuss the future of public health
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David Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious.
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From the edge of our solar system to battling an artificial intelligence takeover, we will see the point of mathematics after all.
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Dr Karl is back to discuss some very strange science facts. There will be an interactive quiz at the end where the audience will go head-to-head with Dr Karl.
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