The Royal Institution (Ri) is a charity which has been encouraging people to think more deeply about science and its impact on our lives for more than 200 years. We have always believed that access to ...

Informatics expert Jane Hillston explores how we model the world around us, and how new algorithms can help us face our resource-hungry modern society. How long is the security queue at the airport ...

Join the Ri Demo Team as we kick off 2025 looking back at our favourite demonstrations from the past year. Giving you a sneak peek at the design and development process, as well as food-tastic demos ...

Join mathematician Nira Chamberlain as he proposes how to better Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) as a pure science problem. Why are geniuses predominately males? Why are board members ...

Aarti Jagannath explores how the body maintains its circadian clock, and what happens when that clock goes wrong. We live in a highly rhythmic environment where the day is a completely different ...

Join futurist Richard Watson for a look into how we can predict what's to come, and why, despite all our technology, the future is still full of surprises. Throughout history people have been curious ...

Ancient DNA offers a remarkable window into our past, allowing us to uncover crucial details about human history that would otherwise remain hidden. Learn how scientists use exciting techniques to ...

Johan Mentink explores a brand new paradigm in computing, and looks at how it might offer faster solutions that can support scientific breakthroughs. Our brains consume around 20 Watts of power, a ...

Life is uncertain. We are all the result of an unforeseen and unforeseeable sequence of small occurrences. But what underlies this fragile chain of events? Is it random or just complex? And what role ...

Join our presenters as they explore the chemistry and physics of fuels from the past, present and future. Discover the effect of CO2 on our planet, and why plastics can be such a problem. In this show ...

Swarm engineering expert Sabine Hauert explains how recent developments in robotics and AI can revolutionise our lives, and why these swarm systems can be trusted. Swarms in nature, including birds, ...

There are approximately 25,000 'city-killer' asteroids in near-Earth orbit, but we haven’t found them all yet! Even though some are too small for us to find, they’re still capable of large-scale ...