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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asteroids colliding with the planet aren’t just something that the dinosaurs had to deal with. Astronomers think that there are approximately 25,000 “city killer” asteroids in near-Earth orbit – and ...

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, ...

Join us for a live recording of podcast Who Moved the Tortoise featuring special guest Helen Czerski and others. In the exciting year of the Christmas Lectures 200th anniversary celebrations, this ...

How do scientists climb some of the tallest trees in the world and what do they study once they're up there? Join Robin Hayward on a journey to the rain forest canopy. With live demonstrations of the ...

Are you interested in working in medicine? This event is for you! What once were impossible ideas are now considered standard medical procedures that can save lives across the world. Join us for an ...

Hormones are evolutionarily ancient regulators of physiology and behaviour across the animal kingdom. Due to their unique physiology and phylogenetic relationship to other animals, starfish and other ...

DNA is amazing. It’s the instructions our body uses to make us, us. We all have it and it’s unique to you, unless you’re lucky enough to be an identical twin! It can also teach us a lot about the ...

Teacher, mathematician and professional magician Andrew Jeffrey is back to help us celebrate 50 years of the Rubik's Cube! In ...