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98videosBiology Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution
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71videosPsychology, Brain & Mind Lectures | The Royal Institution
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60videosCulture & Society Lectures | The Royal Institution
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60videosComputing, Technology & Engineering Lectures | The Royal Institution
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59videosHighlights from the Christmas Lectures Archive
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46videosMathematics Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution
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42videosChemistry Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution
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33videosTop 50 Physics Lectures | The Royal Institution
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- A Place Called Space | Astronomy & Space Science Lectures | The Royal Institution · 30 videos
- ExpeRimental · 29 videos
- The Science of Mind, Matter & Curiosity - The Royal Institution · 27 videos
- Tales from the Prep Room · 26 videos
- Quantum Physics Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 24 videos
- Shedloads of Szydlo · 24 videos
- The Truth about AI | Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 24 videos
- The Science of Everything: What Is It? - The Royal Institution · 24 videos
- Black Holes Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 18 videos
- ''How to Make' Videos - The Royal Institution · 17 videos
- Medicine Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 17 videos
- Science History | Lectures | The Royal Institution · 16 videos
- Animal Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 15 videos
- Best of Royal Institution Talks & Lectures · 15 videos
- Crystallography Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 13 videos
- Highlights from Ri Talks · 13 videos
- Food & Diet Science Lectures | The Royal Insitution · 11 videos
- Climate Science Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 10 videos
- The Four Laws of Thermodynamics | The Royal Institution · 10 videos
- Ada Lovelace Day 2023 · 8 videos
- It's About Time | Lectures | The Royal Institution · 8 videos
- Paleontology & Dinosaurs | Lectures & Talks · 7 videos
- Everything you should know about EVOLUTION | The Royal Institution · 6 videos
- Philip Morrison's 1968 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - Gulliver's Laws - the physics of large and small · 6 videos
- The Planets - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures · 6 videos
- Geoffrey G. Gouriet's 1972 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - Ripples from the Ether: The Science of Radio Communication · 6 videos
- Heinz Wolff's 1975 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - Signals from the interior · 6 videos
- Richard Dawkins 1991 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - Growing up in the universe · 5 videos
- David Attenborough's 1973 CHRISTMAS LECTURES - The languages of animals · 5 videos
- Geology/Volcanology Talks & Lectures | The Royal Institution · 5 videos
- Batteries | Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 4 videos
- Sports Science Lectures & Talks | The Royal Institution · 4 videos
- The Real Science in Pop Culture, Science Fiction & Media · 3 videos
- Forensic Science Explained | Crime Scene Investigation & True Crime Talks · 3 videos
- Is there life beyond Earth? - The 2025 Christmas Lectures with Maggie Aderin-Pocock · 3 videos
- How geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa · 3 videos
A Brief History of Quantum Mechanics - with Sean Carroll
4.68M viewsSean Carroll traces the history of quantum mechanics from Planck to the measurement problem.
Black hole Firewalls - with Sean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette
1.77M viewsSean Carroll and Jennifer Ouellette discuss the black-hole firewall paradox and the clash between general relativity and quantum mechanics.
Four Dimensional Maths: Things to See and Hear in the Fourth Dimension - with Matt Parker
3.09M viewsExplores how to visualise and 'hear' four-dimensional objects through slicing, projection and analogy.
How the Krebs cycle powers life and death – with Nick Lane
389K viewsBiochemist Nick Lane explains the Krebs cycle and its central role in metabolism, ageing and cancer.
Quantum Fields: The Real Building Blocks of the Universe - with David Tong
6.93M viewsDavid Tong explains why quantum fields, not particles, are the fundamental ingredients of the universe and how the Standard Model is built on them.
The Physics and Philosophy of Time - with Carlo Rovelli
1.42M viewsCarlo Rovelli discusses what physics says about time, from thermodynamics and relativity to loop quantum gravity.
Cracking Ancient Codes: Cuneiform Writing - with Irving Finkel
2.77M viewsIrving Finkel explains how cuneiform works and how scholars deciphered it, with tablets from the British Museum.
The Neuroscience of Consciousness – with Anil Seth
1.92M viewsAnil Seth on consciousness as controlled hallucination: perception as prediction and what neuroscience can measure.
59:51How the brain shapes reality - with Andy Clark
239K viewsPhilosopher Andy Clark explains predictive processing: how the brain constructs experience by predicting its inputs, and what that means for mind and self.
If Brains are Computers, Who Designs the Software? - with Daniel Dennett
873K viewsDaniel Dennett asks how brains could be computers with no designer, introducing his ideas on competence without comprehension and the evolution of minds and culture.
59:09Elephants can't dance, but hamsters can - Mark Miodownik 2010 Christmas Lectures 1/3
2.3K viewsMark Miodownik's 2010 Christmas Lecture on why size matters in materials: scaling laws, strength and structure.
49:35How did consciousness evolve? - with Nicholas Humphrey
333K viewsPsychologist Nicholas Humphrey presents his theory of how sentience evolved and what phenomenal consciousness is for.
57:22Sunflowers and Snowflakes - Ian Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lectures 1/5
3.09K viewsIan Stewart's 1997 Christmas Lecture on the mathematics of pattern in nature: sunflowers, snowflakes and symmetry.
There is No Algorithm for Truth - with Tom Scott
2.72M viewsTom Scott's Royal Institution discourse on how social media algorithms, moderation and science communication collide, and why no algorithm can decide truth.
What Happens When Maths Goes Wrong? - with Matt Parker
3.26M viewsMatt Parker tells stories of maths going wrong in engineering, software and finance, from bridges to spreadsheets.
58:38What's in your head? - Bruce Hood 2011 Christmas Lectures 1/3
3.03K viewsBruce Hood's 2011 Christmas Lecture on how the brain builds our experience of the world.
Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton
888K viewsGeoffrey Hinton explains how neural networks learn by backpropagation and compares digital and biological intelligence.
58:16'The Time Has Come' The Walrus Said - Eric Laithwaite's 1974 Christmas Lectures 5/6
3.42K viewsA 58-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
11:55'We have to stop it taking over' - the past, present and future of AI with Geoffrey Hinton
A 12-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
4:29'Zero Gravity' in 360 - A Trip on a Parabolic Flight
A 4-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
27:53(Part 1) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David Weitz
A 28-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
25:33(Part 2) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David Weitz
A 26-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:0715 minutes of relaxing science ASMR
A 15-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
4:412012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond
A 5-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
8:1020km High Kite Flying
53.4K viewsA 8-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
10:253D printing artificial organs - Dr Antonia Pontiki at Ada Lovelace Day
A 10-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
6:035 Tips on How to Do Science At Home With Your Kids
A 6-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
55:066,000 planets discovered — and we still can't read their atmospheres | with Jonathan Tennyson
A 55-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
37:51A Beginner's Guide to Black Holes - with Amélie Saintonge
A 38-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
7:26A Boy, a Robot and a Buzz Wire - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
9.21K viewsA 7-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
6:30A Brief History of Sport
59K viewsA 6-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:15:08A Brief History of Stephen Hawking - with Len Mlodinow
A 75-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:01:43A Brief Introduction to General Relativity - with Anthony Zee
A 62-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
44:08A Century of Crystallography: the Braggs Legacy
A 44-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
4:00A Closer Look at Our Sun - Helen Mason Interview
A 4-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:31:02A Decade of Discoveries at the Large Hadron Collider
A 91-minute video from The Royal Institution's catalogue; the title names its topic.