Reviewed: UK Conference of Science Journalists
UK Conference of Science Journalists 25 June 2012 The Royal Society, London “I think every writer, every journalist, every scholar, should tell you where he’s coming from before he tells you what he...
View ArticleScience Fiction Friction!
This show at the Royal Institution was a little strange and a little bit good ...
View ArticlePassing the Turing test and more
Themes of the last fortnight have included passing the Turing test and Space science ...
View ArticleRisk Savvy
Everyone can—and should—learn to deal with risk and uncertainty for themselves says Gerg Gigerenzer ...
View ArticleRules of Attraction
Charlotte Mykura checks out the first Lates event at the Royal Institution
View ArticleHumans and Animals: The Tangled Web of Culture
Arutyun Arutynyan visits the Royal Institution for an exploration of culture; do Chimpanzees have culture? How is our culture affecting us? And where will it lead us?..
View ArticleFiction Lab
Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme. If you're an interested reader who has something to say, then come along.
View ArticleThings to see and hear in the fourth dimension
Join stand-up mathematician Matt Parker on a journey through narcissistic numbers, at least two different kinds of infinity and more in this family-friendly event.
View ArticleRevenge of the microbes (Friday Evening Discourse)
Bacteria are our ancient enemies, evolving ever more clever ways of outmanoeuvring our natural defences and scientific technologies. For millennia, a simple cut or cough could kill. With the...
View ArticleFiction Lab
Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme. If you're an interested reader who has something to say, then come along.
View ArticleThe oldest light in the universe
In the International Year of Light, join astrophysicist Roberto Trotta to discover what the oldest light in the cosmos, the luminous echo of the Big Bang itself, can tell us about the fundamental...
View ArticleAndrew Szydlo’s Blaze of Steel
Photo credit: Katherine McAlpine/Royal Institution After the storming success of his family-friendly talk at the Ri itself and online, Andrew Szydlo is back to take us through the fantastic world of...
View ArticleRoyal Institution Lates: Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot
Lottie Dodwell reviews an explosive bonfire-themed late event at the Royal Institution.
View ArticleBehind the Scenes Tour of the Christmas Lectures
This is your opportunity to get involved with the magic of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In this hour-long tour of the Royal Institution, find out how the Lectures shape; sneak into the rehearsals, take a...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes Tour of the Christmas Lectures
This is your opportunity to get involved with the magic of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In this hour-long tour of the Royal Institution, find out how the Lectures shape; sneak into the rehearsals, take a...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes Tour of the Christmas Lectures
This is your opportunity to get involved with the magic of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In this hour-long tour of the Royal Institution, find out how the Lectures shape; sneak into the rehearsals, take a...
View ArticleBehind the Scenes Tour of the Christmas Lectures
This is your opportunity to get involved with the magic of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES. In this hour-long tour of the Royal Institution, find out how the Lectures shape; sneak into the rehearsals, take a...
View ArticleChristmas Lectures 2015 Live Screening
You can still be a part of the fun by watching a live feed on the big screen of all the action in the adjacent theatre. Unlike the tickets for the theatre, there are no age restrictions and you don’t...
View ArticleDark matter and dinosaurs: The astounding interconnectedness of the Universe
66 million years ago, a ten-mile-wide object from outer space hurtled into the Earth at incredible speed and destroyed the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. Where...
View ArticleRi Lates: Surviving in space
Fifty years since the first space probe landed on the moon, Ri Lates will be exploring space, from the rocket fuel that propels us and the life of an astronaut to the scientific advances our journeys...
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