How could material science help us create a functioning society on Mars? Royal Society Book Prize winner Kelly Weinersmith and fellow nominee Cat Bohannon explore all in this ground-breaking ...

Tech headlines in the last couple of years have been dominated by Artificial Intelligence. But what do we mean by intelligence? What has AI learned from biological intelligence, and how do they still ...

During school holidays we run a range of exciting hands-on workshops, bringing to life all areas of science – including mathematics, computing and engineering. All workshops take place in our building ...

In 2025 we’re celebrating 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES and Ri Discourses – both landmark moments in the Ri’s rich history of engaging public audiences with science – as well as the discovery of ...

Join Dr Jo to explore the wonder of paper and how it can help explain scientific phenomena: from chromatography and capillary action to static electricity, from shadow puppets to optical illusions, ...

The first surviving Faraday apparatus, dating from 1822, demonstrates his work in magnetic rotation. Faraday used this mercury bath to transform electrical energy into mechanical energy, creating the ...

Ada Lovelace Day Live is back! The annual ‘science cabaret’ returns with a fantastic line-up of women in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM), who will share their experiences, insights ...

Join us for a fascinating journey into the science of sight as we explore Edwin Land's revolutionary Retinex Theory - a bold reimagining of how we perceive colour. Best known as the inventor of the ...

Join us for a live recording of podcast 'Who Moved the Tortoise?' featuring former lecturer Helen Czerski, CHRISTMAS LECTURES directors, producers and more, as they discuss bringing live science to a ...

The first ever prototype of Davy’s miner’s safety lamp. Created in 1815, it prevented the methane gas present in the depths of the mines from reacting with the flame and exploding. Following a number ...

When ChatGPT-3 crash-landed onto our computers in November 2022, you’d have been forgiven for thinking this massive leap in artificial intelligence had sprung out of nowhere. From one day to the next, ...

Jonathan Van-Tam uncovers what drives a virus to world domination, and reveals how maths may be the secret weapon to thwart it. Joined by airborne infection expert Cath Noakes and mathematician Julia ...