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- What did Galileo do after he invented his version of the telescope? 🔭 Theoretical physicist Roberto Trotta illuminates how the stars have influenced the development of human society in many surprising ways. 🧪 Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=CnaAk411284&t=3105s
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- Reposted by Royal InstitutionHey UK! @catbohannon.bsky.social & I are doing Moms on Mars events this month. @hayfestival.bsky.social 29 May at 8.30pm: www.hayfestival.com/p-23611-cat-... @ri-science.bsky.social 31 May at 7PM: www.rigb.org/whats-on/mom... Note - this is not a kid-appropriate show. :)
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- NEW VIDEO Theoretical physicist Roberto Trotta uncovers the unexpected connections between stars and human history. From establishing our supremacy over the Neanderthals to navigation, discover how stars made us who we are. Watch now 👇 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnaA...
- Reposted by Royal InstitutionJoin me at @ri-science.bsky.social in London this Saturday 17 May to learn about your memory - the good, the bad and the perfectly imperfect! www.rigb.org/whats-on/our...
- Reposted by Royal InstitutionA wonderful talk tonight by @naomioreskes.bsky.social at the @ri-science.bsky.social on how Navy secrecy of oceanographic data impeded rise of plate tectonics.
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- Science news: Science professionals will gather outside Parliament to urge that government policy be informed by science.
- Scientists! Our planet needs your voice! I beg you to join me, Chris Packham & 100+ scientists on May 13th in a peaceful gathering in Parliament Sq, to put pressure on the government to be informed by - & ACT ON - science. tinyurl.com/Scientists2025 Pls help spread the word #BringScienceToPolitics
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- Once the world's biggest working pencil, this is one of the most iconic #XmasLectures props, created for Philip Morrison's 1968 series. ✏️ Historian @katysduncan.bsky.social tells us about this piece that's writefully earned its place among some of the coolest things in our archive.
- NEW VIDEO Discover how the development of microscopes has shaped our understanding of the senses, as @anwenbullen.bsky.social explores the working of the ear. 👂 Watch now: youtu.be/jSLTqSg55eo
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- State schools can now apply for free Science in Schools days for the 2025-26 academic year! 📣 www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
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- NEW PODCAST EPISODE 🎧 How do microbes become resistant to treatment, and what can we do to prevent it? @gabastorga.bsky.social joins us to look under the hood of antimicrobial resistance. Listen now: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/ri-...
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- NEW VIDEO Formulae developed decades ago are still used to model aspects of our lives — how do we move beyond simple queueing networks to represent systems of interest? Informatics expert Jane Hillston explains how we model our world. Watch now: youtu.be/JJzeZ_UZVoM?si=RMO7oTvTBR5cgNYv
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- The discovery that sparked a revolution in physics: #OnThisDay in 1897, JJ Thomson announced the existence of the corpuscle, later known as the electron — right here at the Ri! ⚛️ Watch the full talk with @suziesheehy.bsky.social: youtu.be/aXg3edeUrtc
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- Why do some volcanic eruptions create big mushroom clouds? 🌋 Earth scientist James Jackson showed us this principle in action during his 1995 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full series here: rigb.org/explore-science/explore/video/planet-earth-explorers-guide-edge-world-1995
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- What are the chances that two people in a room will share a birthday? 🎂 The "birthday paradox" shows that this can happen in a smaller group than you might think.
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- NEW VIDEO The three components of the standard model of cosmology – inflation, cold dark matter and dark energy – are still misunderstood. George Efstathiou discusses how this field has transformed over the years, and how much we learned. Watch now: youtu.be/yoNb2_wyQXc
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- What are your fondest memories of the Christmas Lectures or Discourses lecture series? Click on the link below to share yours 👇 www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
- Phototherapy helps treat jaundice by converting bilirubin into a form that is easier for the body to excrete. 💡 In the 1987 #XmasLectures, David Phillips demonstrated this with the help of a very special 'baby'. Watch the full lecture series: www.rigb.org/explore-scie...
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- Reposted by Royal InstitutionHave you got your early bird tickets sorted? Early Bird registration for the BIG Event at @ri-science.bsky.social closes on 5th May! This is your chance to get your tickets at the lowest price, so don't miss out! Register at www.big.uk.com/BIG2025 Photo by Paul Clarke
- [Work opportunity 💼] As an independent charity, we raise vital funds through corporate and private hire of our Grade I listed building in the heart of Mayfair. We are looking for a Sales and Events assistant to join our small but busy team! www.rigb.org/sales-and-ev...
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- Reposted by Royal InstitutionHugely proud of @scientistsx.bsky.social on the launch of their new book #ScientistsOnSurvival Personal Stories of Climate Action. This is a deeply moving and inspiring book that everyone needs to read -every chapter left me in tears or with goosebumps. Read more: www.scientistsforxr.earth/our-book
- Nature is weird and wonderful, and that's perfectly represented in the diversity of eggs across the animal kingdom. 🪺 There are so many, we'll have a crack (get it?) at showing you the best ones. So here's our top five absolutely bonkers eggs found in nature. #Thread
- David Attenborough was quite the 'chick magnet' back in the day 🐤 During his 1973 Christmas Lectures, he set out to demonstrate how baby animals have a natural instinct to follow their mother by playing the sound of a hen clucking to baby chicks. Only, they liked him too much!
- BREAKING NEWS: Astronomers find ‘most promising signs yet’ of alien life beyond our solar system🪐 Read on to explore how the findings from the University of Cambridge and NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) could point to the existence of life on another planet 👇 #thread
- Reposted by Royal InstitutionBiochemist Marie Maynard Daly, who studied correlations between heart attacks and cholesterol, and between smoking and lung disease, was born #OTD in 1921. She was the first Black woman to receive a chemistry PhD in the United States. Image: National Institutes of Health
- NEW VIDEO Theoretical and computational physics expert Johan Mentink explores a new paradigm in computing inspired by the small power consumption and fast response times of the human brain. Watch now 👇 youtu.be/VTKcsNrqdqA
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- Did you know you can watch over 100 individual Christmas Lectures, completely free? Explore our video archive going all the way back to the 1960s ⬇️ www.rigb.org/christmas-le...
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- Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) makes infections hard to treat. 💊 Dame Sally Davies, former UK Chief Medical Officer, delivered an Ri Discourse in 2016 about the risks this poses to public health, looking at its causes and possible solutions. Full talk: youtu.be/2H_Ox1vVnTc?...
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- NEW VIDEO The power of visualisation is important to the advancement of theoretical physics. Physicist Jim Gates describes his efforts to create a clearer understanding of quantum gravity using adinkras, West African traditional symbols. Watch now: youtu.be/KsNIl8_PVTo
- Reposted by Royal InstitutionNEW PAPER, JUST OUT! 👀 Insects from the '70s and '80s were already collecting microplastic, decades before the term microplastic even existed. 🤯 A thread on the surprising history of this pollutant and the incredible insect larvae that helped us uncover it. 🐛 Let's dive in! 🧵👇 1/x
- Space missions often bring back samples to study — only this time, they accidentally returned a bit of Earth to sender 📦 @squigglyvolcano.bsky.social shares his favourite asteroids during the Q&A portion of his talk. Watch the full talk here: youtu.be/E7gSucS56kM
- Looking for fun activities to inspire young curious minds? 🧑🔬 Explore what's coming up at the Ri for families: rigb.org/whats-on?type=24,26,25
- 💼 Work opportunity 💼 We're looking for a project manager to lead the preparations and execution of our world-famous Christmas Lectures series. Apply here 👇 www.rigb.org/about-us/chr...
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- Reposted by Royal Institution🤖🩺 Can AI chatbots guide CPR? A new study tested GPT, Bard & Bing on life-saving scenarios. GPT-4 scored highest in adult CPR accuracy (85%) – but all failed in infant cases. Human oversight is still vital. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #AI #CPR 🧪
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- With recent developments in robotics and AI, swarm engineering could revolutionise our lives. In this excerpt from her recent Ri talk, @sabinehauert.bsky.social shows us how swarms can be used to drive wound healing. Watch the full lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=E6iJx4ePQCc
- The Royal Society have just released a new documentary about Kathleen Lonsdale, who worked and lectured at the Ri for many years. Here, she determined the structure of the benzene ring using X-ray crystallography. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=Jwcf23XJ8vI&t=30s
- Picnic in Green Park + science talk, anyone? ☀️ You can now book talks and events up to July 2025. From astrophysics to geology and neurology, we have an eclectic mix of topics to satisfy your curiosity this summer. www.rigb.org/whats-on?typ...
- A Christmas Lecturer's favourite Christmas Lectures 🌟 We sat down with 1987 lecturer David Phillips to reminisce on his time here at the Ri, walking in the footsteps of Michael Faraday and joining him in the history books. Watch the full interview: youtube.com/watch?v=hu0ATx1OLfo
