Opening a fossil right in the Ri theatre ⛏️ Now, that's a cracking demo! Happy birthday to 1996 Christmas Lecturer Simon Conway Morris, who turns 70 today. You can watch his full lectures, "The History of our Bones" on our website. It's free and there's no need to register: rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1996/the-history-in-our-bones | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Don't miss the final of the 2024 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI! Tonight, Chris van Tulleken will analyse how our diets have changed through history, and how global food systems affect our health and our planet. Tune in to BBC Four and iPlayer at 9pm! | Royal Institution of Great Britain

🕯️ Christmas Lectures iconic object no. 4 – from various lectures in the 1800s, with Michael Faraday This is Michael Faraday's candle holder, used when delivering the popular lecture series "A Chemical History of a Candle" in the mid-1800s, which helped audiences step into the world of science through a familiar household object. The lectures were later published as a book, in which Faraday wrote: "There is not a law under which any part of this universe is governed which does not come into pla

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The latest clip from the Christmas Lectures archive is out now! Watch as EM Rogers shows us how different perspectives can play tricks on our mind 🤯 Watch the full clip here: https://youtu.be/V-Tv4J5alOw | Royal Institution of Great Britain

12K views · 371 reactions | The 2022 Christmas Lectures with forensic anthropologist Sue Black start TONIGHT. We cannot contain our excitement!  In lecture one we'll look at what clues are hidden in our bodies, and how investigators can uncover a host of information about someone from the smallest fragment of their remains. Tune in to BBC Four and iPlayer at 8pm! | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

10K views · 254 reactions | Are you ready for round two of the Christmas Lectures tonight? Sue Black will work with a host of world-class experts in forensic science, as they reveal how they find clues that are invisible to the naked eye, and analyse them to solve crimes. Tune in to BBC Four/iPlayer at 8pm! | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

4.5K views · 125 reactions | This was the best TV entrance of 2021. Don't bother looking for a worthy contender, we checked. The #XmasLectures with Jonathan Van-Tam are on our website and available around the world! 裂 Watch here: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook