Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryEN(Part 2) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David WeitzThe Royal InstitutionMay 19, 2026 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Cooking SciencePhysicsEmulsions
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsEN(Part 1) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David WeitzThe Royal InstitutionMay 19, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Science of CookingEmulsionsDiffusion Equation
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENWhat makes Magnus Carlsen so good? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 2Fernand GobetMay 14, 2026 30 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ChessPsychologyExpertise
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENWhat makes Magnus Carlsen unbeatable? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 1Fernand GobetMay 12, 2026 28 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ChessPsychologyExpertise
Applied Sciences & Engineering PhysicsENCan sound levitate objects and create holograms you can touch? with Sriram SubramanianSriram SubramanianMay 5, 2026 37 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Acoustic LevitationHaptic FeedbackUltrasound
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENHow does your brain create your sense of self? Part 2 with Anil Seth and Michael PollanThe Royal InstitutionApril 30, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessSelfNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENHow does your brain create your sense of self? Part 1 with Anil Seth and Michael PollanAnil Seth and Michael PollanApril 28, 2026 33 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessSelfNeuroscience
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENQuicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 2 with Andrew SzydloAndrew SzydloApril 22, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MercuryChemistryHistory of Science
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENQuicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 1 with Andrew SzydloAndrew SzydloApril 21, 2026 43 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MercuryChemistryAlchemy
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyEN6,000 planets discovered — and we still can't read their atmospheres | with Jonathan TennysonJonathan TennysonApril 14, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ExoplanetsSpectroscopyAtmospheres
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENSay it with Sound! 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 1/3The Royal InstitutionApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Sound CommunicationAnimal CommunicationNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENDo animals understand words? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 3/3Sophie ScottApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5LanguageAnimal CommunicationNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENCould telepathy become reality? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 2/3The Royal InstitutionApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CommunicationPheromonesBody Language
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENDiscourse: Mathematical tools to transform the world – with Becky ShipleyBecky ShipleyMarch 31, 2026 54 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Mathematical ModelingHealthcare EngineeringComputational Biology
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENThe human body as an energy system - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 2/3The Royal InstitutionMarch 26, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Human BodyEnergy MetabolismBioenergetics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENHow energy powers the world - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 1/3The Royal InstitutionMarch 26, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5EnergyPhysicsElectricity
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENBattery science and the future of energy storage - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 3/3The Royal InstitutionMarch 26, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5BatteriesEnergy StorageElectrochemistry
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENThe science of consciousness: Could a conscious AI exist? - Ri Science Podcast with Anil SethThe Royal InstitutionMarch 25, 2026 38 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessNeuroscienceAI
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe most explosive science demos - with The Royal InstitutionThe Royal InstitutionMarch 17, 2026 84 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Science DemosRoyal InstitutionPhysics
Life & Natural Systems PsychologyENHearing smell and tasting words: The science of synaesthesia - with Mary Jane SpillerMary Jane SpillerMarch 3, 2026 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5SynaesthesiaPerceptionCognitive Psychology
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENQuantum physics and the gateway to a new reality - with Vlatko VedralVlatko VedralFebruary 17, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum PhysicsGeneral RelativityThought Experiments
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENHow engineers can crack science's toughest mysteries - with Shini SomaraShini SomaraFebruary 3, 2026 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5EngineeringScienceProblem-Solving
Life & Natural Systems PaleontologyENStaring into the abyss - Simon Conway Morris's 1996 Christmas Lectures 1/5Simon Conway MorrisJanuary 22, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FossilsEvolutionPaleontology
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Economics & FinanceENThe secret paths of global knowledge transfer - with Cesar HidalgoCesar HidalgoJanuary 20, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Knowledge TransferEconomic ComplexityInnovation
Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & GeographyENOn The Edge Of The World - James Jackson's 1995 Christmas Lectures 1/5James JacksonJanuary 15, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Earth ScienceGeologyPlate Tectonics
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENEngineering's secret weapon: How ultrasound spots structural problems - with Rachel EdwardsRachel EdwardsJanuary 6, 2026 47 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5UltrasoundNon-Destructive TestingStructural Health Monitoring
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENTo the Stars and Beyond - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 3/3The Royal InstitutionDecember 28, 2025 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5James Webb Space TelescopeGaia MissionSearch for Alien Life
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENSearching the Solar System - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 2/3The Royal InstitutionDecember 28, 2025 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Solar SystemSearch for LifeParker Solar Probe
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENDestination Moon - Christmas Lectures 2025 with Maggie Aderin-Pocock 1/3The Royal InstitutionDecember 28, 2025 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MoonTelescopeGalileo
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe history of space science - with Maggie Aderin-PocockMaggie Aderin-PocockDecember 23, 2025 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Space ScienceHistory of AstronomyTelescope
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENThe Mind's I - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 5/5Susan GreenfieldDecember 20, 2025 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5NeuroscienceMemoryIndividuality
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENThe Electric Ape - Susan Greenfield's 1994 Christmas Lectures 1/5Susan GreenfieldDecember 20, 2025 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5BrainNeuroscienceNeurons
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe mind-bending reality of quantum mechanics - with Jim Al KhaliliJim Al-KhaliliDecember 16, 2025 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum MechanicsPhysicsScience Communication
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Astronomy & CosmologyENSpace science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-PocockThe Royal InstitutionDecember 11, 2025 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Space ScienceChristmas LecturesMaggie Aderin-Pocock
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENDoes alien life exist? - with Nikku MadhusudhanNikku MadhusudhanDecember 9, 2025 74 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ExoplanetsJWSTAstrobiology
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENTo the centre of the sun - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 2/5Frank CloseDecember 6, 2025 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Solar PhysicsNuclear FusionRadioactivity
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENAn hour to make the universe - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 5/5Frank CloseDecember 6, 2025 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CosmologyBig BangExpanding Universe
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENA is for atoms - Frank Close 1993 Christmas Lectures 1/5Frank CloseDecember 6, 2025 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AtomsElectromagnetic SpectrumBig Bang
Applied Sciences & Engineering ChemistryENCan chemistry help to catch a killer? - with Baljit ThattiBaljit ThattiNovember 25, 2025 41 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Forensic ChemistryLocard's Exchange PrincipleSpectroscopy
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe quest for dark matter with Matt BothwellMatt BothwellNovember 21, 2025 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Dark MatterAstrophysicsCosmology
