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Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution Ri Science Podcast with Dr James Kinross
35 views / 0 likes - addedIn the second episode of this miniseries, were exploring how AI is impacting different areas of scientific research, and in this episode we discuss the applications of AI in healthcare.Lisa Derry is joined by Dr James Kinross, a colorectal surgeon and med
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Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Iron and Fireworks
110 views / 0 likes - addedLecture 2 - Why Chocolate Melts and Jet Engines Don'tWhy does an iron rod just heat up in a bunsen burner flame whilst iron filling produce fireworks?We got in a pyrotechnics specialist for this one. It was definitely the biggest Bunsen burner anyone at t
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SI Kids At The World Series
692 views / 0 likes - addedKid Reporter Julia Maddock went to the World Series in Detroit to chat with some baseball legends, tour beautiful Comerica Park and watch the San Francisco Giants take on the hometown Tigers.
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Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Quantum Levitation
101 views / 0 likes - addedLecture 3 - Why Are Mountains So Small?Is it possible to escape gravity? Tune in to find out...The first time Mark got into the harness to defy gravity it was unfortunately too tight in key places!The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Fac
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 4 "The Jabberwock"
326 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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"Beware!" David Attenborough 1973 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1
191 views / 0 likes - addedAnimals must defend themselves not only against other creatures that want to eat them, but sometimes against creatures of their own kind.The first line of defense that animals use is warning. To warn off danger, many creatures will adopt alarm signals to
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 1: "Looking Glass House"
345 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 2: "Tweedledum and Tweedledee"
283 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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"The Time Has Come the Walrus Said" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 5
195 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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"It's My Own Invention" Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 6
227 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Eric Laithwaite 1974 RI Christmas Lectures, Lecture 3 "Jam Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow"
327 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Eric Laithwaite presents his second televised series of CHRISTMAS LECTURES exploring the world of engineering.A sequel to his 1966 series, 'The Engineer in Wonderland', Laithwaite was the first person to present two series of Lectures on nationa
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Why your house needs a lightning rod #science
67 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do houses need lightning rods to protect them during storms?Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/joinSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThe Ri is on Twitter: http
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Our Ancient Human Cousins!
743 views / 0 likes - addedIf you traced your family tree back far enough, you'd see that you're related to all 7 billion people on Earth! And if you trace it back even farther than that you'll find our ancient human cousins, the Neanderthals! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want
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How does tempered glass work? #sciencefacts
72 views / 0 likes - addedWatch the full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YV6XAfZcCCE--The Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitutionand Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitutionand TikTok: https://ww
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Can we save frogs from a deadly fungus?
160 views / 0 likes - addedOver 40% of amphibian species are in population decline, with 200 species already extinct. And now frogs are dealing with their own pandemic. How can science help?Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMany species of frogs and oth
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Blaze Of Steel: Explosive Chemistry - With Andrew Szydlo
758 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew Syzdlo, chemist and school teacher, explores the chemistry of iron and steel. Featuring cool science experiments, explosions and pyrotechnics, this inspiring teacher challenges our perception of these metals' permanence. Subscribe for regular scien
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How are MARBLES made? | Maddie Moate
28 views / 0 likes - addedLittle correction - "Cobolt" should be spelt "Cobalt" :-)I went to the House of Marbles in Newton Abbot to catch up with glass-maker Paul and learn how to make my own multi-coloured glass marble!Have you seen my new book? It's available now https://www.ma
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How Things Fly! | SciShow Kids
28 views / 0 likes - addedSqueaks and Sam learn all about how things fly... like airplanes, helicopters, rockets, and even birds.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.pa
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How is PAINT Made? | Maddie Moate
37 views / 0 likes - addedI visited AkzoNobel to learn more about how paint is made. Their MASSIVE site in Ashington, UK, is designed to be the most advanced, most sustainable paint factory IN THE WORLD, and it was a fantastic experience spending the day with them as they showed m
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What are the different types of Artificial Intelligence?
53 views / 0 likes - addedThere are two main approaches to AI - symbolic AI, and neural networks. Find out more with Mike Wooldridge.The theme of this year's famous CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Ri is 'The Truth About AI'. Find out more about the CHRISTMAS LECTURES here: https://www
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Laryngoscopy of an Opera Singer - 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
580 views / 0 likes - addedWith the help of a specialist doctor and an opera singer, Sophie Scott investigates how the different parts of the voice box come together to create the human voice. Watch the full lecture here: https://youtu.be/MbvoQoOn2YE Link to the site the monkey poi
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The history of electricity - with Dan Plane
143 views / 0 likes - addedAn electrifying ride for adults and kids, packed with demos showing how electricity can be harnessed, and featuring the Ri's own demonstrator extraordinaire, Dan Plane. No Barbies were harmed in the making of this show.Subscribe for regular science videos
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All About Teeth! | SciShow Kids Compilation
37 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks learn about why teeth are important, how they're different, and why some animals have really weird ones. Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help
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How batteries will power the future - with The Faraday Institution
67 views / 0 likes - addedWhy are batteries so important for our future? Find out from expert Professor Louis Piper of WMG, University of Warwick, and a Principal Investigator at the Faraday Institution.The Faraday Institution is the UKs independent institute for electrochemical e
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Birth Of A Theorem - With Cédric Villani
551 views / 0 likes - addedWhere does a mathematician’s inspiration come from? Fields Medal winner Cédric Villani takes us on a fantastical adventure through the beautiful, mysterious world of mathematics. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe What goes on
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What are the latest developments in AI Robotics? - with Mike Wooldridge
50 views / 0 likes - addedWhy are robots so much more complicated to develop than AI software? Find out with 2023 Christmas Lecturer Mike Wooldridge and the Oxford Robotics Lab.Find out more about the 2023 Christmas Lectures here: https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lecturesMichael Woo
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Q&A - The Physics of Life: How Water Folds Proteins - with Sylvia McLain
598 views / 0 likes - addedCan we predict protein folding? How do you trap proteins? Sylvia McLain answers questions from the audience. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/SaSntOkK-Vk Sylvia McLain is a Research
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Winter Activities! | SciShow Kids Compilation
55 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks revisit some of their favorite winter activities and learn a little science along the way. Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Be
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The Very Big Story of the Dinosaurs | SciShow Kids Compilation
31 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks learn all about dinosaurswhen they lived, how they died, and how we know so much about them.Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode!Ho
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Psychic Cards Tutorial
149 views / 0 likes - addedThis psychic cards trick is based on a popular card setup called the si stebbins stack.
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What Happens Inside a Proton Collision? - with James Beacham
790 views / 0 likes - addedProton collisions are not like car crashes because quantum is weird. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this clip from his lecture on particle physics, James Beacham explains why proton collisions observed in a particle acc
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What We Eat Matters - by Giles Yeo
386 views / 0 likes - addedIs a calorie a calorie? Does it matter if we eat corn or corn syrup? Giles Yeo explains the nutritional difference between different foods and why it matters. Watch the full talk: https://youtu.be/pOJYTMe_bp4 Calories in have to be less than calories out
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How and why do we measure time? - with Leon Lobo
35 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do we need to coordinate the way we measure time? And how do atomic clocks work? Find out with Leon Lobo, Head of the National Timing Centre (NTC) programme at the National Physical Laboratory. This video is part of our celebration of British Science
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Decoding The Stars: A New Look At Astrology
587 views / 0 likes - addedWe're delighted to announce that... okay, okay, we're just kidding. This was a little April fools silliness. Read all about it here: http://rigb.org/blog/2016/april/2016-april-fools And subscribe for regular *real* science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRib
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What is Artificial Intelligence? with Mike Wooldridge
54 views / 0 likes - addedHear more from the 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURER, Mike Wooldridge, as he explains what Artificial Intelligence is.This year's CHRISTMAS LECTURES are on the theme 'The Truth About AI' - find out more at https://www.rigb.org/christmas-lecturesInitiated by Michael
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Social Behaviour In Dinosaurs - With David Hone
749 views / 1 likes - addedHow do you learn about the social behaviour of animals that have been extinct for millions of years? Palaeontologist David Hone discusses what the fossil record can – and can’t – tell us about how the dinosaurs lived. Subscribe for regular science videos:
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The Story Of Spacetime – With Fay Dowker
581 views / 0 likes - addedFay Dowker tells the story of general relativity and its interactions with Newtonian physics, from Galileo to cutting edge research on the granularity of spacetime. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A that follows
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Think Like an Engineer: Solving Problems from Start to Finish | SciShow Kids Compilation
27 views / 0 likes - addedThe whole crew at The Fort get together to learn how to come up with a solution to their problem the way an engineer would!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Pat
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Earth's Most Extreme Weather | SciShow Kids Compilation
39 views / 0 likes - addedJessi and Squeaks learn all about places on Earth with some really extreme climates! These spots hold the records for windiest, rainiest, and driest places on the planet!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and
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Michael Faraday's supernatural experiment
364 views / 0 likes - addedAre ghosts real? The Victorians certainly thought so - and Michael Faraday wanted to prove otherwise. We've recreated his spooky experiment in time for Halloween. Victorian society was fascinated by the possibility of communicating with ghosts. People rep
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Discoveries from Faraday's Laboratory with David Ricketts
74 views / 0 likes - addedFind out what Michael Faraday discovered - filmed in his original basement lab in London, at the Royal Institution.You can visit the lab yourself - find out how on our website: https://www.rigb.org/visitProf David Ricketts is an Innovation Fellow in the T
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Christmas Lectures 2011: The Stroop Test
115 views / 0 likes - addedThe Stroop Test involves reading the colour of words rather than the word itself. This is difficult in people who have damaged their frontal lobes because this part of the brain controls behaviour. This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presente
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Infrared astronomy - with Matthew Bothwell
135 views / 0 likes - addedWhy does the universe look the way it does? The answer could lie in the massive, dusty, and star-producing galaxies that existed billions of years ago, and are invisible to the naked eye.Watch Matthew Bothwell's full lecture on 'The Invisible Universe': h
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The Chemistry of Fire and Gunpowder - with Andrew Szydlo
544 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew Szydlo gives a spectacular demo-filled talk of explosive science using gunpowder, energetic reactions and quite a few flames. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The talk was filmed on the eve of Bonfire Night, also know
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Richard Dawkins - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 1991 - Growing up in the Universe
113 views / 0 likes - addedThe world-famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins presents the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES in 1991. Original broadcast live on the BBC, the series explored "our own growing knowledge of how life grows up in the universe."This is the first l
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Smashing A Glass With Sound
832 views / 0 likes - addedCan you smash a wine glass with your voice? Dr Kevin Fong finds out. Watch the full first episode of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES on ‘How to survive in space’ on the Ri Channel now: http://richannel.org/christmas-lectures/2015/how-to-survive-in-space#/lift
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2012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond
117 views / 0 likes - addedDr Peter Wothers is assisted by Nobel prize winner Sir Harry Kroto. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThe Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitutionand Tumblr: http://
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Incredible Candle And Water Trick - ExpeRimental Extras
649 views / 0 likes - addedWatch a candle suck up water into a jar as if by magic. Click here for more great science experiments to try with candles: http://youtu.be/Uau_eKoRn6c For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://bit.ly/EggspeRiments ExpeRimental is a series o
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The Physics of Life: How Water Folds Proteins - with Sylvia McLain
945 views / 0 likes - addedSorry about the audio problems for the first 30 seconds or so - stick with it, it levels out soon. Proteins are arguably the most important biological components in any living creature but only now are we beginning to look into the role water plays in the
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What to Do About Space Debris?
409 views / 0 likes - addedThere are over 18,000 artificial objects tracked orbiting our planet. How did they get there and how do we get rid of them? Hugh Lewis explains the problem of space debris. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Ri is on Twitt
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How Not To Be Wrong: The Power Of Mathematical Thinking
885 views / 0 likes - addedThe maths we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. Jordan Ellenberg shows how wrong this view is through stories that show the power of mathematical thinking. Subscribe for regular science v
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Real Life Giants! | SciShow Kids Compilation
48 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and Squeaks learn about giant trees, giant insects, and giant animals from long ago.Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/her/they/them)----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Pa
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Chemistry of Christmas with Katherine Haxton
63 views / 0 likes - addedWe're celebrating Christmas the only way we know how - with Chemistry!Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/joinSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThis lecture was rec
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Can you see anything strange?
96 views / 0 likes - addedThe Croydon Juggling Club do a fantastic demonstration and Professor Bruce Hood asks the audience to count how many times the orange baton. Can you count how many? Do you notice anything else?This clip is part of the Christmas Lectures 2011 presented by P
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Fighting Firedamp - The Lamp That Saved 1,000 Lives
699 views / 0 likes - addedWith a beautiful, explosive experiment, Andy demonstrates how Humphry Davy's simple invention saved hundreds of lives from firedamp. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Firedamp is a flammable gas found in coal mines that contr
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Slow Motion Contact Explosive - Nitrogen Triiodide
921 views / 0 likes - addedNitrogen triiodide is a highly unstable substance that detonates when disturbed. So we disturbed it. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe And if you can explain what's going on with the flash of light, let us know! Nitrogen trii
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The volcanic chemistry of sulfur - with Andrew Szydlo
70 views / 0 likes - addedRi favourite and science icon Andrew Szydlo takes you on a tour of the amazing, and sometimes explosive, chemistry of sulfur.Join this channel to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeF244yNGuFefuFKqxIAXw/joinSubscribe for regular scienc
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Do we live in a multiverse? - with Laura Mersini-Houghton
163 views / 0 likes - addedWhat lies beyond the edge of our own universe? Learn more from cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton as she discusses her ground-breaking theory in this short video.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeLaura's book is out now: https
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Brann the Clever Raven - 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES
483 views / 0 likes - addedCrows are known as some of the best problem solvers of the animal kingdom. In this clip from the 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Sophie Scott sets Brann the raven a tough puzzle. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full lect
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Metal Mayhem - with Andrew Szydlo
330 views / 0 likes - addedChemistry teacher and science demonstration virtuoso Andrew Szydlo is back at the Ri, for an unforgettable evening exploring the exciting world of metals.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMetals make up the bulk of the Periodi
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AI can't beat mathematicians - with Junaid Mubeen
144 views / 0 likes - addedWhat is distinctly human about breaking the rules? And why does that matter for creative thinking, mathematics, and AI?Watch Junaid's full talk here: https://youtu.be/i2trJEIFIvY Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeJunaid is a m
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A Brief History Of Life: Rise Of The Humans
550 views / 0 likes - addedWith the non-avian dinosaurs extinct, it was time for mammals to take over. Finally, in the tiniest sliver of the history of life, humans emerge. A Brief History of Life Part 1: https://youtu.be/7HiFxKK2yjU Part 2: https://youtu.be/kBUNR10wvhw Part 3: htt
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Q&A - Einstein's Greatest Mistake - with David Bodanis
469 views / 0 likes - addedWould you rather meet Einstein when he was young or old? Will any of today's scientists be remembered like he was? David Bodanis answers questions from the audience after his talk. Watch the full lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpTUjb-iKf4 S
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How the Tyrannosaurs Ruled the World – with David Hone
512 views / 0 likes - addedHow did the Tyrannosaurus Rex and it's kind come to dominate their prehistoric world? Palaeontologist Dr David Hone explores the evolution, ecology and behaviour of these amazing dinosaurs, and explains what Jurassic Park got wrong. Watch the Q&A here: ht
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The Dreams Of An Astronaut - With Helen Sharman
560 views / 0 likes - addedWhat do astronauts dream of? In 1991, Helen Sharman became the first Briton in space; in this animation she shares a dream she has about returning to space, and talks about what it’s like to gaze down on the earth from above. This is the first instalment
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Tails and Tusks and Teeth, Oh My! | SciShow Kids Compilation
44 views / 0 likes - addedCome with Jessi and Squeaks as they explore some of the animals that roamed the Earth during the ice age. And a lot of these animals had giant features, like teeth the size of bananas or mouths shaped like a shovel!Hosted by: Jessi Knudsen Castaeda (she/h
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Chemical Curiosities: Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations - with Chris Bishop
117 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour of the curious, and sometimes surprising, world of chemistry.Please help us transcribe this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_v
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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Lighting a fire in 15% Oxygen
86 views / 1 likes - addedAs part of Lecture One of his 2012 Christmas Lectures, 'The Modern Alchemist', Dr Peter Wothers visits a research lab near Cambridge where they are investigating new fire prevention technologies.Normal air contains 21% Oxygen. Will Peter be able to light
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Why Doesn't the Earth Fall into the Sun? - Monthly Mailbag #7
576 views / 0 likes - addedWhere does the Earth's angular momentum come from? Why do all planets move in the same direction? How did the solar system form in the first place? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Ch
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How do Microbes Survive in Stomach Acid? - Monthly Mailbag #12
1,015 views / 0 likes - addedThere is increasing evidence on how our gut microbiome plays an integral role in our overall health, but how do microbes even survive the stomach when the acids and enzymes attack everything that reaches it? Jon answers questions from the comment section.
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Bruce Hood demonstrates the kanizsa illusion
101 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood demonstratse the kanizsa illusion on the audience. The kanizsa illusion , named after the psychologist Gaetano Kanizsa, shows how our brain can create the illusion that an object exists when sections of a shape is removed. This clip i
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Why is Norway Rising? - Christmas Lectures with James Jackson
344 views / 0 likes - addedSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeThe Ri is on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheRoyalInstitutionand Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_scienceand Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitutionand Tumblr: http://ri-science.t
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The Most Reflective Mirror In The World
48 views / 0 likes - addedThe Most Reflective Material In The WorldSee the full video here: https://youtu.be/JM_lXKmWYDI?si=1MlpjOcqy4BLm8ms#shorts
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Can Blind Birds Navigate? - Monthly Mailbag #8
472 views / 0 likes - addedDo birds needs eyes to navigate? Can pigeons use the Earth's magnetic field for homing? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Check out the original talk by Jim Al-Khalili that sparked the
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I Built a Bike that COOKS Pizza!!
71 views / 0 likes - addedLimited offer! Get an Insta360 X3 with 5% discount, a free invisible selfie stick and 128GB SD card here: https://bit.ly/colinfurze-Insta360X3Get your FURZE PUZZLE before there gone here https://www.colinfurzeshop.com/products/colin-furzes-world-of-invent
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Revealing my Top 10 Messiest Tricks
52 views / 0 likes - addedRevealing my Top 10 Secrets - https://youtu.be/OUPoYA6H1VQ?si=IVznWG7lJU99FisAWatch 1 Hour of my best tricks - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBEtsPfRkqk
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Mercury Rising: America's First Steps Into Space
627 views / 1 likes - addedIn 1959, Project Mercury became the United States' maiden space programme. This is the story of that programme, told through beautiful archive footage. Visit http://rigb.org/advent for your daily instalment in the Ri advent calendar, A Place Called Space.
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Musical Wooden Blocks - with Charles Taylor
628 views / 0 likes - addedThe frequency of sound waves and the pitch of the sound we hear are inextricably linked; the higher the frequency, the higher the pitch. Charles Taylor demonstrates this in our final Ri Advent clip from the 1989 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Exploring music", where
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Exploding Thermite Pumpkins! Halloween Science
829 views / 0 likes - addedThis Halloween, we thought we’d investigate the interface between pumpkins and thermite. The results were explosive. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe It wouldn't be Halloween without some exploding pumpkins. In the top jack-
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Nanoscale Machines: Building The Future With Molecules
777 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor of Chemical Nanoscience Neil Champness explores the future of nanoscale machines. Can we build a machine simply from molecules at the nanoscale? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The idea of building machines that a
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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 3/3 with Sue Black
117 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Sue Black investigates a heist in the Ri, and reveals how forensics works in the courtroom. This is is the third of the annual Royal Institution Christmas lectures for 2022.Watch the first lecture here: https://youtu.be/Bo18brJhK1IWatch the seco
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What Is Zero? Getting Something From Nothing - With Hannah Fry
568 views / 1 likes - addedIs zero really a number? How did it come about? Hannah Fry tells the story of how zero went from nothing to something. Subscribe to our channel for weekly science lectures and short films: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Help translate this film: http://www.you
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Change Blindness
104 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood shows an audience an images which changes with every blink, yet the audience fail to see big changes such as a disappearing tree and car. This is called change blindness. Everytime your eye blinks, your brain doesn't notice anything d
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Hitting Tips From Harold Reynolds: Perfecting Your Stance And Grip
632 views / 1 likes - addedOver the next few weeks as you get ready for your little league season, SI Kids and Franklin Baseball will feature some great hitting tips from former Seattle Mariners All-Star second baseman and MLB Network analyst Harold Reynolds. Check out this week's
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Einstein Hollow Mask
102 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Bruce Hood shows an illusion which involves a sculpted face, but instead of the usual convex human face of a sculpture, the sculpture is flipped and we're shown the inside of the face but human brains find it hard to recognise it is convex until
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Q&A - Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay
494 views / 0 likes - addedHow does drinking alcohol affect your gut bacteria? How can you boost gut microbiota? B Brett Finlay answers questions after his talk. Watch the full talk here: https://youtu.be/xlEFI5A3QFM Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe B
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The Viral Origins of the Placenta
243 views / 0 likes - addedDuring an ancient viral infection, a protein was embedded into the human genome, allowing the placenta to develop as it has.This animation was produced by Diana Gradinaru, supported by the Genetics Society in celebration of their 100th anniversary in 2019
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The Chemistry of Heavy Water, Argon & Flamingos – Monthly Mailbag #6
681 views / 0 likes - addedCan you drink a whole glass of heavy water? What is Argon used for? Do flamingos have red and blue pigment in their feathers? Jon answers questions from the comments. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the original films!
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Christmas Lectures 2011: Shrinking and Growing; The Ames Room
98 views / 0 likes - addedReality is created by the brain and uses past experiences to make sense of the world. But Professor Bruce Hood shows things are not always what they seem and demonstrates this with the Ames room and the Ponzo illusion. Bruce shows the brain is decieved by
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How To Make Bath Bombs
723 views / 1 likes - addedBath bombs are surprisingly simple to make. Using just citric acid powder, bicarbonate of soda and water, you produce that vigorous fizzing reaction. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patre
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Entropy and the Arrow of Time
511 views / 0 likes - addedAs we experience it, time flows in a single direction. But entropy, and its description in the second law of thermodynamics, is one of the few physical phenomena to imply an actual arrow of time. Day 16 of our advent calendar: http://www.rigb.org/christma
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The Hollow Mask Illusion - ExpeRimental Extra! [NO AUDIO]
451 views / 0 likes - addedAs Einstein rotates, what do you see? Does the face point towards you, or sink away? Use this video as a starting point for a great activity with kids, making their own 'hollow masks': https://youtu.be/0gCcWBnChVA For more science experiments to do at hom
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I Built a SECRET ROOM in a TRAMPOLINE PARK!
482 views / 6 likes - addedMy daughter Salish built a secret room in Sky Zone Trampoline Park to hide from her best friend Nidal. He will have to play an extreme game of hide and seek to find her if he wants his birthday present! Clip any scene and post it on Shorts and TikTok. We'
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What Is Epigenetics? With Nessa Carey
606 views / 0 likes - addedWhy your DNA is not your destiny. Molecular biologist Nessa Carey presents an introduction to epigenetics and explains how it shapes life. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe DNA is a vitally important starting point for life,
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The Chemistry of Coins | Szydlo's At Home Science
315 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew shows around some of the more unusual glasswear in his collection, before taking a look at the chemisty of a simple copper coinSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeChapters:00:00 - A tour of an unusual chemical apparatus09
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Pyrotrickery - with Matthew Tosh
90 views / 0 likes - addedEver wondered about the secrets behind pyrotechnics? Discover the science that makes these spectacular displays possible. This lecture was filmed at the Ri on Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMatthew Tosh is a presenter, pyro
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The Science Of Pyrotechnic Effects – With Matthew Tosh
588 views / 0 likes - addedMatthew Tosh, one of the UK’s leading pyrotechnicians, explains how fireworks and explosions are safely performed in a journey from fundamental combustion to the complex and visual effects seen around the world. Subscribe for more talks like this: http://
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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Worth your Weight in Gold
107 views / 0 likes - addedDr Peter Wothers weighs a volunteer from the 2012 Christmas Lectures audience with 24 carat pure gold. Finding himself a little short of the right amount, he calls in help from famous chemist Sir Harry Kroto and his gold Nobel Prize medal (awarded in 1996
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We Built a SECRET ROOM To Hide From My Dad ft/ Ben Azelart
695 views / 7 likes - addedMy daughter and her best friend Nidal go to Ben Azelart's house to build a secret room so hidden that I can't even find them with a bounty hunter! If they succeed, they get a mystery prize! See Nidal BUY Everything in ONE COLOR for Salish: https://youtu.b
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My Daughter SURVIVES EVERY GRADE OF SCHOOL in 24 Hours
928 views / 3 likes - addedToday my daughter Salish and her best friend Nidal have to survive every grade of school before they go to their FIRST PROM!! See "Nalish Edits Reaction!!" on Nidal's channel: https://youtu.be/TAaTFAmJ5bk?si=qvELND158fNSfuoRThis is an #ad for Mattel. The
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Super Sharks!
1,513 views / 8 likes - addedSharks are fascinating creatures with cool teeth, awesome scales, and there are over 450 kinds of sharks! Join Jessi and Squeaks to learn some super shark facts! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, c
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What is special relativity?
533 views / 0 likes - addedIf everything in the universe moved at the speed of light, would time exist? This is the question that Jon is puzzling over at this month's edition of Monthly Mailbag. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Does time slow down for
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Do dogs have feelings? with Jules Howard
193 views / 0 likes - addedOver the last ten years science has discovered some fascinating new findings about the minds of dogs. Find out more with Jules Howard and Lilly.Watch Jules's full lecture here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcHw3EgR9PYGet Jules's book 'Wonderdog': https
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The Magic of Chemistry - with Andrew Szydlo
346 views / 1 likes - addedSubscribe for more science videos :http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Help us transcribe this lecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=0g8lANs6zpQ If you were able to make a substance change colour, or turn from a solid to a liquid, would that be magic? A
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Carl Sagan On Space Travel: A Dandelion Going To Seed
628 views / 0 likes - addedIn 1977 Carl Sagan gave the CHRISTMAS LECTURES on space travel. In his final lecture, he spoke about the human race venturing out into space; his words are as relevant now as they were then. Day 14 of our advent calendar, A Place Called Space. http://rigb
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How To Clone A Mammoth: The Science Of De-Extinction - With Beth Shapiro
580 views / 0 likes - addedCould we bring back mammoths? Should we bring back mammoths? Beth Shapiro explains the science of de-extinction and Jurassic Park, and asks if it’s a good idea at all. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Could extinct species,
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57:34
Topology, Geometry And Life In Three Dimensions
684 views / 0 likes - addedIf you imagine a three dimensional maze from which there is no escape, how can you map it? Is there a way to describe what all possible mazes look like, and how do mathematicians set about investigating them? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://b
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03:46
How Is Black Fire Made?
574 views / 0 likes - addedSodium flames can appear black in the light of a sodium lamp. Natasha explains the physics behind it. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help make these videos happen,
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How to Make a Simple Battery
503 views / 0 likes - addedThe first ever electrical battery used just copper, zinc and brine-soaked cardboard. Dan Plane shows you how to build your own. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe --- A very special thank you to our Patreon supporters who help
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How Photos Were Taken 100 Years Ago | Szydlo's At Home Science
240 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew uses a Victorian era camera to demonstrate the full process of photography from setting up the camera to exposing the photographic paper. Of course, it wouldn't be Andrew Szydlo without an explosion, so of course some magnesium flash powder is used
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Playing Ping Pong In Microgravity
714 views / 1 likes - addedDr Kevin Fong takes a trip on a parabolic flight (the ‘vomit comet’) to see what it’s like to play table tennis in space. Watch the full second episode of the 2015 CHRISTMAS LECTURES on ‘How to survive in space’ on the Ri Channel now: http://richannel.org
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MinuteEarth Explains: Solar Eclipses
24 views / 0 likes - addedCheck out our new Eclipse Explorer app, where you can watch solar eclipses across the solar system! https://labs.minutelabs.io/eclipsesAnd get your own Solar Eclipses Across the Solar System Tee here: https://store.dftba.com/collections/minuteearth/produc
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The Double Slit Experiment - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #4
595 views / 0 likes - addedJim Al-Khalili’s explanation of the double slit experiment sparked lots of questions: Jon has the answers. Would the double slit experiment work with sand? Does the detector need to make some physical signal? Does it mean that things can be in two places
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Ape Communication - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017
555 views / 0 likes - addedApes can learn human sign language but how do they communicate with each other in the wild? Sophie Scott and Cat Hobaiter investigate in this clip from the 2017 Christmas Lectures. Watch the full lecture: https://youtu.be/5aSfMh9ittI Subscribe for regular
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The Science of Fireworks!
758 views / 0 likes - addedA brief history of the modern firework. Help us write subtitles for thislecture: http://www.youtube.com/timedtext_video?v=rmtK2BgmGCw Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, gives a family lecture on the history
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The surprising science of snow crystals
277 views / 0 likes - addedSnow crystals famously have six sides. But is this true? In this film we explore the conditions that cause water ice to start behaving very strangely. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe--A very special thank you to our Patreon
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I Built a DREAM DOG HOUSE and Hid It From My Dad!
754 views / 14 likes - addedhey this is salish my dad and i competed to see who could build the best dream dog house for our puppy and i snuck in Matthew Beem to help me and we blocked my dad from seeing it! Are you team salish or team jordan? See Matthew's $25,000 dog house: https:
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Under The Sea - With Helen Scales
603 views / 0 likes - addedA dive into the spiralling world of seashells and the bizarre animals that make them. Helen Scales explains how hermit crabs like to party and butterflies learnt to swim. Watch the Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqBHjBDgLfY Subscribe for regular sci
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02:30
Crystal Structure and the Laws of Thermodynamics
654 views / 0 likes - addedCrystals bring order out of chaos. Does their formation violate the laws of thermodynamics? Materials chemist Dr Suze Kundu explores the relationship between crystals and entropy, with footage from the Ri Archives channel. Watch more classic archive foota
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What Eclipses Have Done for Science
479 views / 0 likes - addedEclipses have been aiding scientists throughout history, from helping measure the width of the Atlantic ocean and verifying Einstein's theory of general relativity, to allowing NASA to attempt a thermal mapping of Mercury. Subscribe for regular science vi
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The Sokol Space Suit: Helen Sharman On Being In Space
867 views / 0 likes - addedA space suit is a carefully engineered cocoon, designed to protect an astronaut from the perils of the abyss. Helen Sharman walks us through the suit she trusted with her life when she went into space. Day 6 of our advent calendar, A Place Called Space: h
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Zap, Crackle And Pop: The Story Of Electricity
1,120 views / 1 likes - addedDr Marty Jopson leads us through the story of electricity in a show buzzing with demonstrations. Have we tamed electricity? From the Ancient Greeks to Faraday’s genius, this show puts the awesome back into electricity. Subscribe for regular science videos
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Christmas Lectures 2022: Lecture 2/3 with Sue Black
101 views / 0 likes - addedProfessor Sue Black investigates a mysterious crime scene, and reveals some of the forensic techniques that are used to track down criminals. This is the second of the 2022 Royal Institution annual Christmas lectures.Watch the first lecture here: https://
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My Daughter Transforms Me Into A Gymnast in 24 Hours
771 views / 9 likes - addedMy daughter Salish turned me into a professional gymnast for 24 hours and I had to perform a floor routine for an Olympic judge. Then Salish and her best friend Nidal challenged a 6-year-old cheer prodigy, and Salish had to compete against an Olympic Gymn
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Periodic Success: The Hidden Beauty Of The Periodic Table
649 views / 0 likes - addedJoin a guided tour of science’s most iconic image with chemical physicist and material scientist Jamie Gallagher, geek songstress Helen Arney and nanoscientist Suze Kundu. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The periodic table
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Bacteria And Antibiotics: Revenge Of The Microbes
1,898 views / 0 likes - addedWhat are bacteria? How do antibiotics work? And what can we do about increasing antibiotic resistance? Jenny Rohn, scientist and novelist, investigates the fascinating world of bacteria in this Friday Evening Discourse event from the Ri. Subscribe for reg
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Introducing Alexander von Humboldt
179 views / 0 likes - addedLearn about the life and legacy of Alexander von Humboldt. Narrated by modern-day polymath Ken Jennings, the 'Greatest of All Time' Jeopardy! champion. This video was created in conjunction with the SAAM exhibition "Alexander von Humboldt and the United S
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Information, Evolution, And Intelligent Design - With Daniel Dennett
721 views / 1 likes - addedDaniel Dennett explores the first steps towards a unified theory of information, through common threads in the convergence of evolution, learning, and engineering. Subscribe for regular science talks: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The concept of information i
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Why Dirt and Microbes Could Be Good for Us - with B Brett Finlay
509 views / 0 likes - addedB Brett Finlay discusses whether we have taken our war on germs a step too far. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Although hygiene and antibiotics have overall improved our health, we might have taken our war against germs to
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In Malaysia, Darth Vader Is Leading a Shadow Puppetry Revival
317 views / 0 likes - addedThe Force is strong in Tintoy Chou. The shadow puppet designer is using Star Wars characters like Darth Vader, Princess Leia and Luke Skywalker to get audiences interested in the ancient art of wayang kulit. We visit Chou in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to see
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Science For Kids – How To Make Bouncing Eggs – ExpeRimental #12
684 views / 1 likes - addedMake bouncy eggs and experiment with the chemistry of liquids around the house in this science activity to do with children. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://bit.ly/EggspeRiments ExpeRimental is a series of videos showing fun, chea
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High-voltage physics - with David Ricketts
46 views / 0 likes - addedThrough incredible demonstrations, David Ricketts deploys high-voltage science to explain how spark generators, ion-powered motors and aircraft work.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeDonate to the RI and help us bring you more
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What Is Weightlessness?
1,580 views / 0 likes - addedDo you have weight in space? Is weightlessness an absence of gravity, or actually an absence of forces pushing against it? Andy unpicks what weight really is. Watch our experiments with water on a parabolic flight: https://youtu.be/rzytpxtbCzQ?list=PLbnrZ
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HOME ALONE Without Parents for 24 Hours *Security Cameras*
420 views / 2 likes - addedMy daughter Salish stays home alone overnight and I watch her with security cameras. If I come home before 24 hours, she wins the MATTER CUP and doesn't have to clean for a week! Wait for her surprise guest! See Salish become an adult: https://youtu.be/Ym
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Making Bayesian statistics fun - With Sophie Carr at Ada Lovelace Day
51 views / 0 likes - addedWithin each of us lies a superpower: a tool that can transform our discomfort into confidence if we only acknowledge that hidden within us is a statistician trying to get out. Embrace the realm of Bayesian statistics, where uncertainty becomes a playgroun
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The Archimedes Principle | Szydlo's At Home Science
1,004 views / 0 likes - addedAndrew explores the well know but perhaps not so well understood Archimedes principle.We start off in ancient Sicily for a surprising dip in the bath with Archimedes, followed by a variety of experiments and demonstrations back in Andrew's basement lab. t
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The Extreme World Of Ultra Intense Lasers - With Kate Lancaster
649 views / 0 likes - addedThe most powerful lasers in the world can be used to make some of the most extreme conditions possible on earth, and are revolutionising science. Dr Kate Lancaster leads you through this extreme world with demonstrations along the way. http://bit.ly/RiSub
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What is Consciousness?
479 views / 0 likes - addedWhere is it? Can it be measured? Replicated? Created? Marcus du Sautoy puzzles the problem of consciousness. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Brain imagining techniques have shown that our minds work differently when we're a
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Women of wonder - with Rosie Curran Crawley at Ada Lovelace Day
63 views / 0 likes - addedJane Marcets Conversations on Chemistry was first published anonymously in 1805 and is thought to be one of the first science textbooks. After watching Humphry Davys lectures at the Royal Institution, Marcet believed it to be important to discuss these sc
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How to Fix a Leaking Tap with Chemistry | Szydlo's At Home Science
294 views / 1 likes - addedAndrew explores some of the chemical and mechical causes for leaking taps as well as explaining the inner mechanisms of various taps.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeChapters:00:00 - Introduction02:53 - The chemistry of limes
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Chemical Electricity | Szydlo's At Home Science
295 views / 0 likes - addedStarting with the Ris own Michael Faraday, Andrew explores the varied and sometimes explosive chemistry of batteries and electricity. From the pioneering work of Volta, right up to most recent Nobel prizes, join Andrew Szydlo for this exciting electrical
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Science and Fire and Cake
218 views / 0 likes - addedTo celebrate us reaching a mind bending one million subscribers, we asked our friends Mike and Dave if they could cook up something special for us all. We only insisted that there be cake. And science.00:00 - Introduction00:30 - Making liquid oxygen02:58
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Christmas Lectures 2018: What Makes Me Human? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght
491 views / 0 likes - addedIn the second lecture of the 2018 Christmas Lectures Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght explore human evolution. Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description Due to co
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Christmas Lectures 2018: What Makes Me, Me? - Alice Roberts and Aoife McLysaght
474 views / 0 likes - addedWhat makes humans human? And what makes every person an individual? Watch more Christmas Lectures: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_term=description Due to copyright restrictions, we are not able to inc
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The Curious World of Springs | Szydlo's At Home Science
253 views / 0 likes - addedThis week, Andrew takes us on a journey exploring a seemingly simple object - the spring.From pocket-watches, to the suspension of a vintage car, these simple mechanical objects have a huge number of uses still in our modern world, from storing energy to
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Why do Shower Curtains Billow Inwards? - Monthly Mailbag #13
396 views / 0 likes - addedFor his last ever Mailbag, Jon tries to get to the bottom of the mystery of why shower curtains seem to want to grab you when you have a shower. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe We've all been there. You're trying to have a
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Digging a SECRET GARAGE Part 1
151 views / 0 likes - addedGet an exclusive Surfshark Black Friday deal! Enter promo code COLIN to get up to 6 additional months for free at https://surfshark.deals/colin Check out the 2nd channel here https://www.youtube.com/@2MuchColinFurze THE BUILD IS ON........This is one huge
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Is Space Travel Worth It? Spoken Word With Mark Grist
655 views / 0 likes - addedIs space travel a waste of money? Can we justify reaching for the stars when there’s so much that needs our attention here on earth? Poet Mark Grist battles it out. Visit Mark's channel for more poetry: https://www.youtube.com/user/Montygristo And visit h
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Is America Actually Metric?
380 views / 0 likes - addedThe US signed the metre convention and bases all customary units on SI standards. As an aside, the Utah constitution from 1895 required the metric system to be taught in schools. This requirement was repealed in 1987. \_()_/Huge thanks to NIST, Ben Stein
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Physics experiments that changed the world with Suzie Sheehy
163 views / 0 likes - addedTwentieth-century physics has changed the world - and some of the most important discoveries happened right here at the Royal Institution. Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/gEHXJEFSftE Suzie's books 'The Matter of Everything' is out now: https://geni.u
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Sign Language in a Mirror - with Charles Stirling
899 views / 0 likes - addedIs sign language left or right handed? Can it be mirrored without losing its message? Charles Stirling seeks answers to these questions in the 1992 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Our World Through the Looking Glass". Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.
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My Daughter Opens 100 Birthday Gifts...BUT CAN ONLY KEEP ONE!
351 views / 2 likes - addedToday my daughter Salish turns 14 and opens 100 insane birthday presents, but she can only keep one! Watch her best friend Nidal pop out of the first box to surprise her, and wait to see Mark Rober's glitter bomb! Meanwhile, her friends Ferran, Payton, Mi
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MY DAUGHTER'S NEW JOB ft/ Brent Rivera, Preston, Royalty Family
670 views / 6 likes - addedMy daughter Salish attempted 20 super fun jobs in the past year! Which is your favorite? See Hudson surprise Salish all year: https://youtu.be/Rtpj8eidiq0?si=Bz87aw6M1WawnaGmCheck out Mark Rober's Crunch Labs (it's awesome!): https://www.crunchlabs.com/?u
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How to Measure the Speed of Light with Marshmallows - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson
102 views / 0 likes - addedThis may not be something you'd thought of doing but now you know how the speed of light can be measured using only some marshmallows and a microwave oven.Watch the full second lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrow
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Weird and Wonderful Amphibians | SciShow Kids Compilation
116 views / 0 likes - addedIn this SciShow Kids compilation, Jessi and the gang learn about axolotls, poison dart frogs, and an amphibian with a boomerang-shaped head. ----------Love SciShow Kids and want to help support it? Become a Patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scish
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How to Make a Fire Tornado (A Wee One)
822 views / 0 likes - addedFire tornadoes occurring in nature look cool but are terrifying and very dangerous. We made one on a smaller scale - still cool, less AAAARGH. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Dan knows of two ways of building a tabletop fir
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Using a Cell Phone in 1985 - with David Pye
482 views / 0 likes - addedThe first commercially available mobile phone went on sale in 1984 – and cost around $4000. In this clip from the 1985 CHRISTMAS LECTURES 'Communicating', David Pye demonstrates the power of this (then) brand new technology on an unsuspecting member of th
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The explosive history of hydrogen with Andrew Szydlo
141 views / 0 likes - addedRi favourite and top demonstrator Andrew Szydlo takes us on a whistle-stop tour of this reactive gas, originally called 'flammable air', recreating some long-lost experiments along the way.Hydrogen is the lightest element on the periodic table, discovered
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Why Summer Is Hot But We Can't Predict The Weather
707 views / 0 likes - addedKate tries to use science to find the perfect summer holiday destination, asks why summer isn't the same everywhere, and investigates the many-layered science of the seasons. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe If climate and t
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Eating Only DISNEYLAND Food for 24 Hours!
500 views / 2 likes - addedEating Only DISNEYLAND Food for 24 Hours! HERE @royaltyfam To Gaming Channel @RoyaltyGaming1 More Eating Videos HERE Eating Only GAS STATION FOOD for 24 Hours!! https://youtu.be/UtcJZnyFTQE?si=IMRf30OY1laXh1FHEating 7-11 Food ONLY for a Day! https://youtu
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How We Learn to Interpret Speech - Charles Taylor
497 views / 0 likes - addedBalloons are fun at parties, but with a bit of work, you can also make them talk. In this clip from the 1989 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, Charles Taylor demonstrates what 'talking' balloons can tell us about how we process and understand speech. Subscribe for regu
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The Interactional 'Nudge' - Talking About Talk
475 views / 0 likes - addedElizabeth Stokoe shows how conversation analysis works to provide a scientific understanding of talk, and how it can be harnessed to make people do what you want. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A here: https://
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Tom Lehrer's Elements - with Helen Arney at Ada Lovelace Day
41 views / 0 likes - addedHelen Arney performs Tom Lehrers Elements, which he set to a tune by Arthur Sullivan. This version includes all of the 16 elements discovered (or, more accurately, synthesised in a laboratory) since the song was first written in 1959.Ada Lovelace Day is a
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My Daughter Eats 100 YEARS of SCHOOL LUNCHES! ft/ Harper Zilmer
414 views / 3 likes - addedMy daughter Salish and her friend @harperzilmer survive 100 years of school lunches and fashion, then decide which decade to live in for 24 hours! Thanks to @BriannaYT for this video idea! Clip your favorite scene and post it on Shorts or TikTok. We'll Fa
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Science For Kids - How To Make Microwave Cupcakes - ExpeRimental #20
892 views / 1 likes - addedMake a cake in a microwave with our recipe, and do a science experiment for children. Download the infosheet for more instructions, ideas and the recipe: http://bit.ly/MicroCakes_IS Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Jo and he
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Q&A: Delightful and Dangerous Liquids - with Mark Miodownik
551 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's wrong with liquid soap? What does alcohol do to your body? Mark Miodownik answers audience questions following his talk.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeMark's new book "Liquid: The Delightful and Dangerous Substances
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The ancient technology of silk - with Aarathi Prasad at Ada Lovelace Day
47 views / 0 likes - addedFrom the ancient uses of silk to the biologists who learned the secrets of silk-producing animals: manipulating the habitats, physiologies, and threads of moths, spiders and molluscs, this talk will explore the work of some of the women who have been key
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Levitating pumpkins! Halloween science
710 views / 0 likes - added"And the cursed pumpkin rose up from the earth, carried to the sky by the spirits of All Hallows' Eve." Or in other words, Andy put a superconductor in a pumpkin and levitated it on a magnetic track. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiS
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Protein Folding and Particle Accelerators: A New Solution
664 views / 0 likes - addedWhat can a particle accelerator teach us about biology? Dr Sylvia McLain explains her research into one of the most fundamental questions of life: how water is involved protein folding. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Answe
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Chameleon Communications - with Sir Colin Blakemore
480 views / 0 likes - addedChameleons are well known for being able to change their body colour to blend in with their surroundings. They can however also use this ability to communicate with other chameleons. In this clip from the 1982 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "Common sense", Sir Colin
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The Phone Book from 1880 - with Gareth Roberts
411 views / 0 likes - addedIn 1880, there were so few telephones in London that it was possible for '1' to be your phone number. In this clip from the 1988 CHRISTMAS LECTURES "The home of the future", Gareth Roberts takes a look at a small, red book – the London telephone directory
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Powering A Particle Accelerator
546 views / 0 likes - addedHow do you power a particle accelerator firing beams of protons 50 times a second into a heavy metal target? The ISIS neutron and muon source provides a near constant stream of particles for a huge range of research uses. Take a look at what it takes to k
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Chemical Wonders with Andrew Szydlo
194 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do things change colour, why do things burn, and most of all why do things explode? Andrew will take us on a journey through the exciting, confusing and sometimes explosive world of chemical changes. Andrew Szydlo is a chemist and secondary school tea
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How does GPS work? - Christmas Lecture with Neil Johnson
94 views / 0 likes - addedNeil Johnson shows how Global Positioning System devices use satellites and atomic clocks to work out your location.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeWatch the full first lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-le
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Liquid Metal Embrittlement - Gallium vs. Aluminium
893 views / 0 likes - addedBringing gallium and aluminium together has some interesting and occasionally rather explosive results, as Dan found out in this little tale from the prep room. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Liquid metal embrittlement is
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Can All The Universes Fit In The Multiverse? - with Sean Carroll
292 views / 0 likes - addedGetting your head around the implications of the many worlds theory can be an almost incomprehensible task.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeIn this short clip from the Q&A following his talk on quantum mechanics, theoretical
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My Daughter's Emotional BEST FRIEND SURPRISE
776 views / 9 likes - addedMy daughter Salish shares 5 emotional surprises with her best friend Nidal, Taylor Swift, Brent Rivera, Preston, Dhar Mann, Lexi Rivera, Ben Azelart, ZHC, Pierson, Jeremy Hutchins, Sofie Dossi, and her brother Hudson. See 6 more Salish surprises by Hudson
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Wave-Particle Duality Explained with Double Slit Experiments - Christmas Lectures with Neil Johnson
102 views / 0 likes - addedNeil Johnson demonstrates how light behaves both as a wave and as a particle using a series of double slit experiment setups. Watch the full fifth lecture of the series: http://www.rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1999/arrows-of-time/shaping-the-future?u
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How to speak whale with Tom Mustill and Michael Bronstein
80 views / 0 likes - addedIs it possible to talk to whales and dolphins? And what might you get out of the conversation?Book for our summer proramme of events here, in-person and online: https://www.rigb.org/whats-onSubscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeTo
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Exploding Acetylene Pumpkins! Halloween Science
608 views / 0 likes - addedWhat would Halloween be without exploding pumpkins? In order to not find out, we enlisted Dan Plane, our resident pumpkin exploder, to investigate the explosive power of acetylene. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Calcium ca
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What is Loop Quantum Gravity - with Carlo Rovelli
599 views / 0 likes - addedQuantum particles exist in space-time, but quanta of gravity are different - they are woven together to make space time itself. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe In this short clip from his talk on the Physics and Philosophy
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A Journey to the Centre of the Sun - with Lucie Green
635 views / 0 likes - addedLucie Green takes us on a journey from the centre of the sun to planet earth in a run-down of the latest solar physics research. Watch the Q&A here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JkxTILe2Nk 110 times wider than Earth; 15 million degrees at its core; an
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How Not to Put Out a Metal Fire - with Steve Mould
824 views / 0 likes - addedIt's a terrible idea to try to extinguish burning metal with a water or CO2 fire extinguisher. Steve Mould shows why. Subscribe for regular science videos from the Ri: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe and be sure you check out Steve's channel - https://www.youtu
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How To Make Your Phone Magnetic - Static Magnetism
1,205 views / 2 likes - added(Okay, you got us, this video was an April Fools' trick. Read our blog all about why it's all nonsense, and how science misinformation like this can be so believable: http://bit.ly/ApRilFoolSci) Try this amazing magnetic phone trick. Michael Faraday disco
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The secrets of Einstein's unknown equation with Sean Carroll
52 views / 0 likes - addedDid you know that Einstein's most important equation isn't E=mc^2? Find out all about his equation that expresses how spacetime curves, with Sean Carroll.Buy Sean's book here: https://geni.us/AIAOUHnYouTube channel members can watch the Q&A for this lectu
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5 Amazing Animals!
1,053 views / 0 likes - addedIt’s Valentine’s Day, and Jessi and Squeaks got Valentines from their awesome animal friends all over the world! Hang out with them as they read some silly Valentine poems and learn about the animals that sent them! ---------- Love SciShow Kids and want t
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High-Speed Collisions In Space – Experiments With A Carrot Gun
639 views / 0 likes - addedAndy uses a carrot gun to discuss the hazards of micrometeoroid impacts in space, showing that at high enough speeds even tiny specks of dust can be dangerous. Why do high energy collisions in space make solid matter behave in a way that's wholly unfamili
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What is Symmetry in Physics? With Tara Shears
618 views / 0 likes - addedSymmetry underlines our whole understanding of the universe. And the deeper we look, the more symmetries we find, reflecting our world in new and beautiful ways. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Symmetry is vital to understan
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How To Make a Hollow Mask Illusion - Psychology for Kids - ExpeRimental #22
1,001 views / 0 likes - addedBaffle your brain with the famous 'hollow mask illusion', and experiment with how it works by making your own. Watch the Einstein mask illusion: https://youtu.be/pH9dAbPOR6M Send us a photo of your masks, and you could win £100! http://www.rigb.org/famili
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Science For Kids - Jumping Candle Flame Experiment - ExpeRimental #13
769 views / 0 likes - addedMake a flame jump through the air in this fun science experiment to do at home with children. For info sheets and printable badges, click here: http://bit.ly/CandleChem ExpeRimental is a series of videos showing fun, cheap, simple science activities to do
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Liquid Nitrogen and the Leidenfrost Effect
742 views / 0 likes - addedWhy do scientists and demo presenters often choose not to wear protective gloves when handling liquid nitrogen? This is due to a little nifty phenomenon called the Leidenfrost effect. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The Lei
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Science For Kids - How To Make Fizzy Bottle Rockets - ExpeRimental #16
945 views / 1 likes - addedMake a juice bottle rocket fly through the air with some fizzy tablets and water in this fun science experiment for children. Download the infosheet for more ideas and information: http://bit.ly/FBR_Infosheet2 Subscribe for regular science videos: http://
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Artificial Intelligence, the History and Future - with Chris Bishop
883 views / 0 likes - addedChris Bishop discusses the progress and opportunities of artificial intelligence research. Subscribe for weekly science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe The last five years have witnessed a dramatic resurgence of excitement in the goal of creating intell
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Explaining Thermodynamics - Monthly(ish) Mailbag #3
893 views / 0 likes - addedJon answers questions from the comments sections, all about thermodynamics. What actually powers a ‘perpetual’ dippy bird (0:29)? Are there any non-transitive systems (1:33)? How does NASA’S EM drive work if it breaks the first law of thermodynamics (2:45
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The Psychology of Magic - with Gustav Kuhn
327 views / 0 likes - addedGustav Kuhn performs magic to illustrate the neuroscience and psychology of how we can be duped by misdirection and optical illusions.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeGustav's book "Experiencing the Impossible" is available t
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Where Do Mountains Come From?
1,158 views / 2 likes - addedDo you like to go hiking like Jessi and Squeaks do? Have you ever wondered how those mountains you’re hiking on got there? Check out this episode to learn how mountains form, and how mountains can keep growing! ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help suppor
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Visualising Resonance - Christmas Lectures with Leonard Maunder
653 views / 0 likes - addedWhat does resonance look like? Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the full third lecture of the series: http://rigb.org/christmas-lectures/watch/1983/machines-in-motion/vibration?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_
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We Need to Talk About Physics - with Helen Czerski
456 views / 0 likes - addedHelen Czerski explores the everyday oddities that shed light on some of the most important science of our time. Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Watch the Q&A here: https://youtu.be/nAWHJViVfcU When we hear about physics, we
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How will the Universe end? with Katie Mack
151 views / 0 likes - addedFrom the big crunch or big rip to vacuum decay, Katie Mack explains the different ways in which physicists believe our universe might end.Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibeKatie Mack is a theoretical astrophysicist and one of
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Science For Kids - Colour Changing Cabbage Experiment - ExpeRimental #17
789 views / 0 likes - addedMake a beautiful colour changing liquid from cabbage juice, and explore the science of indicator solutions in this fun chemistry experiment for children. Download the infosheet for more instructions and ideas: http://bit.ly/ColourCabbage_info Subscribe fo
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How To Remember Things - Psychology Experiments for Kids
577 views / 0 likes - addedLearn a trick to memorise more objects than you thought possible in this fun psychology activity for kids. Download the info sheet here: http://www.rigb.org/families/experimental/memory-masters Tell us what you think of these videos, and win £100: https:/
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Mimicry vs Language - with Sir David Attenborough
558 views / 0 likes - addedSome animals have the physical equipment to mimic human speech, but that doesn’t mean they have the brain to understand human language. In this clip from ‘The language of animals’ (1973) Sir David Attenborough chats with a greater Indian hill myna. Subscr
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The Microbes Within Us - with Ed Yong
1,051 views / 0 likes - addedEd Yong explores the tens of trillions of microbes swarming around your body, diving into the microbiome and the grand view of life it provides. Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/K4GBVDn_Ldg Subscribe for regular science videos: http://bit.ly/RiSubscRibe Yo
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Q&A: How Are Skyscrapers Engineered? - with Roma Agrawal
290 views / 0 likes - addedWhat's the hardest material to build a building out of? How would we build structures on the moon? Roma Agrawal answers audience questions following her talk.Watch the talk: https://youtu.be/cSyNqwbUB8kBuy Roma's book "Built: The Hidden Stories Behind our
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