Royal Institution

A picture of yellow flags flying at the front of the Royal Institution A picture of yellow flags flying at the front of the Royal Institution
Photo by me. I tried to be artistic, I failed.

A charitable organisation that has been hosting scientific lectures for over 200 years, most famously the annual Christmas Lecture for families, broadcast on television.

There’s a museum in the basement dedicated to Michael Faraday. It is interesting but small - really something to do on the way to a talk.

www.rigb.org

Talks

WiFi Wars Debug XXI

The audience use their own phones to join live games, crazy quizzes and new tech tests, as Rob and Steve show off their latest playful inventions.

£16.00

Technology

Magical Mercury (family)

Andrew Szydlo shows mercury’s strange liquid form, colours and reactions, from ancient uses to Faraday’s early experiments, with dramatic live demos.

£16.00

Science

A journey into consciousness

Michael Pollan and Anil Seth talk about what consciousness really is, how it shapes our sense of self, and whether animals and plants might share it too.

£16.00

Science Nature