Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Science — General & HistoryENHow the stars made us - with Roberto TrottaRoberto TrottaMay 13, 2025 54 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AstronomyHuman HistoryStars
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENOptimising our world with mathematical models - with Jane HillstonJane HillstonApril 29, 2025 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Mathematical ModelingQueuing TheoryPerformance Modeling
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENIs there a standard model of cosmology? - with George EfstathiouGeorge EfstathiouApril 24, 2025 61 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5CosmologyStandard ModelInflation
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENFollowing Faraday's hint: The search for quantum gravity - with Jim GatesSylvester James Gates Jr.April 8, 2025 65 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum GravitySupersymmetryVisualization
Formal & Physical Sciences Engineering & TechnologyENHow to stop a killer asteroid from hitting Earth - with Robin George AndrewsRobin George AndrewsMarch 26, 2025 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5AsteroidPlanetary DefenseDART
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENThe art and science of uncertainty - with David SpiegelhalterSir David SpiegelhalterMarch 11, 2025 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5UncertaintyProbabilityStatistics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENDecoding quantum reality - with Vlatko VedralVlatko VedralMarch 4, 2025 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum MechanicsInformation TheoryEntanglement
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENThe science of imagination - with Adam ZemanAdam ZemanFebruary 18, 2025 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ImaginationNeuroscienceAphantasia
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought SportsENQ&A: From impossible to iconic: Rodney Mullen's evolution of skateboardingThe Royal InstitutionFebruary 16, 2025 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Rodney MullenSkateboardingQ&A
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENA new way to understand quantum - with Bob CoeckeBob CoeckeJanuary 7, 2025 81 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum MechanicsDiagrammatic ReasoningCategory Theory
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENFrom tastebuds to toilet - 2024 Christmas Lectures with Chris van Tulleken 1/3The Royal InstitutionDecember 31, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Digestive SystemTasteFood Science
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENThe chemical history of a candle - with David RickettsDavid RickettsDecember 24, 2024 83 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ChemistryCandleFaraday
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENUltra processed foods and the third age of eating - with Chris van TullekenChris van TullekenDecember 17, 2024 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Ultra-Processed FoodNutritionPublic Health
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENInside the particle detector at CERN - with Claire MaloneClaire MaloneNovember 26, 2024 42 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Particle PhysicsATLASCERN
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENWaking up in the universe - Richard Dawkins 1991 Christmas Lectures 1/5Richard DawkinsNovember 24, 2024 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5EvolutionOrigins of LifeNatural Selection
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENUntying the quantum string - with Davide De BiasioDavide De BiasioNovember 19, 2024 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5String TheoryQuantum GravityPhysics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENQ&A: The secrets of Einstein's unknown equation – with Sean CarrollSean CarrollNovember 15, 2024 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5EinsteinGeneral RelativityQuantum Gravity
Applied Sciences & Engineering Space ExplorationENHow the James Webb Space Telescope was designed - with Mark ClampinMark ClampinNovember 12, 2024 63 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5JWSTSpace TelescopeNASA
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe everyday science of gas - with Mark MiodownikMark MiodownikNovember 5, 2024 63 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5GasesChemistryPhysics
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe history of black holes - with Marcus ChownMarcus ChownOctober 29, 2024 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Black HolesGeneral RelativityAstrophysics
Applied Sciences & Engineering Arts & ArchitectureENThe scientist vs the art forger - with Jehane RagaiJehane RagaiOctober 22, 2024 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Art ForgeryForensic ScienceChemistry
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENGravitational waves and the Einstein telescope - with Gideon KoekoekGideon KoekoekOctober 15, 2024 62 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Gravitational WavesEinstein TelescopeGeneral Relativity
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe languages of animals: Beware! - David Attenborough's 1973 Christmas Lectures 1/5David AttenboroughOctober 10, 2024 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Animal CommunicationDefense MechanismsEthology
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENThe quantum revolution explained | with Sean CarrollSean CarrollOctober 1, 2024 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum MechanicsQuantum Field TheorySean Carroll
Applied Sciences & Engineering SportsENFrom impossible to iconic: Rodney Mullen's evolution of skateboardingThe Royal InstitutionSeptember 24, 2024 44 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5SkateboardingInnovationEmbodied Cognition
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENSurveying dark energy across the universe - with Ofer LahavOfer LahavSeptember 10, 2024 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Dark EnergyCosmologyDark Energy Survey
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENThe science of happiness - with Bruce HoodBruce HoodSeptember 3, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HappinessNeurosciencePositive Psychology
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENIn search of immortality - with Venki RamakrishnanVenki RamakrishnanAugust 27, 2024 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AgingImmortalityMolecular Biology
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENParticle physics and the CMS experiment at CERN - with Kathryn ColdhamKathryn ColdhamAugust 20, 2024 42 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CERNCMS ExperimentParticle Physics
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENPlanets beyond our sun - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 6/6Carl SaganAugust 19, 2024 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Carl SaganExoplanetsChristmas Lectures
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENMars before Viking - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 4/6Carl SaganAugust 17, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MarsMariner 9Planetary Science
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe history of Mars - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 3/6Carl SaganAugust 16, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MarsCarl SaganSpace Exploration
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe outer solar system and life - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 2/6Carl SaganAugust 15, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Carl SaganOuter Solar SystemOrigin of Life
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyENThe earth as a planet - Carl Sagan's 1977 Christmas Lectures 1/6Carl SaganAugust 14, 2024 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Carl SaganPlanetary ScienceSolar System
Applied Sciences & Engineering EnergyENThe future of fusion - with the UKAEAThe Royal InstitutionAugust 13, 2024 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Fusion EnergyTokamakInertial Confinement