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Life & Natural Systems Biology

Is soil actually alive? | with Frank Ashwood

Frank Ashwood

November 6, 2026 58 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

SoilBiodiversityEcology

Life & Natural Systems Biology

From the PhD Lab: How do biofilms help keep bacteria alive? - with Josh Horton

Josh Horton

November 4, 2026 26 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

BiofilmsSalmonellaMicrobiology

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Why is quantum measurement so puzzling? | Puzzling Science with Maria Violaris

Maria Violaris

November 2, 2026 20 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Quantum MechanicsMeasurement ProblemSchrodinger's Cat

Formal & Physical Sciences Energy

Lithium vs Sodium: The Battery Face-Off | with Saiful Islam

Saiful Islam

October 30, 2026 60 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

Lithium-Ion BatterySodium-Ion BatterySolid-State Battery

Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & History

What Star Trek got right about science (and what it got wrong) | Part 2

The Royal Institution

October 26, 2026 30 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

Star TrekSpace ExplorationAstronaut Training

Life & Natural Systems Science — General & History

What Star Trek got right about science (and what it got wrong) | Part 1

The Royal Institution (with Jamie Gallagher, Leah SciFi, Joby Razzell Hollis, Alfredo Carpineti)

October 23, 2026 45 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Star TrekAstrobiologyProsthetics

Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & History

How math reveals what your brain hides | with Kit Yates

Kit Yates

October 16, 2026 68 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

MathematicsPerceptionCognitive Bias

Formal & Physical Sciences Engineering & Technology

The PLATO mission: Discovering other planets fit for life - with Ana Heras and Alistair Winton

The Royal Institution

October 14, 2026 44 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

ExoplanetsPLATO MissionTransit Method

Life & Natural Systems Astronomy & Cosmology

Can astronomers see the universe without light? | with Alfredo Carpineti

Alfredo Carpineti

October 9, 2026 63 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

AstronomyElectromagnetic SpectrumMulti-Wavelength

Formal & Physical Sciences AI — News & Applications

Can AI solve the hardest problems in mathematics? | PuzzlingScience with Yang-Hui He

Yang-Hui He

October 5, 2026 17 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

AIMathematicsProof Verification

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

We recreated Tesla's 1892 show | with David Ricketts & Michael Cutts

The Royal Institution

October 2, 2026 64 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

Tesla CoilElectricityPhysics Demonstrations

Life & Natural Systems Philosophy & Ethics

Do cells have goals? | with Melanie Challenger, Nick Lane & Philip Ball

The Royal Institution

September 28, 2026 71 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

BiologyOrigin of LifeAgency

Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought Biology

The problem with de-extinction | with Sadiah Qureshi

Sadiah Qureshi

September 18, 2026 42 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

ExtinctionDe-ExtinctionHistory of Science

Life & Natural Systems Astronomy & Cosmology

The Astronomer Royal on alien oceans | with Michele Dougherty

Michele Dougherty

September 11, 2026 57 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

EnceladusCassiniJUICE

Formal & Physical Sciences Engineering & Technology

How does the James Webb Space Telescope work? | Puzzling Science with Maggie Aderin

The Royal Institution

September 7, 2026 10 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

James Webb Space TelescopeNIRSpecInfrared Astronomy

Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI — Models & Research

Can AI fix Britain's broken statistics? | with Arthur Turrell

The Royal Institution

September 4, 2026 56 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

StatisticsArtificial IntelligenceEconomic Statistics

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Sound and Music: Physics or Convention? | Helen Czerski & Philip Ball

Helen Czerski & Philip Ball

August 28, 2026 57 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

AcousticsOceanographyMusic Theory

Life & Natural Systems Climate & Ecology

Why was the summer of 2026 so hot? | with Clair Barnes, Gary Konstantinoudis & Alisha Fuller-Armah

The Royal Institution

August 26, 2026 39 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

HeatwaveClimate ChangeAttribution

Life & Natural Systems Psychology

Why neuroscience keeps rediscovering Freud | Mark Solms

Mark Solms

August 21, 2026 45 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

FreudNeurosciencePsychoanalysis

Life & Natural Systems Biology

Animals can treat their own illnesses? | Puzzling Science with Jaap de Roode

Jaap de Roode

August 17, 2026 21 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Animal BehaviorSelf-MedicationMonarch Butterflies

Applied Sciences & Engineering Energy

AI is inventing materials that don't exist yet | with the Faraday Institution

The Royal Institution

August 14, 2026 53 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

BatteriesArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Science

Life & Natural Systems Biology

The hidden rule behind all evolution | with biologist Anjali Goswami

Anjali Goswami

August 7, 2026 59 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Evolutionary BiologyPhenomicsCats

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Physics says 'now' isn't real... so do your choices even matter? | Jo Marchant

Jo Marchant

July 31, 2026 57 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

TimeBlock UniverseFree Will

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Quantum field theory, AI, and the future of theoretical physics - with Ross Jenkinson

The Royal Institution

July 29, 2026 39 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Quantum Field TheoryQuantum ComputingArtificial Intelligence

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Is the top quark a threat to the universe? | with Kate Shaw

Kate Shaw

July 24, 2026 45 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Top QuarkHiggs BosonVacuum Stability

Life & Natural Systems Society & Culture

Five forensic scientists walk through a crime scene

The Royal Institution

July 17, 2026 60 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Forensic ScienceCrime Scene InvestigationEntomology

Life & Natural Systems Medicine & Health

The physics behind killing cancer with light (photodynamic therapy) | with Stephen Bown

Stephen Bown

July 10, 2026 62 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Photodynamic TherapyCancer TreatmentLight Physics

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Neutrinos: The ghost particle that could explain why you exist | with Kirsty Duffy

Kirsty Duffy

July 3, 2026 58 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

NeutrinosParticle PhysicsStandard Model

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Quantum Paradoxes: 5 Ways to Test the Multiverse | Maria Violaris

Maria Violaris

June 26, 2026 56 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5

Quantum MechanicsMultiverseQuantum Computing

Life & Natural Systems Biology

Cell signalling, heart disease and the physics of light | with Izzy Jayasinghe & Alfredo Carpineti

The Royal Institution

June 24, 2026 41 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Cell SignalingHeart DiseaseSuper-Resolution Microscopy

Life & Natural Systems Philosophy & Ethics

There are 22 theories of consciousness: Michael Pollan explains why none of them work

Michael Pollan

June 22, 2026 21 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

ConsciousnessNeurosciencePsychedelics

Applied Sciences & Engineering AI & Society

She tested 210 smart devices. Here's what they're hiding | IoT with Anna Maria Mandalari

Anna Maria Mandalari

June 19, 2026 48 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

IoTPrivacySecurity

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Jim Al Khalili explains Einstein's battle with quantum mechanics

Jim Al-Khalili

June 16, 2026 10 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

EPR ParadoxQuantum MechanicsEinstein

Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & Research

AI is solving science's biggest problems — but has no idea why it's right | with Claire Malone

Claire Malone

June 12, 2026 49 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

AIScienceMachine Learning

Formal & Physical Sciences Physics

Unveiling the ghost particle: Neutrinos and their impact on particle physics - with Kirsty Duffy

Kirsty Duffy

June 10, 2026 41 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

NeutrinosParticle PhysicsGhost Particle

Life & Natural Systems Astronomy & Cosmology

Why the sky is blue, how butterflies migrate & the true story of Halley's Comet | with Lucy Rogers

Lucy Rogers

June 5, 2026 52 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Monarch ButterfliesSky ColorHalley's Comet

Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & Technology

How nanoparticles are quietly revolutionising the world | with Ivan Parkin

Ivan Parkin

June 2, 2026 60 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

NanoparticlesTitanium DioxideSelf-Cleaning Glass

Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & Geography

How geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 2

Anjana Khatwa

May 26, 2026 32 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

GeologyIndigenous KnowledgeOral History

Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & Geography

How geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 1

Anjana Khatwa

May 26, 2026 27 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

GeologyEarth ScienceIndigenous Knowledge

Life & Natural Systems Medicine & Health

From the Lab: Treating cancer with light through photodynamic therapy - with Stephen Bown

Stephen Bown

May 20, 2026 22 min

★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5

Photodynamic TherapyCancer TreatmentLaser Medicine