Formal & Physical Sciences Engineering & TechnologyENHow does the James Webb Space Telescope work? | Puzzling Science with Maggie AderinThe Royal InstitutionSeptember 7, 2026 10 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5James Webb Space TelescopeNIRSpecInfrared Astronomy
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought AI — Models & ResearchENCan AI fix Britain's broken statistics? | with Arthur TurrellThe Royal InstitutionSeptember 4, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5StatisticsArtificial IntelligenceEconomic Statistics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENSound and Music: Physics or Convention? | Helen Czerski & Philip BallHelen Czerski & Philip BallAugust 28, 2026 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AcousticsOceanographyMusic Theory
Life & Natural Systems Climate & EcologyENWhy was the summer of 2026 so hot? | with Clair Barnes, Gary Konstantinoudis & Alisha Fuller-ArmahThe Royal InstitutionAugust 26, 2026 39 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5HeatwaveClimate ChangeAttribution
Life & Natural Systems PsychologyENWhy neuroscience keeps rediscovering Freud | Mark SolmsMark SolmsAugust 21, 2026 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5FreudNeurosciencePsychoanalysis
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENAnimals can treat their own illnesses? | Puzzling Science with Jaap de RoodeJaap de RoodeAugust 17, 2026 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Animal BehaviorSelf-MedicationMonarch Butterflies
Applied Sciences & Engineering EnergyENAI is inventing materials that don't exist yet | with the Faraday InstitutionThe Royal InstitutionAugust 14, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5BatteriesArtificial IntelligenceMaterials Science
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENThe hidden rule behind all evolution | with biologist Anjali GoswamiAnjali GoswamiAugust 7, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Evolutionary BiologyPhenomicsCats
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENPhysics says 'now' isn't real... so do your choices even matter? | Jo MarchantJo MarchantJuly 31, 2026 57 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5TimeBlock UniverseFree Will
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENQuantum field theory, AI, and the future of theoretical physics - with Ross JenkinsonThe Royal InstitutionJuly 29, 2026 39 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Quantum Field TheoryQuantum ComputingArtificial Intelligence
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENIs the top quark a threat to the universe? | with Kate ShawKate ShawJuly 24, 2026 45 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Top QuarkHiggs BosonVacuum Stability
Life & Natural Systems Society & CultureENFive forensic scientists walk through a crime sceneThe Royal InstitutionJuly 17, 2026 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Forensic ScienceCrime Scene InvestigationEntomology
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENThe physics behind killing cancer with light (photodynamic therapy) | with Stephen BownStephen BownJuly 10, 2026 62 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Photodynamic TherapyCancer TreatmentLight Physics
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENNeutrinos: The ghost particle that could explain why you exist | with Kirsty DuffyKirsty DuffyJuly 3, 2026 58 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5NeutrinosParticle PhysicsStandard Model
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENQuantum Paradoxes: 5 Ways to Test the Multiverse | Maria ViolarisMaria ViolarisJune 26, 2026 56 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5Quantum MechanicsMultiverseQuantum Computing
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENCell signalling, heart disease and the physics of light | with Izzy Jayasinghe & Alfredo CarpinetiThe Royal InstitutionJune 24, 2026 41 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Cell SignalingHeart DiseaseSuper-Resolution Microscopy
Life & Natural Systems Philosophy & EthicsENThere are 22 theories of consciousness: Michael Pollan explains why none of them workMichael PollanJune 22, 2026 21 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessNeurosciencePsychedelics
Applied Sciences & Engineering AI & SocietyENShe tested 210 smart devices. Here's what they're hiding | IoT with Anna Maria MandalariAnna Maria MandalariJune 19, 2026 48 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5IoTPrivacySecurity
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENJim Al Khalili explains Einstein's battle with quantum mechanicsJim Al-KhaliliJune 16, 2026 10 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5EPR ParadoxQuantum MechanicsEinstein
Formal & Physical Sciences AI — Models & ResearchENAI is solving science's biggest problems — but has no idea why it's right | with Claire MaloneClaire MaloneJune 12, 2026 49 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5AIScienceMachine Learning
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsENUnveiling the ghost particle: Neutrinos and their impact on particle physics - with Kirsty DuffyKirsty DuffyJune 10, 2026 41 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5NeutrinosParticle PhysicsGhost Particle
Life & Natural Systems Astronomy & CosmologyENWhy the sky is blue, how butterflies migrate & the true story of Halley's Comet | with Lucy RogersLucy RogersJune 5, 2026 52 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Monarch ButterfliesSky ColorHalley's Comet
Applied Sciences & Engineering Engineering & TechnologyENHow nanoparticles are quietly revolutionising the world | with Ivan ParkinIvan ParkinJune 2, 2026 60 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5NanoparticlesTitanium DioxideSelf-Cleaning Glass
Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & GeographyENHow geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 2Anjana KhatwaMay 26, 2026 32 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5GeologyIndigenous KnowledgeOral History
Life & Natural Systems Earth Sciences & GeographyENHow geology built civilisation | with Anjana Khatwa | Part 1Anjana KhatwaMay 26, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5GeologyEarth ScienceIndigenous Knowledge
Life & Natural Systems Medicine & HealthENFrom the Lab: Treating cancer with light through photodynamic therapy - with Stephen BownStephen BownMay 20, 2026 22 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Photodynamic TherapyCancer TreatmentLaser Medicine
Formal & Physical Sciences Science — General & HistoryEN(Part 2) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David WeitzThe Royal InstitutionMay 19, 2026 25 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Cooking SciencePhysicsEmulsions
Formal & Physical Sciences PhysicsEN(Part 1) The Science of Cooking: What's Happening to Your Food | With Ben Ebbrell & David WeitzThe Royal InstitutionMay 19, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Science of CookingEmulsionsDiffusion Equation
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENWhat makes Magnus Carlsen so good? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 2Fernand GobetMay 14, 2026 30 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ChessPsychologyExpertise
Humanities, Social Sciences & Thought PsychologyENWhat makes Magnus Carlsen unbeatable? The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet | Part 1Fernand GobetMay 12, 2026 28 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ChessPsychologyExpertise
Applied Sciences & Engineering PhysicsENCan sound levitate objects and create holograms you can touch? with Sriram SubramanianSriram SubramanianMay 5, 2026 37 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Acoustic LevitationHaptic FeedbackUltrasound
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENHow does your brain create your sense of self? Part 2 with Anil Seth and Michael PollanThe Royal InstitutionApril 30, 2026 27 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessSelfNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENHow does your brain create your sense of self? Part 1 with Anil Seth and Michael PollanAnil Seth and Michael PollanApril 28, 2026 33 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5ConsciousnessSelfNeuroscience
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENQuicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 2 with Andrew SzydloAndrew SzydloApril 22, 2026 53 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5MercuryChemistryHistory of Science
Formal & Physical Sciences ChemistryENQuicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 1 with Andrew SzydloAndrew SzydloApril 21, 2026 43 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5MercuryChemistryAlchemy
Formal & Physical Sciences Astronomy & CosmologyEN6,000 planets discovered — and we still can't read their atmospheres | with Jonathan TennysonJonathan TennysonApril 14, 2026 55 min★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5ExoplanetsSpectroscopyAtmospheres
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENSay it with Sound! 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 1/3The Royal InstitutionApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Sound CommunicationAnimal CommunicationNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems BiologyENDo animals understand words? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 3/3Sophie ScottApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5LanguageAnimal CommunicationNeuroscience
Life & Natural Systems NeuroscienceENCould telepathy become reality? 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 2/3The Royal InstitutionApril 1, 2026 59 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5CommunicationPheromonesBody Language
Formal & Physical Sciences MathematicsENDiscourse: Mathematical tools to transform the world – with Becky ShipleyBecky ShipleyMarch 31, 2026 54 min★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ 4/5Mathematical ModelingHealthcare EngineeringComputational Biology
