Ri Science Podcast
Science

Ri Science Podcast

by The Royal Institution

Explore a new area of science every month from the world's sharpest minds. 'From the Theatre' episodes every second Wednesday of the month, bringing you talks from the Ri's world-renowned Theatre. Ri Science Podcast original episodes every last Wednesday of the month, lifting the lid on the science all around us. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

100 episodes
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1
From the Lab: The future of sound wave engineering - with Sriram Subramanian
25:07 Mar 13, 2026
2
What can ancient DNA reveal about the past? - with Pooja Swali
25:05 Feb 25, 2026
3
From the Lab: Investigating exoplanets - with Jonathan Tennyson
24:45 Feb 13, 2026
4
The role of inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease - with Tomi Akingbade
33:20 Jan 28, 2026
5
From the Lab: How mathematics is powering medical innovation – with Becky Shipley
33:36 Jan 16, 2026
6
Best of 2025: Science wrapped
45:22 Dec 31, 2025
7
From the Space Park: What will BepiColombo teach us about Mercury? - with Suzie Imber
42:32 Dec 10, 2025
8
Tripping the light fantastic: Space science and 200 years of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES - with Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
45:28 Nov 26, 2025
9
From the Excel: Upcoming science in 2026 from New Scientist Live
22:46 Nov 12, 2025
10
How mechanical engineering is changing the world - with Shini Somara
38:00 Oct 29, 2025
11
From the Theatre: Should computers run the world? - with Hannah Fry
36:04 Oct 8, 2025
12
The science behind sickle cell disease - with Sara El Hoss and Stephanie George
41:06 Sep 23, 2025
13
From the Theatre: The science of mental health - with Camilla Nord
44:21 Sep 9, 2025
14
Is data failing us? - with Grace Huckins
42:49 Aug 26, 2025
15
Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton
47:14 Aug 14, 2025
16
What can dogs teach us about the microbiome? - with Bushra Schuitemaker
40:03 Jul 29, 2025
17
The science behind ACL injuries in women's football - with Blake Rivers and Grace Vella
41:04 Jun 24, 2025
18
De-westernizing the history of science - with Gianamar Giovannetti-Singh
29:37 Jun 4, 2025
19
How ancient pathogens have uncovered the past – with Pooja Swali
31:02 May 28, 2025
20
Understanding antimicrobial resistance - with Gabriel Astorga
33:02 Apr 30, 2025
21
How climate change affects the brain - with Clayton Aldern and Sanjay Sisodiya
35:25 Mar 26, 2025
22
Statistical uncertainty in the modern world - with David Spiegelhalter
38:32 Feb 26, 2025
23
Scientists on Scientists: Being the Christmas Lecturer - with Chris van Tulleken and Monica Grady
44:36 Jan 29, 2025
24
Best of 2024: Science wrapped
29:40 Dec 18, 2024
25
Quantum physics and gender equity - with Jess Wade
52:47 Nov 27, 2024
26
Sustainable materials: Trick or treat? - with Mike Shaver
35:13 Oct 30, 2024
27
The search for Earth 2.0 - with Elizabeth Tasker
48:07 Sep 26, 2024
28
The brain on exercise - with Dr Flaminia Ronca
46:30 Aug 28, 2024
29
How women drove evolution - with Cat Bohannon
44:44 Jul 31, 2024
30
The science of cheese - with Bronwen Percival
28:46 Jun 26, 2024
31
Eggs, Evolution, and life on Earth - with Jules Howard
34:18 May 29, 2024
32
The neuroscience of memory - with Charan Ranganath
35:19 Apr 24, 2024
33
Ri on AI: The healthcare revolution – with Dr James Kinross
41:19 Mar 27, 2024
34
Geometry in Everyday Life - with the London Institute of Mathematical Sciences (LIMS)
35:28 Feb 28, 2024
35
Ri on AI: Understanding AlphaFold with Dame Janet Thornton
43:25 Dec 13, 2023
36
Tales from my PhD: Algorithms for energy efficiency – with Karan Mukhi
16:10 Aug 24, 2023
37
Tales from my PhD: Fighting rice blast fungus – with Camilla Molinari
11:19 Aug 20, 2023
38
Tales from my PhD: Researching anxiety and depression through computational models – with Sophie Shang
11:46 Aug 10, 2023
39
Tales from my PhD: Saving manta rays – with Jessica Savage
13:17 Aug 2, 2023
40
How to hear gravitational waves – with Tessa Baker
48:09 Jul 31, 2023
41
Tales from my PhD: What is galaxy evolution? – with Rohan Varadaraj
16:04 Jul 26, 2023
42
How did patriarchy develop across the world? – with Angela Saini and Julia Gillard
1:20:19 Jun 13, 2023
43
Can science explain emotions? – with Dean Burnett
1:13:08 Apr 30, 2023
44
Tackling climate change with innovation – with Alyssa Gilbert and Katherine Mathieson
26:54 Apr 22, 2023
45
Existential physics: Exploring life's big questions – with Sabine Hossenfelder
36:22 Mar 31, 2023
46
Bad statistics: How not to be misled – with Jennifer Rogers
34:07 Feb 28, 2023
47
How Peter Higgs proposed the Higgs boson – with Frank Close
1:02:16 Jan 31, 2023
48
How to handle heart disease – with Samer Nashef
50:13 Dec 23, 2022
49
CHRISTMAS LECTURES special: Inside forensic science – with Dame Sue Black & Katherine Mathieson
28:22 Dec 16, 2022
50
How does proton beam therapy treat cancer? – with Simon Jolly
1:08:07 Nov 21, 2022
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