Royal Institution Christmas Lectures

The Science of Fireworks!

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Duration: 69:30
Updated: 17 Aug 2013

A brief history of the modern firework. Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, gives a family lecture on the his...

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Chemical Curiosities: Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations

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Duration: 69:43
Updated: 20 Aug 2013

Professor Chris Bishop, presenter of the 2008 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures, leads us through a spectacular tour of the curious, and sometimes surpris...

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Richard Dawkins - CHRISTMAS LECTURES 1991 - Growing up in the Universe

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Duration: 57:37
Updated: 13 Aug 2013

The world-famous evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins presents the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES in 1991. Original broadcast live on the BBC, the se...

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - Lecture 1 - Breaking the Speed Limit

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Duration: 37:02
Updated: 19 Jun 2013

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - Lecture 2 - Chips with Everything

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Duration: 37:01
Updated: 02 May 2013

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The Liquid That Flows Upwards - The Royal Institution Christmas Lecture 2010, Preview - BBC Four

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Duration: 2:25
Updated: 27 Jul 2013

More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00x1ygp Material scientist Dr Mark Miodownik demonstrates an incredible ferro-fluid that flows up...

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - Lecture 3 - The Ghost in the Machine

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Duration: 37:13
Updated: 17 Apr 2013

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Richard Dawkins Interview - Presenting the 1991 CHRISTMAS LECTURES

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Duration: 5:10
Updated: 12 Aug 2013

Professor Richard Dawkins talks about his experience of presenting the 1991 CHRISTMAS LECTURES. The series explored our "growing knowledge of how life grows ...

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010 (1of 11)

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Duration: 11:15
Updated: 26 Jun 2013

why size matters in animal behaviour? How can a hamster survive falling from the top of a skyscraper, ants carry over 100 times their own body weight and gec...

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What's in Your Head?

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Duration: 58:25
Updated: 04 Jul 2013

First of the 2011 Royal Institution Christmas Lectures by Prof. Bruce Hood.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - Lecture 5 - Digital Intelligence

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Duration: 37:16
Updated: 17 Apr 2013

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Levitating Superconductors - Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - BBC Four

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Duration: 2:09
Updated: 27 Mar 2013

More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01pp6bq Peter creates a railway of the future with the levitating power of a superconductor.

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Ri Christmas Lectures 2010 - Iron and Fireworks

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Duration: 2:04
Updated: 15 May 2013

Lecture 2 - Why Chocolate Melts and Jet Engines Don't Why does an iron rod just heat up in a bunsen burner flame whilst iron filling produce fireworks? We go...

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010 (3 of 11)

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Duration: 11:15
Updated: 22 May 2013

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010 (4 of 11)

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Duration: 11:08
Updated: 22 May 2013

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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Lighting a fire in 15% Oxygen

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Duration: 2:52
Updated: 07 Aug 2013

As part of Lecture One of his 2012 Christmas Lectures, 'The Modern Alchemist', Dr Peter Wothers visits a research lab near Cambridge where they are investiga...

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Magician Misdirection - Royal Institution Christmas Lectures - BBC Four

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Duration: 2:10
Updated: 27 Jul 2013

More about this programme: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b018l6vy Magician Billy Kidd shows a live audience how she can misdirect them during a trick.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2010 (9of 11)

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Duration: 10:48
Updated: 22 May 2013

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - CoreRFID

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Duration: 2:32
Updated: 19 Aug 2012

RFID based checkout payment demontration by CoreRFID Ltd show on Five at the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008. www.corerfid.com - www.rfidshop.com.

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Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2008 - Lecture 4 - Untangling the Web

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Duration: 36:55
Updated: 17 Apr 2013

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The Cosmic Onion: 5 lectures In All: lecture 1 (1 of 7)

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Duration: 9:41
Updated: 11 Dec 2012

The Royal Insitution of Christmas lectures 1993 The Cosmic onion Lecturer: Professor Frank Close.

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2012 Christmas Lectures - Burning a Diamond

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Duration: 4:41
Updated: 09 Aug 2013

Dr Peter Wothers is assisted by Nobel prize winner Sir Harry Kroto. Watch The Modern Alchemist series in full on the Ri Channel: http://bit.ly/VJM09x The Ri ...

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Christmas Lectures 2012 - Huge Tesla Coil

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Duration: 1:22
Updated: 05 Aug 2013

Dr Peter Wothers demonstrates the power of a huge Tesla coil as part of the 2012 Christmas Lectures. Watch The Modern Alchemist series in full on the Ri Chan...

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