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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.
The Royal Institution hosts Ri Science Podcast, a science show with 115 episodes published.
This pride month, we hear from two exceptional queer scientists about their research and journeys in STEM. Izzy Jayasinghe is the Head of Molecular Medicine at UNSW in Sydney, and her research investigates how cell signa
This month we're bringing you an exploration of space science From the Theatre. In his talk back in 2024, Anu Ojha OBE from the UK Space Agency explores the discoveries made through applications of space science, climate
Neutrinos are the most important particle you were never taught about. They are created in radioactive decays in the sun, the centre of the Earth, supernovae, and even beer. Particle physicist Kirsty Duffy joins us this
Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) is offering a revolutionary new treatment option for a range of diseases, particularly cancers. By combining the skills of physicists and physicians, PDT uses light to kill living cells without
How are segments of DNA preserved from ancient viruses impacting the functioning of the placenta? And how does this lead to pregnancy complications? Jennifer Frost leads a team of researchers at Kings College London, inv
From thin film coatings to drug delivery and even antimicrobial resistance, nanoparticles have a huge range of applications. In this month's From The Lab episode, chemist Ivan Parkin explores some of these applications p
The science of consciousness is a complex and constantly evolving field of research. Neuroscientists are still understanding how it originates in humans, but the question now arises of whether Artificial Intelligence cou
In this month's From the Lab episode, we discover the power of sound waves and how they can manipulate small objects with engineer Sriram Subramanian , ahead of his Discourse at the end of March. Sriram explains the scie
How can ancient DNA help us understand how diseases spread? This month, geneticist and pathogen genomics expert Pooja Swali explains how samples of DNA from the past can reveal how diseases have spread across the world o
Planets outside of our solar system can unlock an abundance of secrets about our Universe. But how do we study them? Astrophysicist Jonathan Tennyson discusses his own research into exoplanets, and how researchers can us
Alzheimer’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease caused by the excessive build-up of proteins in the brain. Neuroscientist Tomi Akingbade joins us this month to explain how inflammation could be playing a rol
Medical research is continuously evolving with new technologies, but another key player in spurring this evolution is mathematics. Mathematician and healthcare engineering expert Becky Shipley joins us to discuss the rol
From the scientific mechanisms underlying ACL injuries, the application of computational fluid dynamics in the COVID-19 pandemic, and even the latest space mission on the way to Mercury, we've covered an enormous range o
We’re bringing you this month’s From the Theatre episode from the Space Park in Leicester, joined by Professor of Space Physics Suzie Imber . Suzie is a Co-Investigator on the Mercury Imaging X-Ray Spectrometer (MIXS) in
This December, space scientist and renowned science communicator Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock will be presenting the CHRISTMAS LECTURES in their 200th year titled ‘Is there life beyond earth?’. Maggie joins us on the pod
In this month's 'From the Theatre' episode, we visited New Scientist Live at the Excel to explore what scientists are most excited about for 2026. From insects performing amputations to the latest developments at the Lar
Mechanical engineer and broadcaster Shini Somara joins us this month to uncover some of the fascinating and often under-appreciated innovations in the world of engineering, ahead of her double bill of talks at the Ri on
In this month's From the Theatre episode, we revisit past Christmas Lecturer Hannah Fry's talk on the power of algorithms to continue celebrating our Discover200 campaign. Hannah Fry takes us on a tour of the good, the b
Sickle cell disorder is an inherited blood disorder that affects the shape of red blood cells, and can have an extreme impact on all different areas of the body. September marks Sickle Cell Awareness Month, so we wanted
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Anil Seth
Professor of Cognitive and Computational Neuroscience · University of Sussex
2 appearances on this show
Hannah Fry
1 appearance on this show
Dr Camilla Nord
Associate · Smithsonian
1 appearance on this show
Sir David Spiegelhalter
emeritus professor of statistics at the University of Cambridge · University of Cambridge
1 appearance on this show
Cat Bohannon
Author
1 appearance on this show
Charan Ranganath
Director of the Memory and Plasticity Program, Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience · University of California at Davis
2 appearances on this show
Dr James Kinross
colorectal surgeon, author, microbiome pioneer · Imperial College London
2 appearances on this show
Angela Saini
author of 'The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule'
1 appearance on this show
Dean Burnett
neuroscientist and bestselling author of The Idiot Brain and The Happy Brain
1 appearance on this show
Alyssa Gilbert
Director of Undaunted and Director of Innovation · Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment
1 appearance on this show
Sabine Hossenfelder
Ph.D.
1 appearance on this show
Jennifer Rogers
Executive Officer, Learning Technology Standards Committee · Learning Technology Standards Committee at the IEEE
1 appearance on this show
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