Understanding antimicrobial resistance - with Gabriel Astorga
How do microbes including bacteria become resistant to treatment? What can we do to prevent it? And why do we have tuberculosis to thank for the creation of cowboy hats? This month, PhD student and aw...
30 Apr 202533min
How climate change affects the brain - with Clayton Aldern and Sanjay Sisodiya
John Tyndall first announced his discovery of greenhouse gases in a Royal Institution Discourse back in 1862. Since then, our understanding of the science of climate change has come on leaps and bound...
26 Mar 202535min
Statistical uncertainty in the modern world - with David Spiegelhalter
Sir David Spiegelhalter is a national treasure in the world of statistics, achieving everything from a knighthood to appearing on Total Wipeout. In light of giving the first Discourse in their bicent...
26 Feb 202538min
Scientists on Scientists: Being the Christmas Lecturer - with Chris van Tulleken and Monica Grady
2025 marks the 200 year anniversary of the CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution, as well as Discourses and Michael Faraday’s discovery of Benzene. We’re celebrating throughout the year to mar...
29 Jan 202544min
Best of 2024: Science wrapped
2024 has been a remarkable year for science, so we're taking a look back over the past year at our most memorable moments here on the Ri Science Podcast. From eggs to AI, sustainable plastics to prote...
18 Des 202429min
Quantum physics and gender equity - with Jess Wade
2025 is the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, as marked by the UN, to celebrate 100 years since the birth of quantum mechanics. But quantum science is one of the least diverse area...
27 Nov 202452min
Sustainable materials: Trick or treat? - with Mike Shaver
Halloween means lots of sweets, which in turn means lots of packaging. We’re starting to see more of the packaging on our shelves labelled as sustainable in some way, but are they really? Mike Shaver ...
30 Okt 202435min
The search for Earth 2.0 - with Elizabeth Tasker
What makes a planet habitable? What are we looking for to find Earth 2.0? And how do you get a chunk of an asteroid through airport security? This month, astrophysicist Elizabeth Tasker discusses the ...
26 Sep 202448min
