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The psychology of chess Q&A with Fernand Gobet

What makes Magnus Carlsen unbeatable The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet Part 2

What makes Magnus Carlsen unbeatable The psychology behind chess – with Fernand Gobet Part 1

Invisible forces How sound can lift and let you feel the air with Sriram Subramanian

Q&A Can sound levitate objects and create holograms you can touch with Sriram Subramanian

How does your brain create your sense of self Part 2 with Anil Seth and Michael Pollan

How does epigenetics impact the placenta - with Jennifer Frost

How does your brain create your sense of self Part 1 with Anil Seth and Michael Pollan

Q&A Understanding consciousness with Anil Seth and Michael Pollan

Quicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 2 with Andrew Szydlo

Quicksilver, alchemy & Faraday's motor – Part 1 with Andrew Szydlo

6,000 planets discovered — and we still can't read their atmospheres with Jonathan Tennyson

Q&A How do we know what exoplants are made of with Jonathan Tennyson The Royal Institution

Do animals understand words 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 33

Could telepathy become reality 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 23

Say it with Sound! 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Sophie Scott 13

Becky Shipley Q&A

Battery science and the future of energy storage - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 33

The human body as an energy system - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 23

How energy powers the world - 2016 CHRISTMAS LECTURES with Saiful Islam 13

The science of consciousness Could a conscious AI exist - Ri Science Podcast with Anil Seth

The unexpected planet that could redefine the search for life in space with Nikku Madhusudhan

The most explosive science demos - with The Royal Institution

Mission to Mars - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 33

How to Survive in Orbit The Physics of Life Support - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 23

Riding the Fireball The Physics of Lift Off - Kevin Fong's 2015 Christmas Lectures 13

A New Revolution - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 33

Holograms, AI & The Secret Science of Smartphones - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 23

The Light Bulb Moment - Danielle George's 2014 Christmas Lectures 13

Could I live forever - Alison Woollard's 2013 Christmas Lectures 33