The 2023 CHRISTMAS LECTURES, supported by CGI in the UK and presented by Mike Wooldridge start tonight 🙌 What is Artificial Intelligence and how does it work? How do we build machines that can achieve what a human brain can achieve? Find out the answers to these questions from 8pm. 📺Watch on BBC Four & iPlayer. | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Drumroll, please... 🥁 We are excited to announce that the 2023 Christmas Lectures will be presented by Prof Mike Wooldridge, and will be all about artificial intelligence! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Lightsabers from Star Wars aren't just "an elegant weapon, from a more civilised age"—there is science behind the science fiction. Chemist Alex Baker explored the science of a galaxy far, far away. Watch the lecture here: youtube.com/watch?v=zvyW-6MMDjM | Royal Institution of Great Britain

It's not just cool, it's rocket science 🚀 Nanoparticles of iron in a medium form a ferrofluid: magnetic liquid. Our new mini-documentary uncovers how Michael Faraday investigated nanoparticles over 100 years before the start of interest in nanotechnology. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=NFwknJClXS0 | Royal Institution of Great Britain

Why do Jubilee line trains on the London Underground make that distinctive sound? 🚇 We couldn't resist looking into the science of our local Tube line. | Royal Institution of Great Britain