347K views · 8.5K reactions | The secret's out!  The 2025 Christmas Lectures, supported by CGI, will be presented by Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, and will be about outer space and all the scientific wonders beyond planet Earth. We can't wait until December! Find out more: rigb.org/christmas-lectures | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

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4.8K views · 21 reactions | It's British Science Week  Here are our top tips for exploring science at home with the kids. Discover fun, cheap and easy experiments you can do at home: rigb.org/experimental | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

35K views · 235 reactions | The science you need to think about, from world-renowned scientists, direct to your feed. Sign up to our newsletter here: bit.ly/2XRGTyP | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

On this day in 1836, Michael Faraday constructed the first Faraday cage ⚡ A Faraday cage shields the interior from external electromagnetic radiation and electrical fields by channelling electricity through the cage, providing constant voltage on all sides of the enclosure. Since the difference in voltage is the measure of electrical potential, no current flows through the interior space of the cage. In our daily lives we are surrounded by this invention. Faraday cages can be found in microwave

68K views · 2.9K reactions | What is science, and how can it enrich our lives? Jim Al-Khalili tells us about how knowing more about the world around us can empower us. | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook

174K views · 3.6K reactions | It's our birthday!  The Royal Institution was founded on this day in 1799 for "the teaching by courses of Philosophical Lectures and Experiments, the application of Science to the Common Purposes of Life". In this video from 1985, George Porter tells a brief history of the Ri. | Royal Institution of Great Britain | Facebook