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Catch up on Monday 13 July
The programme first shown on Monday 13 July can be found below. Video content is available to watch on our YouTube channel, with additional activities and online showcases on social media. The Exhibition content is generally suitable for an audience aged 12+. Video content may contain flashing imagery. All content is free to view and explore, and there is no need to register.
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Welcome to Summer Science Online
10.30am
We launch our online programme with a welcome from Dr Julie Maxton, Executive Director of the Royal Society.
Micrographia: turning the pages
10.30am – 11am
Discover a hidden world only visible to us when viewed through the microscope. Robert Hooke’s pioneering book of scientific illustrations is released on the Turning the pages platform for the first time and available to view in all its microscopic beauty.
Watch an introduction on our YouTube catch-up playlist or view the Turning the pages platform.
What are they up to now?
11.30am – 12 noon
Ever wonder what our researchers do once the Summer Science Exhibition is finished? We catch up with some of our previous exhibitors to find out what’s new with their research since their time at the Exhibition. In this session, we hear from Take a bite out of climate change, Superbiomaterials to fight superbugs and Hot stuff: when radioactivity is good for you. Image: © Jack Wiseall.
Uncovering the complexity of doping in sport
12.30pm – 12.45pm
Are dopers born or made? Join Professor Susan Backhouse to explore the psychology of doping and the complex social and environmental factors that might lead an athlete to cheat.
Watch on our YouTube catch-up playlist.
Doodle of the day
Live from 1pm
Get your creative juices flowing in this daily art challenge. We’ll be posting an image from the Royal Society’s archive collection and we invite you to recreate it - in any format that takes your fancy.
Follow us on Twitter to find today’s daily challenge. Share your pictures and photos with us using #summerscience.
Stormy weather: Weather lore
Live from 2.30pm
(Part 1 of 6) Explore how people predicted the weather in the days before scientific forecasting systems were put in place, and discover weather lore ranging from accurate observations to absurd divinations. A showcase in partnership with the Met Office.
Visit the collections on Google Arts & Culture.
Powering the future
3pm – 3.15pm
Venture into the lab with Dr Ulrich Hintermair to discover the role of chemical catalysts in the creation of sustainable energy.
Image © Smirkdingo
Summer Science highlights
4.30pm – 4.45pm
Take a trip down memory lane as we look back at some of our highlights over the past few years. Sit back and enjoy a selection of bite-sized videos by our expert exhibitors covering topics from astronomy to zoology, and everything in between.
Watch on our YouTube catch-up playlist.
What are they up to now?
5pm – 5.30pm
Ever wonder what our researchers do once the Summer Science Exhibition is finished? We catch up with some of our previous exhibitors to find out what’s new with their research since their time at the Exhibition. In this session, we hear from Race against the ageing clock and Magnetic to the core.
Image © Annique van der Boon.
The big Summer Science quiz
6pm – 7pm
Join our big family-friendly online quiz evening with a host of special guests and Fellows of the Royal Society pitching questions on their favourite topics. With rounds on movies, space, the elements and more, get your team together, grab a pen and paper and go for quiz glory.
What's on Tuesday 14 July
Catch up on highlights from previous Exhibitions, explore the science of weather, find out what your pet is really thinking, and accompany Professor Eric Wolff on his field trip through Antarctica.
Follow all this and more on Tuesday at Summer Science Online.
Missed any content during the week?
Head to our dedicated playlist on YouTube to catch-up on any sessions you miss during the week.