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Catch up on Thursday 16 July
The programme first shown on Thursday 16 July can be found below. Video content is available to watch on our YouTube channel, with additional activities and online showcases released 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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Young Researchers' spotlight
From 10.15am
Join us on social media as we explore footage and images from young researchers undertaking investigative science projects in schools and colleges around the UK, as part of the Partnership Grants scheme.
Image © Kkolosov.
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 In your element, Where the wild things are and Not a dry eye in the house!
The art of AI extrapolation
12.30pm – 12.45pm
Join Professor Yarin Gal to discover new techniques in machine learning, giving you the chance to venture beyond the frame of some of your favourite paintings.
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: Citizen science
Live from 2.30pm
(Part 5 of 6) Discover how observations from across the world have been used to forecast the weather for hundreds of years and how you can get involved today. A showcase in partnership with the Met Office.
© Met Office.
Visit the collections on Google Arts & Culture.
Objectivity, Summer Science special
Live from 3pm
Brady Haran rummages in the archives of the Summer Science Exhibition for a special edition of Objectivity, his YouTube channel telling the stories behind historic scientific objects.
Summer Science highlights
4pm – 4.15pm
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.
Stormy weather: Numerical weather prediction and supercomputers
Live from 4.30pm
(Part 6 of 6) Discover how computers have revolutionised the way weather is forecast and the history of the Met Office supercomputers. A showcase in partnership with the Met Office.
Image © Met Office.
Visit the collections on Google Arts & Culture.
From the archives
6pm – 6.30pm
Join our Summer Science take on a movie screening with these historic expedition film reels that show scientific exploration in the early days. Today’s short film takes us to Tristan Da Cunha in 1961, as scientists explored the impact of the volcanic eruption on the geology and vegetation of the island.
Watch on our YouTube catch-up playlist.
What's on Friday 17 July
Discover highlights from past Exhibitions before joining astrophysicist Professor Giovanna Tinetti as she explores exoplanets, and quiz our collection of space experts in a live Q&A.
Follow all this and more on Friday 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.