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Catch up on Wednesday 15 July
The programme first shown on Wednesday 15 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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People of science
10.15am – 11.15am
Who inspires you? Brian Cox takes the question to some of the most eminent figures in science and culture at this special screening of series 1 and 2 of the Royal Society’s flagship video series. Featuring guests including David Attenborough, Wendy Hall, Bill Bryson and more.
Watch on our YouTube livestream.
Summer Science highlights
11.30am – 11.45am
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 livestream.
Stormy weather: Meteorological observations
Live from 12 noon
(Part 3 of 6) Discover how precipitation, temperature, winds, sun and clouds, have been measured throughout the history of weather science. A showcase in partnership with the Met Office.
Seeing the air you breathe
12.30pm – 12.45pm
Join Dr Mark Richards to explore how we can monitor the quality of the air we breathe using environmental sensing systems that can rapidly identify, track and map air pollution.
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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: Foundations of the Met Office
Live from 2.30pm
(Part 4 of 6) Discover the story of the Met Office from the start of formal data collection to the first national weather forecasts, all inspired by Robert FitzRoy. A showcase in partnership with the Met Office.
Image © Met Office.
Conversaziones: the history of the Summer Science Exhibition
3pm – 3.30pm
Delve into the history of the Exhibition to discover some of the quirky and unusual displays of the 19th and early 20th centuries, with the Royal Society’s Librarian, Keith Moore.
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 livestream.
What's on Thursday 16 July
From machine learning in the world of art, to a spotlight on young researchers at schools and colleges around the UK and a rummage through Brady Haran's Objectivity archives.
Follow all this and more on Thursday 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.