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We are continuing to celebrate science and creativity in every corner of Essex but to keep everyone safe only events held online can be booked until further notice.
Keep checking back as more digital events and activities are being added all the time.
Best wishes and keep safe.
Welcome to Summer Science Online. Featuring live and pre-recorded talks and videos, our online only programme brings you a free celebration of cutting-edge and historic science, all to enjoy at home.
The programme for Wednesday 15 July can be found below. Premiered and live video content will be available to watch on our YouTube channel, with additional activities and online showcases released on our social media platforms throughout the day. The Exhibition content is generally suitable for an audience aged 12+. Direct links to each of the sessions will be made live shortly before the start time and all content is free to view and explore.
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.
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.
(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.
Visit the collections on Google Arts & Culture.
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.
Image © imagedepotpro.
Watch on our YouTube livestream.
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.
(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.
Visit the collections on Google Arts & Culture.
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.
Watch on our YouTube livestream.
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.
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.
Head to our dedicated playlist on YouTube to catch-up on any sessions you miss during the week.