Royal Institution Christmas lectures 2017

Posted on 11th December 2017 | by Rachael Tapping | Leave a Comment

CHRISTMAS LECTURES 2017: The language of life

Later this month the amazing Professor Sophie Scott will deliver the 2017 CHRISTMAS LECTURES from the Royal Institution. Sophie’s a neuroscientist, stand-up comedian and an expert in laughter! She’ll be unpacking all the amazing ways in which humans and animals communicate, and to celebrate we’re taking a peek at the most famous talking animals…

You can watch The Royal Institution Christmas lectures on BBC Four at 8.00pm on 26th, 27th and 28th December.

Royal Institute Christmas lectures Animal communicators — *Royal Institute Christmas lectures famous animal communicators*

Watch The Royal Institution Christmas lectures on BBC Four at 8.00pm on 26th, 27th and 28th December – let us know what you learnt from Sophie!

Post Comment

Turn up the volume – we're investigating the science of sound! Meet the noisiest creatures on Earth, discover how sound travels and have a go at some seriously loud experiments! Build your own speaker, make a paper cup telephone and scare your family with some surprisingly noisy paper projects.

See sound waves in action as you watch cornflour gloop dance on a speaker. Ever wondered what’s faster than sound? You can read about ten surprising things that can beat it in a race. And there's so much more inside!