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  1. Pinned Tweet
    31 Dec 2021

    All three of the 2021 are available on BBC iPlayer! The perfect binge-watch for the weekend ahead 📺

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  2. 6 hours ago

    Today's element presented by and is sodium 🧂 Although sodium had long been recognized in compounds, the metal itself was not isolated until 1807 by Humphry Davy through the electrolysis of sodium hydroxide. Learn more:

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  3. 13 hours ago

    Structural virology has grown exponentially in recent decades, leading to a rise in vaccines that are designed based on the atomic structure of the pathogen they are trying to thwart.

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  4. Feb 5

    Some regions of our brains are always grinding away at involuntary activities like daydreaming. This is mindwandering. Join neuroscientist to learn how it plays a vital role in solving problems and inducing happiness. Book now (Livestream):

    A model of a brain lit up in red and green. Text reads - Mindwandering: How it can improve your mood and boost your creativity. With Moshe Bar. 24 February, 7pm GMT. Livestream
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  5. Retweeted
    Feb 5

    Space fact: Uranus receives just 0.3% the amount of sunlight as Earth over an identical area on both, on average. I can't imagine what Twitter will do with this info

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  6. Feb 5

    [Job opportunity 💼] Do you have a passion for events and have a strong track record in sales? We're looking for someone to lead our Events team during a maternity leave cover.

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    Feb 3

    Ok folks the big day is looming & we need to know who’s coming! Register here by clicking the link. Join Evie & & special guest appearance from Mary herself! This is free event 👍🏻

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  8. Feb 4

    [Job opportunity] 👩‍🔬 We're looking for a Laboratory Technician to be involved in the delivery of workshops for children and young people, inspiring the scientist of the future.

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  9. Feb 4

    From the battery to the electric motor, breakthroughs made in previous centuries continue to inform our technology today. ⚡ Paul Shearing tells the story of the ability to store energy.

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    Feb 3

    More evidence of past volcanoes! This is a lava cave, an underground tunnel left behind by flowing magma. Subterranean volcanic voids like this one exist on other worlds, too. Compare Earth and Moon lava caves side by side:

    Researcher peering over the rocky edge of a large, dark pit, surrounded by cacti.
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  11. Feb 4

    [Tonight's livestream] How far are new gene-editing techniques from the troubled history of eugenics? explores the practice of population control by selective procreation and the science, history and future of eugenics. Book now:

    A gloved hand holding two vials. Text reads - Control: the dark history and troubling present of eugenics, with Adam Rutherford. 4 February, 7pm GMT
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  12. Retweeted
    Feb 4

    Just putting the finishing touches to tomorrow's Maths Masterclass. These sessions are a fantastic opportunity to enthuse young learners about the subject we love, so why not sign up too? It's great fun and well supported by the RI team too

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    Feb 3

    You've got about four hours left to register to see my livestreamed lecture today for on the history of timekeeping :

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    Feb 3

    Join us on Tuesday, 22Feb at (or online) for the 2021 JBS Haldane Lecture with the fantastic ! This event is FREE for Genetics Society members.

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  15. Feb 3

    [Tonight's livestream] Physics makes time something we can set, measure and know — from orbital motion to the quantum mechanics that give us ultra-precise atomic clocks. Join physicist as he illuminates the physics of timekeeping. Get tickets:

    A photo of Stonehenge on a sunny day. Text reads - the physics of timekeeping: from Stonehenge to atomic clocks, with Char Orzel. 3 February. 7pm GMT. Livestream
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    Feb 2

    Friday night I'm up at talking about the story of eugenics, from Plato to the 3rd Reich - via The Great Gatsby, Henry Ford, Kelloggs, GK Chesterton and Churchill - and its legacies that persist today. Come, and I'm signing books afterwards.

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  17. Feb 2

    What role do emotions play in our history? Drawing on psychology, neuroscience and philosophy, Richard Firth-Godbehere () will illustrate how our beliefs about feelings profoundly shaped the world we inhabit. Book now (Theatre & Livestream):

    A black and white photo of a person covering their face. Text reads - a human history of emotion: how the way we feel built the world we know, with Richard Firth-Godbehere. 17 February, 7pm GMT
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    Feb 2

    Join online next week as she discusses the role of space weather on planetary dynamics and the implications this has for the search for life on other worlds. Register now for the Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecture 2022:

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    Feb 2

    NEW JOB!! Come join my team presenting interactive science workshops to schools in the Young Scientist Centre at 🎉🎉🔥

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  20. Feb 2

    If children aged 7+ can understand it, it's not exactly rocket science. Except that it is! 🚀 Join to explore the exciting, flammable science and history of rockets through explosive demonstrations. 16 February, book now (Theatre only):

    A fiery demo taking place in the Ri theatre
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    Feb 1

    Dearest Time Travellers: I have just finished giving The Ultimate Guide to Time Travel at . Please join us to tell us what time travelling is really like. So we know it’s you, yell “gooseberries” as loudly as you can when the talk starts. Safe travels!

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