A series of science video lectures from the Royal Institution of Great Britain.  The Royal Institution Discourses have been held continuously since 1826 when they were instituted by Michael Faraday as a means of informing the public about the intellectual, economic, social and ethical aspects of science. They remain one of the premier science lecture series world-wide.

C60, the Celestial Sphere that Fell to Earth	Electron Waves Unveil The Microcosmos	MRI: A Window on the Human Body	Nanotubes: The Materials of the 21st Century
Nuclear Power Plant Safety - What`s the Problem?	Science and Fine Art	Self-Assembly: Nature`s way to do it	The Chemistry of Interstellar Space
The Epidemic of Mad Cow Disease (BSE) in the UK	The Origin of Life	Tick, Tick Pulsating Star: How we wonder what you are?

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