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Frank Cottrell-Boyce calls for children’s reading to be treated as a ‘right’, in final laureate lecture

Speaking at the Royal Institution, the author and screenwriter linked falling literacy rates to poverty, housing insecurity and social media

The Guardian - UK · May 14

The BBC once made the arts ‘utterly central’ to television – 100 years later they’re almost invisible

On the evening of January 26 1926, members of the Royal Institution and other guests climbed three flights of draughty stairs to a tiny workshop in Soho’s Frith Street. They were there to witness the first public presentation of what inventor John Logie Baird called “true television”. A hundred years…

The Conversation · Jan 26

A century ago, John Logie Baird achieved a landmark moment in television history. The viewers weren’t convinced

In 1926, the West End of London offered a dazzling range of evening entertainment. Choices included watching Fred Astaire and his sister Adele on stage at the old Empire theatre in Lady, Be Good!, or experiencing The Big Parade silent movie at the Tivoli on the Strand with a full…

The Conversation · Jan 23

AI expert warns against telling your secrets to chatbots such as ChatGPT

Prof Mike Wooldridge will address looming questions around AI in this year’s Royal Institution Christmas lectures

The Guardian - UK · Dec 26, 2023

How to watch the Royal Institution Christmas Lectures online and on TV

Every Christmas, the U.K.'s Royal Institution puts on a set of lectures, each exploring a fascinating subject in science. Here's how you can watch the Ri Christmas Lectures wherever you are.

LiveScience · Dec 25, 2023

The professor’s great fear about AI? That it becomes the boss from hell

Some concerns about artificial intelligence are very speculative, but there are genuine risks, says the man aiming to demystify the technology in the Royal Institution Christmas lectures

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

13 of the best Liverpool bars to visit on a date night

There's plenty of stylish, intimate and quirky bars to enjoy in Liverpool

Liverpool Echo · Apr 20, 2023

Why thousands of volunteers are transcribing the notebooks of the scientist who inspired Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) is usually remembered as the inventor of a revolutionary miner’s safety lamp. But his wild popularity came as much from his influence on popular culture as it did from his contributions to chemistry and applied science.

The Conversation · Mar 23, 2023