This year, Queen Mary University of London is delighted to host a livestream of the Royal Institution Christmas lectures, a series of engaging and informative talks aimed at young people aged 11-17. The lectures will explore the fascinating world of artificial intelligence (AI) and will be delivered by Professor Mike Wooldridge, a leading expert in the field. Attendees will be able to watch the lectures livestreamed directly from the Royal Institution, as they happen on the 12th, 14th, and 16th of December.
Watched by millions on the BBC, the annual Christmas lectures are a firm family favourite broadcast during the festive season. The livestream events at Queen Mary University of London mean Tower Hamlets science lovers, and anyone who’s just curious about the world around them, will be able to experience first-hand the magic of the world’s longest-running science lecture series, before they’re screened on television later this month.
The livestream will take place at the People's Palace on Mile End Road on Tuesday, December 12th, Thursday, December 14th, and Saturday, December 16th. Each lecture will start at 6pm and last for approximately two hours.
To secure your free tickets, please click on the following links:
Please note that everyone in your group will need their own ticket for each event.
Our colleagues at the Neuron Pod in the Centre of the Cell (Whitechapel) are also livestreaming the lectures with a small fee (£3.50 per ticket) to cover costs. Buy the tickets here.
The Christmas lectures were the brainchild of Michael Faraday in 1825 and have been delivered every year since, with the exception of four years during World War II when it was too dangerous to have a theatre full of children in central London. The first science programme ever to be broadcast on UK national television, in 1936, they have been broadcast every year since 1966.
Last year Dame Sue Black revealed the ‘Secrets of forensic science’ and in 2021, Sir Jonathan Van-Tam delivered ‘Going Viral: How Covid changed science forever’ before notably going viral online himself due to the first Lecture’s opening sequences.
In addition to the livestream at Queen Mary, the lectures will also be livestreamed at several other venues around the UK. A full list of venues can be found on the Royal Institution website.
We encourage everyone to join us for this exciting opportunity to learn about AI from one of the world's leading experts.
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