Katy Duncan
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not here anymore - 🦋 Freer Postdoc @Ri_science ⚡️ PhD & MPhil @CambridgeHPS 📚 MSci PhysPhil @BristolUni 💡General Caffiend ☕️
The Royal Institution
Joined July 2012
Secret’s out! Yesterday, I started as the first-ever Postdoc Freer Fellow at @Ri_Science I’ll be researching past Discourses and Christmas Lectures in the lead-up to the 200th anniversary. Can’t wait to dive into the archives — partly as I doubt they’ll let me back on the roof...
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Many historians thought that U.S. Navy funding of oceanography paved the way for plate tectonic theory. Historian of science and geologist @NaomiOreskes presents a different view: it was, in fact, delayed for three decades by military secrecy.
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Naomi Oreskes explores how our understanding of the planet has been shaped by money.
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Great news: we're making Michael Faraday's notebooks available online ✍️ These writings are little known to the public, and shed light on the great natural philosopher's mind.
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Michael Faraday’s illustrated notes that show how radical scientist began his theories at London’s Royal Institution to go online
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It was hard to keep it a secret, but here it is—my TV debut as Stern Scientist #1 in the #XmasLectures👩🔬Not sure that my physics degree was any use, but my highly scientific conclusions? Worms = tasty, baby = cute 🪱 👶 @Ri_Science
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📺✨ Don’t miss the @ri_science Christmas Lectures on BBC 4! 🎄 In 1987, Professor David Phillips, former @impchemistry Head, brought his passion for science outreach to this iconic series 🌟 Learn about his legacy and impact 🔗 https://t.co/moLliuWcDU
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Ready, set... Science! 🧪 Dame Prue Leith joined us in the Ri labs to show us one example of how food and science are closer than you might think. Look out for more Prue in the 2024 Christmas Lectures, supported by @CGI_Global, 29, 30 and 31 December on BBC Four and iPlayer.
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3…..2….1….. 🔥! The amazing finale to @Ri_Science ‘s Re-imagination of Faraday’s Candle Christmas Lecture 🤩
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This science demonstration is over 200 years old, but we think it's still mind-blowing today 🤯 Humphry Davy first isolated the chemical element potassium right here at the Royal Institution, using electrolysis. The great natural philosopher was born #OnThisDay in 1778.
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Our spring programme of science talks is officially open for booking! 🎟️ You can now grab tickets for events all the way in April 2025. What are you excited to learn about?
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Discover science directly from the minds of the world’s leading scientists and thinkers with our talks, discussions and famil
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The museum will also be open before the lecture - if you’re interested in attending the event or visiting the museum, do drop me a DM!
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🕯️ Chemistry of a Candle🕯️ ✨ December 19th at @Ri_Science ✨ 🔥 A flame-filled re-imagination of Faraday’s iconic 19th century lecture series by our Innovator in Residence - not one to miss!!🔥 🎟️ Book tickets:
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Now sold out in-person, but online livestream tickets are still available!
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When the most appropriate form of engagement is…. no reaction. Oops.
We tried writing a clever caption for this, but all the good ones argon. Lord Rayleigh was born #OnThisDay in 1842. He was Director of the Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory here at the Ri when he discovered argon. Watch the full talk with Peter Wothers: https://t.co/XYMTx2rqFF
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Marie Skłodowska Curie was born #OnThisDay in 1867. When she visited the Royal Institution, along with her husband Pierre, they brought us an amazing gift: one of the first samples of radium. #Thread
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My staff meetings are better than yours 🎇
What's inside a firework? 🎆 An explosive fun science fact for you to shout to your friends over the #BonfireNight fireworks.
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A year ago I genuinely wondered if I was ever going to finish my thesis. Somehow, at the end of October, surrounded by my family and wearing fancy robes, it was all over! And, as per tradition, we got ice cream to celebrate🍦
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Was Davy... brat?
🚨 New scientific revelations from the notebooks of 19th-century pioneer, Sir Humphry Davy! 🧪 From poetic musings to scurrilous gossip, over 13,000 pages have been transcribed, revealing unseen insights into his life and work for the first time. 🧵👇
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Excited for #ARTEFACTSXXIX at @sciencemuseum to get underway - and enjoying the fact that this year I’m not jet lagged…
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Not your average Wednesday! Had a fantastic tour of @royalsociety today, exploring their archives. Spotted some fascinating overlaps with our collections, and the infamous fish book that almost bankrupted them 🐟I’ll be back soon!
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Just two weeks at @Ri_Science and I’ve already found my favorite spot—the Mond Staircase. Once the "Sad Stair" it now shines with a chandelier that captures the beauty of atomic structure. Science, history, and art all in one space! ✨
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