Royal Institution

Over-probing airport security scans? Nope. Soft porn from the 22nd Century? Definitely not. These beautiful images of the human body are part of a new exhibition at the Royal Institution. Each was taken using the light emitted by the bioluminescent bacteria Photobacterium phosphorem. Artist Anne …

The winning team, who scored 56/60. They are tour guides, mind. Thanks to everyone who came along to the London-themed quiz we co-organised with the Royal Institution, as part of the Story of London Festival, last week. We raised £127.50 (curiously indivisible by the £8 …

Just a reminder that we’re hosting a London-themed quiz at the Royal Institution tonight (21 Albemarle Street, Mayfair), as part of the Story of London festival. The action begins at 7pm in the Time and Space bar inside the RI, but you’re encouraged to get …

In just over two weeks time, we’ll be hosting another London-themed quiz at the Royal Institution’s swanky but friendly Time & Space bar. The quiz, on 8 October from 7pm, is part of the Story of London Festival. Here’s everything you need to know. How …

Do you know which major traffic junction carries a memorial to Michael Faraday? Have an idea how many people officially died in the Great Fire of London? And in which film might you encounter a Camberwell Carrot? If anyone got three out of three then, …

Happy fact-finders at a recent Royal Institution pub quiz. It’s a quiz, in a bar, with prizes! We can’t claim to be the first to come up with that concept. But, by the spectacles of Bob Holness, we’re going to use the opportunity to fact …

Four London museums have made it onto the longlist for the 2010 Art Fund Prize. The Natural History Museum, Hampton Court Palace, the Royal Institution and the National Army Museum have all excelled in the past year and are gagging for your votes. The quartet …

Baroness Susan Greenfield, controversial Director of the Royal Institution, has been made redundant. The much-cherished venue for science communication, on Albemarle Street, Mayfair, reportedly made the decision as a cost-cutting measure. The Baroness is now pursuing an industrial tribunal on the grounds of sex discrimination. …

Time once again for the Royal Institution’s science pub quiz, which runs tonight from 7pm in their funky Time and Space bar. Pit your wits against 60 questions designed to test your knowledge of popular science, put together and co-hosted by Londonist M@. The questions …

During our visit to Time & Space Restaurant, Cafe & Bar at the Royal Institution, it occurred to us that Time & Space was a brilliantly understated name for this Mayfair establishment. Service was quick and the dining room was as beautiful as any we’ve …