How do you immortalise natural history?
Summary
At the Royal Society’s summer exhibition, BBC Inside Science explores 3D scanning of fossils, the challenges of robotics, and lightning research. Experts demonstrate how digital replicas preserve specimens, discuss AI’s struggle with physical tasks, and simulate high-voltage strikes. The episode concludes with a look at the science behind football’s home advantage during the World Cup.
Topics discussed
Sponsorship ads for GoTurkiye and Singapore
Introduction to Inside Science at the Royal Society
3D scanning of skulls for digital preservation
CT scanning sea urchins for evolutionary study
Robotics, AI, and the challenge of physical tasks
Sponsorship ads for Samsung and ChatGPT
Lightning research and Tesla coil demonstrations
World Cup science: Home advantage in football
Listen ad-free on Castria