Ri Lates: Rules of attraction

If you’ve ever wondered why the kids get all the fun science, this night is for you!

The human experience is mediated by the rules of attraction, whether by gravitation, chemical bonds, or whatever makes us fall in love. Try your hand at all things attractive at the Royal Institution’s first adults-only building takeover.

Could you fall in love with a robot? What happens to liquid when you fill it with iron filings? And what does the shape of a penis tell you about an animal’s social life? Find out the answers to these questions and so many more through hands-on workshops, activities, science demonstrations and stimulating talks.

Make your own gunpowder, sniff out a partner, play with magnets, have a drink, and grab some food to the live jazz music before learning the rules of courtship at our dance workshops. This night will be an eclectic way to end the week!