Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Check out the full lecture on the Royal Institution YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=_q4DrUHKC0Q

Ri Christmas Lectures thanks to:

The BBC - bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000crbc

The Royal Institution - rigb.org/christmas-lectures/2019-secrets-and-lies

Windfall Films - windfallfilms.com/show/1054/royal-institution-christmas-lectures.aspx

Directed by David Coleman, produced by Laura Voak.

Bonus footage filmed and edited by Matt Parker

CORRECTIONS
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- Update: FINE, the title is now “Parker Machine”.

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