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The Best Episodes of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26

Every episode of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26!

The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures are a series of lectures on a single topic, which have been held at the Royal Institution in London each year since 1825. The lectures present scientific subjects to a

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 Episode 1 - Waking Up in the Universe
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    #1 - Waking Up in the Universe

    S26:E1

    Dawkins discusses the amazing capabilities of the human body and contrasts these with the limited capabilities of computers and other man-made machines. He uses a small totem pole (which is used in ancestor worship) to illustrate the importance of studying our ancestors to understand how we've evolved.

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  2. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 Episode 2 - Designed and Designoid Objects
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    #2 - Designed and Designoid Objects

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    Dawkins' second lecture of the series examines the problem of design. He presents the audience with a number of simple objects, such as rocks and crystals, and notes that these objects have been formed by simple laws of physics and are therefore not designed. He then examines some designed objects - including a microscope, an electronic calculator, a pocket watch, and a clay pot - and notes that none of these objects could have possibly come about by sheer luck.

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  3. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 Episode 3 - Climbing Mount Improbable
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    #3 - Climbing Mount Improbable

    S26:E3

    Dawkins starts the lecture coming in with a stick insect on his hand. He describes with how much details such a being imitates its environment, its almost like a key that fits a lock. He then shows another insect, namely a Leaf Insect, which basically looks exactly like a dead leaf.

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  4. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 Episode 4 - The Ultraviolet Garden
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    #4 - The Ultraviolet Garden

    S26:E4

    Dawkins begins by relating the story of asking a little girl "what she thought flowers were 'for'." Her response is anthropocentric, that flowers are there for our benefit. Dawkins points out that many people throughout history have thought that the natural world existed for our benefit, with examples from Genesis and other literature.

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  5. Royal Institution Christmas Lectures Season 26 Episode 5 - The Genesis of Purpose
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    #5 - The Genesis of Purpose

    S26:E5

    Dawkins opens by talking how organisms “grow up” to understand the universe around them, which requires certain apparatus, such as a brain. But before brains can become large enough to model the universe they must develop from intermediate forms.

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Season 26 Ratings Summary

"Waking Up in the Universe" is the best rated episode of "Royal Institution Christmas Lectures" season 26. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/27/1991. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Designed and Designoid Objects".