Chemical Curiosities: Surprising Science and Dramatic Demonstrations - with Chris Bishop 

The degree of preparation is astounding. Every demonstration rolls off like clockwork. It is designed for all ages. It is not condescending. Very well done.

40 years ago these video would probably have changed my path and career. Science is there and it's free. Just consume it. What a world's change in a few decades.

Superb, I think these lectures should be shown to children BEFORE they start formal chemistry lessons to make them WANT to learn. Excellent presentation and in a way that makes it easy for people to understand and enjoy.

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All of Professor Bishop's lectures are fantastic. Both children and adults alike are just enthralled.

These kind of demostration and lectures for public and spevcialy for children let me have yet hope in humandkind. Thank you so much

*Change of Color* 0:20 & 3:52 Universal Indicator 1:22 Acidic to Alkaline to Acidic (Thymolphthalein) 5:07 Shake it! Methylene Blue & Oxygen & Glucose Indigo Carmine 7:33 Clock Reactions *Change of State* 10:40 Nylon Formation 12:24 Formation of Silver (Using Silver Nitrate, Ammonia, Sodium Hydroxide & Glucose) 16:28 Sodium Acetate Crystallization 18:40 Para Nitro Acetinalide & Sulfuric Acid mixture 23:50 Burning White Phosphorus (using Liquid Oxygen) 29:00 Nitric Oxide & Carbon DiSulfide Reaction 30:26 Setting fire to a 50 pound note 😆 31:50 Fire Extinguisher 41:40 Boris Belousov's oscillating reaction 44:00 Oscillating reaction discovered by school teachers 46:14 Barium Hydroxide & Ammonium Chloride 48:00 Entropy 52:50 Nitric Acid & Copper Reaction (Story of Ira Remsen) 57:41 Le Chatelier's principle in effect (Nitrogen Dioxide & DiNitrogen TetraOxide) 1:00:01 Yttrium, Ytterbium, Erbium & Terbium 1:02:03 Yttrium Barium Copper Oxide (Super Conductor) Dry Powder Fire extinguisher (contains Na2CO3 or K2CO3 or NaHCO3 or KHCO3)

Professor Chris Bishop: I am 64 years old and your making me wish I was a kid again. The excited inspiration of the faces of the children, wow. If you had been there with this demonstration when I was a child would have inspired my life into a completely different direction. Thank you for inspiring the this next generation of scientist. Who knows what the end result will manifest.

Hope that Chris and Chris are thoroughly happy with the current 3.5m views that their so well planned lecture deserves. Sure that a few of those young people in the audience were actually inspired to study chemistry in more depth as a result.

Did not expect to sit here for a full hour and watch. Totally worth it.

What a great way to get kids interested in chemistry, and science in general. Not a single bored face in the audience. Fantastic stuff.

A unified theory of everything what we’ve always been looking for

"Chemistry is the study of matter - but I'd prefer to see it as the study of _change_. Electrons change their energy levels; molecules change their bonds; elements combine to change into compounds. Well that's all of life! It's the constant, it's the cycle. It's solution, dissolution, over, and over, and over. It is growth, then decay, then transformation!" - Walter White, from Breaking Bad (slightly paraphrased) Demonstrations such as this were what made me fall in love with chemistry (and science in general) as a kid. Sure, changing the color of a liquid is all nice and whimsical, but what really fascinated me was the fact that such reactions were not _magic_, but could be clearly explained and broken down into steps.

Thank you Ri for sharing for free

This was the most beautiful video I watched on RU-vid. Ah, chemistry is truly magical.

I *love* professor Chris Bishop's lectures! I wish I could hang out with him and discuss chemistry and other sciences, he's a fantastic educator with a sharp wit! :)

Best introduction lecture to chemistry on youtube and probably ever.

A joy to watch this passionate guy in his curosity lab . Kudos , RI !

The only lecture I have ever been able to sit through from start to finish without fall8ng asleep.

Chemistry needs to be taught like this.

It is good to know that there are some RU-vid channels that you can trust.

This is a wonderful way to guide young minds towards the path of knowledge..

The great Faraday has set a wonderful tradition and Prof Chris Bishop is carrying it on in all glory. Science has got back its good time. Thanks to Royal Institution for upholding the standards.

Oh My GOd! The Best Thing I have Ever Seen. Nicely Done by our great professor Chris

I like how the best demonstration in the chemistry lecture is pure physics (superconductors)

Sounds like a Chemistry symposium like this around Christmas time would be fantastic. Everyone can make ornaments with the shiny inside or something decorative in that spirit of cool stuff.

science and chemistry never stops bringing a smile to my face in how it changes everything around you.

Amazing. We need teacher like you.

this is one of the best lectures i have ever watched!

So glad this appeared on my feed. The RI Xmas lectures where a huge inspiration and influence on my early blife.

Amazing chemistry and also introduced molecular physics and a touch of quantum physics ... brilliant..!

Much appreciated, lectures such as these take enormous preparation, a hugh thank you to all involved.

I had to take part in a show like this when I was asked to supervise our secondary school's Open Day for the chemistry department. Ended up doing many of the demonstrations here to wow the parents and the children. That was a great day. :D

Absolutely Amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and understanding. Great job!!!

I'm studying chemistry in university but stil this is one of the most impressive lectures I've ever seen. Thank you very much for your work!

This makes chemistry so interesting. Wow, Thank you!

Royal institution , two words,'YOU ROCK!'

What a Wonderful Lecture. Thank you. One of the few things I have watched on RU-vid and I didn't skip through. Had me the whole way through. Loved it.

As someone who has already taken a full advanced regiment of chemistry classes in uni, I still watched this because they teachers charisma and jist satisfying way of teaching.

The demonstration that starts at 12:25, this is the chemical reaction that astronomers used in the past to make their telescope mirrors reflective. Today, they evaporate metals, usually aluminium, with high temperatures in a vacuum and let the metal vapors condensate on the surface of their mirrors, but in the 19th and early 20th century this chemical reaction was how they did it.

Chemistry is amazing. Seeing how the elements react with each other is so fascinating. It really does help us to understand the world better. The advancements in the medical field due to these discoveries is crazy. This is why I love chemistry.

Informative, entertaining, and interesting. I remember watching this about 8 years ago and it was worth watching again. Excellent.

Wow!! what an amazing lecture on the beautiful curiosities of chemistry that kept hope alive for growth in the field and pursuit of more knowledge. Human kind's journey of science has been amazing

This is why I love Chemistry !

That was amazing! loved it :)

Very well presented, as what was said in a previous comment, wasn’t expecting to watch a whole hour, but I was hooked! What a fantastic tutor!

They should do this presentation at every school around the world, That was awesome! I watched every second of that video from start to finish and didn't even think about skipping ahead once.

This made me feel like a kid again! Loved it. Its a rare occurrence to recapture the feeling of youth! :)

I wanted to sleep so started this lecture now I'm more awake than ever

I've watched a lot of science demonstrations - this one is beautifully prepared - you know it's good when you hear the audience actually gasping and going wow!

Theo Paphitis has really surprised me here, not only a “Dragon” , “Entrepreneur” but also a Professor … what a man 👌

Magnificent lecture presentation and beautiful displays!!! So appreciate all the work and knowledge that went into it all!!!

wow.this was just cool. bud also sad that this vid only got 950000 clicks by now.Very nice show Mr Bishop and thanks for the upload.

What an excellent show! What an excellent introduction to the world of chemistry! Where were such teachers when I was in school? ;-)

Oh my, I'm watching this in class and I'm in shock. So cool!

Great video, I remember going to Liverpool university Xmas lectures, in 1957-8, they were also very interesting and inspiring for a young kid. Nothing boring about chemistry, they must have inspired many a youngster.

Smoked a few bowls... and this had captivated me for the entire hour!

This is the lecture that just keeps giving.

Found this video by accident. As soon as I was about to close the video, I ended up watching the whole lecture. MAGNIFICENT !

I would gladly pay the price of a baseball game to expose my children to a live demonstration like this. Brilliant!

This is absolutely amazing! I've seen most of those before but they were presented really well.

I absolutely love that he went back to show the Carbon deposits on the dry Ice.

its learning like this getting kids involved and giving them something that is needed far more around the world to create a much better interest in our facinating world

Far better entertainment for children than going to the circus and get Clown-phobia.

That definitely convinces me the rest that I want to be a chemist. I was already 90% sure but whabam i am totally sure. fanfriggintastic demonstrations, wish I could have been there personally.

I used to watch the Christmas Lectures & am so happy to have found this channel. Many thanks! So much easier to learn when its fun!

What an amazing lecture. Thank you Professor!

Very long lecture but didn't feel bored at all. Interesting experiments and very good presentation.

amazing professor chris! Your book PRML was my introduction to machine learning :)

Eine Empfehlung für all diejenigen welche selten Gelegenheit haben fremdsprachliche Kenntnisse in Verbindung mit interessanten Themen zu üben. Royal Institut hat für fast jeden Geschmack etwas. Sehr gut!!

What an awesome display of showmanship, I watched the whole thing and now it's time to hit the share button!

Before I started to teach any chemistry, I always used to have two solutions - one was a solution of lead nitrate and the other was a solution of potassium iodide. I would ask the class what they might expect to happen if the two solutions were mixed together. No-one ever got it right (for non-chemists, you get a bright yellow solid, a precipitate, formed. This is lead iodide. ) The result is so unexpected that it would immediately grab the attention of the class. Chemistry is fun, not just a collection of apparently unrelated facts. I think that Professor understands this very well. His lectures are always full of fun.

Didn't we know chemical reactions can be reversed from the moment he explained the hand warmer?

I got into loving this bc i used to love watching Mr. Wizard on PBS. We need more education like this for our kids & videos like this need to be recommended to my kids when they're using their YT accounts.

Very enjoyable, well presented with the right blend of chemistry and humour. I was a chemist and still found it informative.

my teacher Ms.Gregory had us do a work sheet on this..kind of cool

so when i feel i'm in love with chemistry, is it a chemical reaction ? and if so, is it reversable ?

Professor Bishop is amazing. I was fully immersed for the entire lecture. So brilliantly presented and thoroughly engaging! Added to my fascination was the lecturer’s uncanny resemblance to a certain music legend, Mr Phil Collins.

This was really cool, I did not expect this would be so entertaining and educational.

Watch this with your kids!

The clear liquid that instantly turns black was amazing. I was saying wow like the younger kids in the audience

How come schools are not doing this type of stuff to keep kids interested? application of theory always make life more interesting . Great Job Chris Bishop!

I love how inspiring are these videos.

**=** Strange echoes sound between 0:15 and 1:45, lol 😂 34:26 Wow, rocket nozzle 😁 35:37 Interesting inverted reaction, CO2 to C by Mg making MgO, and the final reaction 1:06:50, about chlorophyll chemistry 😃

24:31 I certainly hope he doesn't have any liquid hydrogen in there. Imagine the "BOOM!" if it got sparked.

An hour of very interesting stuff, and presented impeccably

An incredibly practical way to explain basic chemistry concepts!

I want Kevin Spacey to demonstrate chemistry to my school...

Wonderful lecture, however two points are misrepresented, when the solution went from liquid to crystal that was not a chemical reaction but a phase change of a supersaturated solution (technically thermodynamics). Second the superconducting magnet also did not undergo any chemical change instead it was a physical one as it was cooled. Otherwise outstanding.

superb way of creating love towards chemistry

Putting fun and inspiring curiosity in science is wonderful. Well done!

When I started watching I was like: "Ill go to bed in 10 minutes"... now I realize its like 5 am xD

I was gonna make a joke about sodium and hydrogen, but NaH...

What a thrill to have you as a teacher!

At 20:00 he plays "Hindenburg Zepellin" ^^ And the audience loves it :D But really interesting lecture. And i saw some reactions i could show to schoolkids in the lab :)

24:30 transition from liquid hydrogen to liquid nitrogen :-D

It doesn't matter were I go... Entropy is going to get me. Even on youtube. Earlier today I found a Greathammer in Guild Wars 2 with the name Entropy. I JUST WANTED TO HAVE FUN!!!! WHYY!

The assistant who was handling the dry ice was wearing gloves. The professor was very careful around it, never having to touch it. With the liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen a possible mishap would have allowed him to act quickly while he'd be protected by the Leidenfrost effect which creates a short lived protective barrier of gas. I'm pretty sure they had a good talk beforehand on the safety of the people involved, as well as the audience members.

This was the best chemistry lesson I received .... Ever !

"Nitric acid also acts upon trousers." Glad you figured that out so that I don't have to lol