From the roof of the Ri, Derek Muller from the Veritasium YouTube channel stresses the need to communicate the beauty and importance of science. This 'element of truth' is vital to our understanding of how the world works and our place within it. Check out the Veritasium Channel http://www.youtube.com/user/1veritasium Each day in December, we'll publish a new video revealing the elements that really excite and inspire people. The Ri is on Twitter: http://twitter.com/ri_science and Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/royalinstitution and Tumblr: http://ri-science.tumblr.com/ Our editorial policy: http://www.rigb.org/home/editorial-policy Subscribe for the latest science videos: http://bit.ly/RiNewsletter