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Secret Science Mission

Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

Science is fun at Camera Obscura and World of Illusions! Come and be amazed at the endless illusions, tricks, puzzles, hands on experiences and unbelievable effects to experience and interact with.

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3 to 17 April, Open from 9.30am, Age 5+, Tickets can be purchased directly from the venue ( t: 0131 226 3709). Admission costs are Adults £8.95, Children (5 to 15yrs) £6.10, Seniors and Students £7.15. There is a 10% discount with this programme., Camera Obscura and World of Illusions

Responding to Copenhagen

Cardinal Keith Patrick O’Brien, Dr Guillermo Kerber and Margaret Warnock,

During theCopenhagen climate change summit, Rev Dr Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterberry, said, ‘"We meet as people of faith in the context of this critical moment in human history.....[and] to take "the right decisions for our global future".

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13 April, 5.30pm (120mins), Adult, Free , Scottish Storytelling Centre

The Snow Base: Triptych: Part III: Drift: Photo 51

2010. Science is racing towards the ultimate goal – an economically sequenced human genome. Experience the personal story of where it all began.

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9 to 13 April, 5.30pm, Ages 14+, £5/£4, The Edinburgh Academy

Blast

Professor Donald Kurtz

Astrophysics Indiana Jones style! Follow a team of scientists in an adventure from Arctic Sweden to Inuit polar bear country in Canadato to find out how all the galaxies formed by launching a revolutionary new telescope under a NASA high-altitude balloon.

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13 April, 6pm, Tickets for this event can be purchased directly from the Filmhouse on 0131 228 2688 or at www.filmhousecinema.com., Filmhouse

400 Years of the telescope

Professor Donald Kurtz

A visually stunning history of the telescope from the time of Galileo, its profound impact upon astronomy, and how they shape the way we view ourselves in the midst of an infinite universe.

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14 April, 6pm (57mins), Tickets for this event can be purchased directly from the Filmhouse on 0131 228 2688 or at www.filmhousecinema.com., Filmhouse

Journey to the Edge of the Universe

Professor Donald Kurtz

A non-stop journey from Earth to infinity. On this awe-inspiring and unique voyage we encounter the most beautiful, powerful and mysterious phenomena in the Cosmos, from pulsars to supermassive black holes, from star nurseries to quasars.

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15 April, 6pm (90 mins), Tickets for this event can be purchased directly from the Filmhouse on 0131 228 2688 or at http://www.filmhousecinema.com., Filmhouse

Science Festival Singles

Looking for love? Try Science Festival Singles! We’re dragging eligible scientists out of the lab for a one off matchmaking event at the City Art Centre on 15 April. Charm a potential partner over a cocktail at the Blood Bar, or head off on a J

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15 April, 8pm (2 hours), Adult, Admission price includes a glass of wine, City Arts Centre

In Central Africa....On the track of a new cradle of mankind

Professor Michel Brunet, Collège de France, Poitiers University

The idea of an ascendance for our species is quite recent (having been first discussed about 150 years ago). But which was our ancestral group, and when and where did it arise?

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16 April,, Adult, Royal Society of Edinburgh

The Uncanny Valley

Professor Dave Perrett and Dr Sethu Vijayakumar

Explore what lies behind our fantastic skill at reading other people’s faces? Whatever it is, it makes the roboticist’s job that much harder.

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16 April, 6.30pm (90 mins), Age 12+, INSPACE