Adult

Daily Garden Walks

Celebrate the seasons and join our expert Garden Guides on a tour of the Garden. Discover seasonal highlights, hidden treasures and tales of the intrepid adventurers behind the plants on display.

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1 April to 31 October, 11am, 2pm (Approximately 1 hour), Age 15+, Tickets can be bought at the Botanics Shop in the John Hope Gateway. No advance booking necessary., Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

A Hidden Edinburgh

Rebus Tours

Experience the dark and hidden world of Ian Rankin’s best selling Rebus novels. Locations visited include St. Leonards Police Station, the Old Medical School and George Square, with stunning views of some of Edinburgh’s unexplored areas. Humorous and

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3, 10, 17 April, 12pm (2 hours), Age 15+, You can also purchase tickets on the day at the venue., Royal Oak Pub

The Body Politic

Rebus Tours

Discover the history and mystery of the real locations from Ian Rankin’s best selling Rebus novels. Locations visited include the City Mortuary and Cannongait Graveyard, with stories about geologist James Hutton and economist Adam Smith. Amusing and pr

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3, 10, 17 April, 3pm (2 hours), Age 15+, You can also purchase tickets on the day at the venue., Royal Oak Pub

The mind is somewhere North of the neck

Sergio della Sala

Sergio Della Sala, takes us through a number of misconceptions about brain mechanisms such the idea that computer games can prevent brain ageing which are taken for granted even by well-read, educated people.

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5 April, 6pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum

Secrets of the universe

Paul Murdin

Renowned astronomer Paul Murdin provides an exciting overview of astronomy for newcomers and aficionados alike of the most important discoveries and the people who made them.

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5 April, 8pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum

How we live and why we die: The secret lives of cells

Lewis Wolpert

Lewis Wolpert examines the science behind topics that are much discussed but rarely understood – stem-cell research, cloning, DNA – and explains how all life evolved from just one cell.

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6 April, 6pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum

Dark Matter: Poems of space

Jocelyn Bell Burnell and Paul Murdin

Eminent cosmologist Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell reads from leading international poets who have created new work inspired by their discussions with space scientists.

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6 April, 7.30pm (60 mins), Adult, Scottish Poetry Library

Antimatter

Frank Close

Explore a strange mirror world, where particles have identical yet opposite properties to those we encounter everyday. and where, should matter and antimatter meet, the two annihilate in a blinding flash of energy.

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6 April, 8pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum

The Journey of LEGO and into the Future

Steven Canvin

Steven Canvin from LEGO (Denmark) will present the journey from humble blocks, through Wii Star Wars LEGO to future Robotics and MINDSTORMS.

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7 April, 6pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum

Vampire juice or the real thing?: Hollywood versus Holyrood in the search for a blood substitute

Professor Chris Cooper

From V juice in "True Blood" to Ethan Hawke in "Daybreakers", new Holywood movies dream of a world where vampires co-exist peacefully with people. The trick - making artificial blood. In the real world medicine is also seeking the same thing.

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8 April, 6pm (60 mins), Adult, Informatics Forum