Adult
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The Arup Lecture 2010: Listening to Design
Rob Harris
Learn how Arup's auralisation technology can help us improve the designs of concert halls, opera houses and theatres. Join him as he explores this and other fascinating applications of auralisation.
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Murder, Mystery and Microscopes
Stuart MacBride
Join leading Scottish crime writer, Stuart MacBrideand practicing forensic experts from the Macaulay Institute to help convey our understanding of the science which underpins investigations of serious crime, evocatively conveyed by the author.
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Designer Life: Scotland’s Next Industrial Revolution?
Professor Ben Davis, Professor Joyce Tait, Dr Jim Haseloff and Richard Holloway
Synthetic Life’ will develop radically over the next decade with Scotland at the forefront of this exciting scientific breakthrough. Can this technology solve the challenges of the modern world and become a great source of wealth for Scotland?
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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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A Stem Cell Dream
Prof Sir Ian Wilmut, Prof Siddharthan Chandran and Dr Tilo Kunath
Can the latest major breakthroughs in stem cell science be used to treat diseases like Parkinson’s Disease? Can we develop safe treatments now? What does the science say?
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Edinburgh Medal: Genetic fingerprinting : a story of scientific serendipity
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys
Techniques for DNA-based identification emerged completely by accident from our research in the 1980s on gene evolution. Professor Jeffreys will discuss the story of DNA fingerprinting.
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Maths, Magic and Money
Gillian Tett, Donald MacKenzie and Terri Duhon
Does science have a role in financial innovation, or is finance based on smoke and mirrors and the best we can do is appeal to magicians and their crystal balls.
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"Wheelwright of the Heavens" and Natural Philosopher: James Ferguson FRS (1710 - 1776)
Prof. Roland Paxton
From the background of a poor Banffshire farm-boy born 300 year ago, James Ferguson mastered mechanics and astronomy, with little or no knowledge of mathematics, to publish in 1756.
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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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God, Science and Global Warming
Prof John Houghton
What is the role of science in humanity’s response to the ecological crisis? John Houghton discusses one of the major issues facing us today and what role faith has to play in it.
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