Formats: Talks
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From Bread and Booze to Biofuels
Marty Jopson
Join us to discover how one of the world's smallest living organisms benefits mankind, past, present and future.
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Cows in the Maze and other mathematical explorations And other mathematical explorations
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is back with more mathematical stories and puzzles that are as quirky as they are fascinating, and each from the cutting edge of the world of mathematics.
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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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Malt Whisky Masterclass (Theory)
Charles McLean
Explore the wonders of smell and taste, in relation to whisky, and the language used by the whisky industry to describe them.
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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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Diabetes and Time Travel
Find out about how science has helped people with diabetes in the past including and the possibilities for diabetes in the future – the artificial pancreas or, maybe, a cure?
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Climate Wars
Gwynne Dyer
See how world leaders are likely to react to the expected consequences of runaway climate change in the decades ahead – and whether they could tip the world towards conflict.
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Malt Whisky Masterclass (Practical)
Charles McLean
Following on from the theory, Charles MacLean will host a mentored tasting of a range of malt whiskies, to explore more fully aroma and taste, and discuss where they come from in production and maturation.
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Jimmy's Food Factory
Find out about the hidden science in the food on your shelf. What is instant coffee, homogenised milk and processed cheese?
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Beltane Pass
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