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January 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »February 2015
The Impact of Impacts: How the Media Play in the Death of the Dinosaur Debates
Many people now believe that the dinosaurs were wiped out by the impact of a large asteroid about 66 million years ago. Professor Steve Miller will talk about the threat to Earth from asteroids and comets and the role of the media in making this known.
Find out more »Science Showoff @ The Bloomsbury Theatre
The chaotic science cabaret event, Science Showoff, your favourite chaotic night of science exploration, is back at the Bloomsbury.
Find out more »Packed Lunch: Cell Communications
Through his study of pancreatic cancer, Chris Tape has discovered ‘reciprocal cell communication’ between mutations in cancer cells and healthy cells. Learning more about how cells communicate is important for thinking about future approaches to treatment, for pancreatic cancer and beyond. Come and hear more about Chris’s findings.
Find out more »War, Art and Surgery: Andrew Graham-Dixon on Henry Tonks
Art Historian Andrew Graham-Dixon examines Henry Tonks' remarkable watercolours documenting the facial injuries suffered by servicemen during the First World War. He examines them in the context of Harold Gillies’ early experiments in plastic surgery and considers them both as works of art and aids to surgery.
Find out more »Life and Death Drawing: War, Art and Surgery
The workshop consists in a unique mix of observation, drawing and discussion with a philosopher of science and an historian of medicine.
Find out more »Explore Zoology
We have rifled through our drawers and searched through our cabinets to bring out some of our most amazing animals for our family hands-on specimen based activities.
Find out more »Is chemistry really so difficult?
Chemistry has progressed in a way few outsiders appreciate. It underpins many other sciences; from genomics and molecular biology, food and sports science, through to cosmology and planetary science. Why hasn't the public impression of chemistry evolved too?
Find out more »Fiction Lab
Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme. If you're an interested reader who has something to say, then come along.
Find out more »The 40th Annual Paviors Lecture
The Best Engineering Becomes Invisible – Let’s Get Over It. Some things have always been true about large engineering projects. The lecture discusses the changes which are required to bring this desirable situation about.
Find out more »Global land-use change: causes and consequences for biodiversity
Anthropogenic environmental changes, such as global land use and land cover change, driven by rapid human population growth and increasing demand for agricultural and forest products, are impacting the balance of the Earth system. This meeting will highlight the causes of land use and land cover change, investigate the impacts on biodiversity loss, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem services, and explore how non-market and public benefits, including wildlife conservation, can be incorporated into land-use planning.
Find out more »Drawing Life
Join the Drawing Life workshops and find out how the act of drawing can unlock the complex relationships at work in nature.
Find out more »Where did you come from?
"Where Did You Come From? From Genealogy to Genes ... From Family History to the History of our Species "
Find out more »Cerebral Soiree
Art + Science enthusiasts London Brain Project are passionate about exploring neuroscience through arts and crafts, making concepts more accessible and creating new levels of understanding.
Find out more »The Scienceogram: Making Sense of Science Spending
The Scienceogram: making sense of science spending. A fascinating look at science from a different…
Find out more »The oldest light in the universe
In the International Year of Light, join astrophysicist Roberto Trotta to discover what the oldest light in the cosmos, the luminous echo of the Big Bang itself, can tell us about the fundamental nature of the Universe
Find out more »Art + Science by artist Andy Charalambous
Artist Andy Charalambous will describe how he approaches science from an artistic point of view and show how this influences his work. He will overview his career path and the unconventional route he followed to become an artist.
Find out more »The Vanished Self Returns – A Case Study
Writer, producer, and psychodynamic psychotherapist, Annie MacDonald, presents an intriguing case study. Eight years ago, a young man in his mid-thirties began coming to see me for weekly therapy...
Find out more »A Night with Venus – A Lifetime on Mercury
Something different for you and your loved one as you prepare for Valentine’s Day? Come and hear how in the eighteenth century and earlier, just one night of love in the arms of Venus could lead to a lifetime with Mercury, a painful treatment for the dreaded pox or syphilis. Find out where this loathsome disease originated from in the sixteenth century and the variety of painful treatments available for it in the Georgian age when the cure could indeed often be worse than the disease itself.
Find out more »Incredible Invertebrates
Creepy crawlies, bugs, pests, call them what you like but this half-term we will be celebrating the wonderful world of invertebrates. Join us to take part in our fun hands-on specimen based activities with our incredible invertebrates and get inventive with designing your own insect.
Find out more »The Hard Problem: Evolutionary Biology
Armand Leroi, Professor of Evolutionary Biology at Imperial College London, talks about some of the themes surrounding Tom Stoppard’s new play, The Hard Problem.
Find out more »Café Scientifique – Why are some people left-handed?
Explore the latest ideas, developments and challenges in modern science over a drink with friends. Join an expert for a discussion of their work, guided by you, and ask your burning questions about everything from parasites to penicillin.
Find out more »Night Safari: Love in the Natural World
Join us for an exclusive Valentine’s-themed night at the Museum. Our scientists will reveal the little-known love-lives of the natural world, from fish perfume trails to date-drugging insects.
Find out more »Andrew Szydlo’s Blaze of Steel
Photo credit: Katherine McAlpine/Royal Institution After the storming success of his family-friendly talk at the…
Find out more »Science Showoff @ Star of Kings
It’s a chaotic open mic night for scientists, science communicators, science teachers, historians and philosophers of science, students, science popularisers and anyone else with something to show off about science.
Find out more »Acoustics and Loudspeakers
Acoustics play an enormous role in our society and we are never far from an acoustic device. In this Family Masterclass with Jon Constable we will explore the concepts that underpin modern acoustics and even have a go at making and testing loudspeakers.
Find out more »PUBSCI: The surprisingly serious science of baby laughter
The laughter of little babies is infectious, enchanting and may play an important role in their early development. Yet it was largely overlooked by science. Caspar conducted a large global survey of new parents to discover what makes their babies laugh (see babylaughter.net). In this talk Caspar will present the results of his research and show how it reveals a serious and important purpose to this delightful behaviour.
Find out more »Faces
The face occupies a privileged position in relation to identity and emotional expression. But what can it reveal about the person? What combinations of features are deemed untrustworthy and why? Has science brought a new understanding to how our faces can be interpreted?
Find out more »LIT UP – Imperial Fringe
Join Imperial researchers and student societies as they bring the science of light out of the shadows for an evening of light entertainment.
Find out more »Periodic Success
The periodic table has been an emblem of science for over 100 years. Explosions, poisonings, space exploration and novelty Victoria parlour games are all contained within the chemist's favourite poster.
Find out more »The Thing Is… : Freud’s Perspective
With the help of an object from the Freud Museum, Brett Kahr will explore Freud’s perspective on sexuality.
Find out more »Family Fun Day: Sparks will fly
Learn to hack your home and take control at this Family Fun Day with opportunities to play, create and transform things around you.
Find out more »Quantum biology: Does life depend on quantum mechanics?
Johnjoe McFadden and Hans Westerhoff will debate the merits of quantum biology and whether it has any significance to our world.
Find out more »Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »Science Museum Lates
The Science Museum’s Lates is a free night for adults that takes place on the last Wednesday of the month. This month's theme: Sexuality.
Find out more »Val McDermid in Conversation: The Anatomy of Crime
Inimitable crime writer Val McDermid will be in conversation about her book Forensics: The Anatomy of Crime. The book delves deeper into the mysteries of forensic science by drawing on interviews with top-level professionals and fascinating cases from history, from Jack the Ripper to the Madrid train bombings.
Find out more »March 2015
What is Evidence?
Do forensic scientists, lawyers and the public all have the same understanding of truth and reasonable doubt? Does our notion of ‘evidence’ change over time? Join us for a conversation on how objects, witnesses and science fit into the legal process.
Find out more »Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »April 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »May 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »June 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »July 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »August 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
Find out more »September 2015
Cosy Science
Cosy Science is a monthly informal gathering in which we discuss the hottest topics in science over a beer or a glass of wine with interested people of all backgrounds.
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