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Talks and debates of the highest quality for those who want to understand the future before we get there.
Ages 16+
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10.15 – The Hidden Mathematics of Sport - Main Theatre
Why should a shot-putter head for Mexico? Why should the referee have KNOWN that Lampard’s shot went in against Germany? With the Olympics looming, you need to know how maths will play its part. Best-selling author Rob Eastaway… will help
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11.30 – The Doomsday Handbook – Main Theatre
Nanobots, mini black holes and wee gizmos with the power to destroy the universe. Alok Jha, Guardian science correspondent, unveils the science and sociology behind some of the ways the world might end.…
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12.45 – The Geology of Catastrophe – Main Theatre
Catastrophes are not just a modern thing,but have always been a feature of our dangerous planet. Todd Hinkley of the US Geological Survey runs through some of the disasters we’ve avoided…
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2.00 Hungry? – Main Theatre
Why do some people feel compelled to eat while others have no problem? Experts from the Society for Endocrinology examine how hormones affect our eating habits and what causes our desire for food…
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3.15 – You’re Looking Very Well – Main theatre
Lewis Wolpert, distinguished biologist, wit and octogenarian, explores aspects of old age. We now live longer than at any time in history. How should we deal with this? And can we – or should – we prevent it?…
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4.30 – Confidence from Uncertainty: How to interpret climate science. – Main Theatre
Climate change is a defining issue of our time. But what can science tell us with confidence about climate change? How can confidence shine through, even build on, the underlying uncertainties?…
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11.00 – The Universe Inside You – Debate Table
Brian Clegg explains everything from how we were built from the debris of exploding stars, to why our brain contains more possible connections than there are atoms in the universe.…
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12.00 – Cuttle Love – Debate Table
Kerry Perkins has grown to love the cuttlefish at the Sealife Centre. They communicate by changing colour in the most subtle fashion. The best we can manage is to go a little pink occasionally.…
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1.00 – Why does swearing work? – Debate Table
When Brian Blessed swore his socks off for Steven Fry on Planet Word he could withstand great pain. JP Davidson, the series producer, explains the curious science of blasphemy.…
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2.00 – The Science of Wine – Debate Table
Watch water turn into wine and find out whether you are a supertaster as wine scientists and winemakers reveal what’s really going on in your glass.…
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3.00 – The Art of Medicine – Debate Table
For thousands of years artists have played a special role in the quest to understand anatomy and disease. Emm Barnes celebrates their creativity with stunning imagery from the Wellcome Collection.…
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4.00 – Fruitloopery – Debate Table
John Hoyland master-minds the Feedback page of New Scientist, where the strangest claims of pseudo-science go to die. Fruitloopery is most readily detected by the uncalled-for use of the word “quantum”…
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When & Where
Sallis Benney Theatre
University of Brighton
58-67 Grand Parade
BN2 0JY Brighton And Hove
United Kingdom
Saturday, February 25, 2012 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (GMT)
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Brighton Science Festival