Events

Events where you can hear and meet popular science writers are listed below... (if you are looking for a speaker at your venue, check out our details of authors giving talks and interactive events in schools and colleges)

26 January 2010 6.30pm	The Eerie Silence: are we alone in the universe	Paul Davies	Royal Society, London
Professor Paul Davies of the Arizona State University will be talking about the search for extra-terrestrial life. After half a century of scanning we have little to report but silence - eerie, because many scientists are convinced the universe is teeming with life. Paul Davies argues that we need to question existing ideas of what form an alien intelligence might take, how it might try to communicate with us and how we should respond. Admission free - just turn up. Doors open 5.45pm. See www.royalsociety.org for more details.
1 February 2010 6.30pm	The Man Who Stopped Time	Brian Clegg	British Library, London
Brian Clegg, the author of The Man Who Stopped Time: Eadweard Muybridge - pioneer photographer, father of cinema and murderer will be talking about Muybridge and his remarkable work, accompanied by unique animations of Muybridge images created by Marek Pytel. £6 (concessions £4). Click here for details and to book tickets.
2 February 2010 5.30pm	Nuclear Energy, Radiation & the Environment	Wade Allison	Oxford University Physics Department
Professor Wade Allison, author of Radiation and Reason gives an up-to-date understanding of the risks and benefits of nuclear power, taking in its impact on the environment as a way to reduce global warming. In the Martin Woods Lecture Theatre, Oxford University Physics Department. Free lecture. For directions see the Physics Department web site. For enquiries about the lecture contact Ms Lorna Stevenson (tel 01865-282477).
4 February 2010 6.35pm	Is there life after death	Anthony Peake	Heythrop College, University of London
The author of Is there Life After Death, the book that attempts to provide a scientific view of the impact of quantum theory and modern concepts of consciousness on the ideas of the afterlife talks about his book and theories. Please contact Peter Johnson at the SPR on secretary@spr.ac.uk tel: 020 7937 8984.
16 February 2010 7.00pm	The Music Instinct	Philip Ball	The Royal Institution, London
All human cultures seem to make music - today and through history. But why they do so, why music can excite deep passions, and how we make sense of musical sound at all are questions that have, until recently, remained profoundly mysterious. In this event science writer Philip Ball provides the first comprehensive, accessible survey of what is known - and what is still unknown - about how music works its magic, and why, as much as eating and sleeping, it seems indispensable to humanity. Tickets £8. Click here for details and to book .
22 February 2010 6.30pm	Bad Ideas? An Arresting History of our Inventions	Robert Winston	The Old Market, Upper Market Street, Hove BN3 1AS
Robert Winston talks about his latest book, Bad Ideas? An Arresting History of Our Inventions: How Our Finest Inventions Nearly Finished Us Off, which celebrates humanity’s extraordinary inventions whilst warning us that our good intentions can sometimes end up as thoroughly bad ideas; weaponry, for one. But what of apparently more innocuous inventions such as farming, writing or medicine? All started off for the greater good but have since produced unforeseen fallout that continues to this day. Tickets £8.00 (includes glass of wine) on the door or in advance from City Books (01273 725306).
26 February 2010 12.30pm	A Brief History of Infinity	Brian Clegg	Fusion, The Forum, Millennium Library, Norwich
Brian Clegg, the author of A Brief History of Infinity, takes us on exploration of the most mind-boggling feature of maths and physics, revealing amazing paradoxes and uncovering the people who devised and refined the concept. Free of charge - just turn up. You can find out more about the venue here.
3 March 2010 6.35pm	Is there life after death	Anthony Peake	Bolton Theosophy Group
The author of Is there Life After Death, the book that attempts to provide a scientific view of the impact of quantum theory and modern concepts of consciousness on the ideas of the afterlife talks specifically about the quantum physics aspects of his book. Please contact the secretary of the Bolton Theosophy Group at lchrislowe@yahoo.com for details.
16 March 2010 7.00pm	The Eerie Silence: are we alone in the universe	Paul Davies	The Royal Institution, London
Professor Paul Davies of the Arizona State University will be talking about the search for extra-terrestrial life. After half a century of scanning we have little to report but silence - eerie, because many scientists are convinced the universe is teeming with life. Paul Davies argues that we need to question existing ideas of what form an alien intelligence might take, how it might try to communicate with us and how we should respond. Tickets £8. Click here for details and to book.
29 April 2010 7.30pm	Ecologic	Brian Clegg	Moulton School & Science College, Moulton, Northampton (UK)
Brian Clegg, author of Ecologic will be talking on the truth and lies of green issues, looking at how our attitude to the environment tends to be influenced more by emotion than logic. The entertaining talk provides the audience with a toolkit to take on greenwash and environmental bogeymen. Free entrance. To obtain your free tickets email lecturetickets@moultonschool.co.uk, stating the lecture name and how many tickets (up to 4). For more information phone 01604 641600.

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