How does our biology give rise to the experience of consciousness?
The electromagnet used by Michael Faraday in a ground-breaking experiment showing that light and glass are affected by magnetism
Saiful Islam is joined by former Christmas Lecturers to re-imagine some of the most famous experiments.
Or: An Experimental Lecture on the Powers of Air, a historic cartoon by James Gillray, 1802.
How does our brain translate visual signals into a conscious experience?


Get hands-on in this eclectic night where you can explore and experiment to find out answers yourself. Don't let the kids have

Make a self-inflating balloon and experiment to find out which household liquids react with bicarbonate of soda.