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A woman is seated on a sofa, facing another woman sitting in a wheelchair.

Discourses

Disability: From 'medical tragedy' to 'mere difference'?

Thu 29 Sep 2022

Discover the paradox of aiming to prevent impairments, yet believing that life with impairments can be good.

Disability: From 'medical tragedy' to 'mere difference'? Read more
In-person
Multi-coloured balls

Talks and shows

Particle physics made easy: from past successes to remaining challenges

Mon 26 Sep 2022
Particle physics made easy: from past successes to remaining challenges Read more
In-person
Europa moon from NASA

Talks and shows

How and why the icy moons of Jupiter became a goal for space exploration

Wed 05 Oct 2022
How and why the icy moons of Jupiter became a goal for space exploration Read more
In-person
Clouds in Blue Sky

Talks and shows

The art and science of cloudspotting

Mon 17 Oct 2022

Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud Appreciation Society, takes you on an illustrated tour of the sky.

The art and science of cloudspotting Read more
In-person
A zebra is grazing on green grass.

Talks and shows

How rewilding transforms the world

Tue 23 Aug 2022

Discover success stories of rewilding from across the world.

How rewilding transforms the world Read more
Livestream
A drawing in green and black. On the left two hands hold up a phone. It has a neuron on the screen. On the right, a silhouette woman looks puzzled.

Talks and shows

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Explore how our brain is built, with neurobiologist William A Harris.

Zero to birth: How the human brain is built Read more
In-person / Livestream
A pink and purple cloud of gas and dust, floating against the dark background of space.

Talks and shows

The origin of our universe from the multiverse

Wed 03 Aug 2022

Discover cosmologist Laura Mersini-Houghton's ground-breaking theory.

The origin of our universe from the multiverse Read more
In-person
A plasma ball with a pink central ball of light and blue with blue sparks radiating out from it

Talks and shows

An Introduction To Plasma Physics

Mon 05 Sep 2022

Uncover the world of plasma physics and the very real possibilities it gives to our understanding of the past, and building of

An Introduction To Plasma Physics Read more
Livestream
A red octopus lies on the bottom of the sea with its eyes closed.

Talks and shows

The hidden world of animal consciousness

Thu 28 Jul 2022

Explore behavioural and neuroscientific research on animal sleep, with philosophical theories of dreaming.

The hidden world of animal consciousness Read more
Livestream
A bookcase filled with books

Fiction Lab - August 2022

Mon 08 Aug 2022

Jennifer Rohn of Lablit.com hosts the monthly book club dedicated to great fiction books with a science theme.

Fiction Lab - August 2022 Read more

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