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Holiday workshops: Domino computing (ages 12–14)

Thu 31 Jul 2025

Dive into the building blocks of computing in this interactive workshop where teens explore binary, logic gates, and teamwork to

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Holiday workshops: Interpreting games (ages 9–11)

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Discover game theory with our workshop!

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Holiday workshops: Fractal fun (ages 7–8)

Wed 30 Jul 2025

Patterns within patterns within patterns? It must be fractals!

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 7–8)

Thu 29 May 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (ages 9-11)

Thu 29 May 2025

Extract your own DNA and walk away with a small piece of it in a necklace for you to wear.

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Holiday workshops: Crash testing (ages 12-14)

Wed 28 May 2025

Join us to create your own high velocity eggsporter!

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YSC Holiday workshops: Bacterial evolution (ages 15–18)

Tue 27 May 2025

Using restriction enzyme digests and gel electrophoresis, explore and analyse real bacterial DNA

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Discourses

SOLD OUT IN PERSON Discourse: Digital intelligence vs biological intelligence

Fri 30 May 2025

2024 Nobel winner Geoffrey Hinton explains what AI has learned, and is still learning, from biological intelligence.

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Talks and shows

Retinex Theory: Understanding colour perception

Mon 26 May 2025

You won't believe your eyes as Innovator in Residence David Ricketts returns to present a reimagining of Edwin Land's landmark

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Talks and shows

Quantum is coming

Mon 09 Jun 2025

Physicist Thomas A. Searles explores the near-term applications of quantum information technology and how we can be involved.

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