TUESDAY 9 SEPTEMBER TUES 9 SEPT, 18.00 - 19.00
TUES 9 SEPT, 19.30 - 20.30
HELEN CZERSKI: CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMAL SENSES
We tend to assume that our way of seeing the world is the only way there is, and that our perception defines reality. But plenty of animals detect more of their physical environment than we do. Join Helen Czerski to find out how and discuss why evolution still has its limits when it comes to sensing. Helen will co-present (with Patrick Ayree) the BBC Two series Beyond Human, looking at the science of animal senses. Venue: Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham 3 Organised by: British Science Association ALL ADULTS £11.00: BOOKING REQUIRED
TUES 9 SEPT, 18.00 - 19.00
EVERYDAY CREATIVITY: SCIENCE THROUGH THEATRE
A CURE FOR AGEING
TUES 9 SEPT, 19.00 - 20.00
HYPNOSIS: THERAPY OR QUACKERY?
An in-depth look at what goes on in the brain during hypnosis, the implications for therapy and how it really would save a hard-pressed NHS lots of money if it were practiced more regularly. The talk is full of demos and interaction, with a chance to try hypnosis for yourself at the end. Venue: Barber Concert Hall, Barber Institute of Fine Arts, University of Birmingham 9
£6.00: BOOKING REQUIRED
Venue: mac birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, B12 9QH Organised by: Ira Brand ALL ADULTS £6.00: BOOKING REQUIRED
Organised by: Open University ALL ADULTS
£6.00: BOOKING REQUIRED
Join us as we demystify the science of creativity and how we can access it for ourselves through simple theatre techniques. Learn about ‘divergent’ and ‘convergent’ thinking and the four main stages of the creative process by getting creativity off the page, on its feet and relating it to your daily life. Expect lateral thinking, problem-solving, improvisation, and a lot of fun! Venue: The Dome, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham 3 Organised by: Jugular: Joining the head and the heart ALL ADULTS
A performance about being young and foolish, and becoming old and wise. Or about being young and wise, and becoming old and foolish. It asks how we can talk more honestly about ageing, through personal accounts and shameless speculation in a celebration of life and an attempt to fall in love with our own decline. Join Ira Brand to consider numbers, years, the passing of time, and the fact that we have all, already, started dying.
TUES 9 SEPT, 20.00 - 21.00
DAVID NUTT: UK DRUGS AND ALCOHOL POLICY: TIME TO PUT SCIENCE IN CHARGE?
Join us to celebrate the work of our volunteers in the Scientific Sections, where hundreds of scientists and engineers from all disciplines contribute their time and energy to making the Festival happen each year. Join some of them for a glass or two and a chat about how you could get involved next year. Venue: The Flask and Bunsen, Chancellor’s Court, University of Birmingham 1
Current UK policy on alcohol and other drugs is a mess, with little evidential basis and so is doing more harm than good. Moreover they massively impair research and treatment innovations. The origins of the current laws are archaic traditions, outmoded UN conventions and cynical party political machinations. David Nutt explains where we are, how we got into this mess and how, with a simple scientific evidence-based approach, marked improvements can easily be made. Venue: Elgar Concert Hall, Bramall Music Building, University of Birmingham 3
ALL ADULTS
ALL ADULTS
FREE: DROP IN: NO BOOKING REQUIRED
£11.00: BOOKING REQUIRED
TUES 9 SEPT, 19.00 - 21.00
CELEBRATE WITH US
Organised by: British Science Association
Organised by: British Science Association
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