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WELCOME SOMETHING DIFFERENT Science of Cake page 23 S085 Daredevil Maths page 23 S088 Zombie Pub Quiz page 15 S038 Music and the Brain page 13 S023

CUTTING EDGE Making the Body Invisible page 30 S117 The Brain Stethoscope page 29 S114 Cancer Treatment page 14 S032 Dementia page 17 S056

BIG THINKERS Jim Gates page 35 S144 Richard Dawkins page 31 S120 Sophie Wilson page 19 S065 Sean Carroll page 15 S040

BEING HUMAN The BMI Lie page 21 S078 Dying to be Beautiful page 22 S082 Me, Myself and Why page 14 S030 Why do we Sleep? page 15 S036

NATURAL WORLD A Waterproof World? page 10 S003 Secret Life of the Cat page 30 S116 Animal Behaviour page 26 S094 What’s up with the Weather? page 19 S064

TECHNOLOGY Flexible Tech page 11 S012 Internet of Things page 17 S049 Life is a Video Game page 27 S102 Raspberry Pi page 17, 20, 29

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STEVE BACKSHALL: GUEST DIRECTOR BAFTA winning British naturalist, Steve Backshall, has been passionate about the wild world ever since he could crawl and, growing up, he counted the animals that lived around him as his best pals. Working with the BBC’s Natural History Unit, the presenter and producer fronts wildlife and adventure shows including the massively popular Deadly 60. Throughout the Festival he’ll be taking us on a journey exploring wild animals and lost lands.

“I’m really excited to be Guest Director this year; the programme is eclectic as ever and leaves plenty of opportunity for adventures in science. It will be a brilliant opportunity for me to share my passion for wildlife and explore everything from giant telescopes to dinosaurs.” Steve’s Picks of the Festival: HOW TO LIVE LIKE A MARTIAN page 23 S086 RICHARD DAWKINS page 31 S120 DINOSAURS page 10 S007 SPORTS ANATOMY LIVE page 18 S058 NOISE: A SOUND CONCERN page 10 S002

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RICHARD BACON: GUEST DIRECTOR Radio and TV presenter Richard Bacon is well placed to engage curious minds at this year’s Festival. The BBC Radio 5 Live presenter built his career on iconic shows Blue Peter, The Big Breakfast and Top of the Pops and we’re thrilled his interests include the Science Festival. There will be plenty of opportunities to see Richard as he brings the skills he’s honed from his phone in (and Moan In) show to the Festival.

“I’m really looking forward to bringing my 5 Live radio show to the Festival. It will be a great chance to chat with a real range of scientists, celebrities and festival-goers. I love the fun-ﬁlled festival atmosphere where there’s something for everyone!”

In the Mind of a Cricketer page 11 S014 Science of Cycling page 34 S143 World Cup: Coping in the Amazon page 23 S087 The Referee’s Decision isn’t Final page 14 S034

Richard’s Picks of the Festival: FAMELAB INTERNATIONAL FINAL page 18 S061 HOW WAR CHANGED MEDICINE page 35 S146 MATHS AND THE SIMPSONS page 35 S147 LIVE FROM THE UNIVERSE page 14 S028 WHAT ARE WE FRACKING FOR? page 12 S018

Why do Economists get it Wrong? page 13 S021

What’s the point of school? Could computers think like people? What’s so special about the Higgs boson? We’ll tackle these questions and much more at The Times Cheltenham Science Festival. The best audiences around ask the questions and the world’s greatest scientists, most imaginative thinkers and a handful of comedians provide the answers.

The Origin of The Universe and The Arrow of Time page 15 S040 What is School for? page 22 S081 What is Google up to? page 17 S055

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We provoke such discussions in the pages of The Times so we are delighted to bring the conversation to life in a six-day celebration of everything exciting about science. We hope you enjoy the debates, experiments and a Festival crammed full of celebrities, scientists, broadcasters and bloggers. Hannah Devlin, Science Editor of The Times

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EXPLOREZONE EXPLORE: MATERIALS, technology and cutting-edge research. Curious about the world around you? Love to get hands-on? This kids-free space is dedicated to getting adults up close to some of the world’s most amazing science and engineering. OPENING TIMES Saturday 7 June: 12 – 8pm, Sunday 8 June: 12 – 6pm. Age 14+.

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This year we’re bringing a wealth of interesting discoveries to the Festival including The Big Bumblebee Discovery, in partnership with the British Science Association. This is the ﬁrst initiative in a ﬁve year programme, ‘The Great EDF Energy Experiment’ designed to inspire young minds to think differently about science. We are asking as many young people as possible to take part in one of the biggest Citizen Science experiments of its kind – observing the diversity of bumblebees. Visit the EDF Energy Zone in Imperial Gardens to take part and become a Citizen Scientist!

Other EDF Energy events at the Festival: Science and Hollywood page 12 Jim Gates: Race, Science and Advising the President page 35 Visit us in the Discover Zone to ﬁnd out about the science behind electricity.

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ALZHEIMER’S AND THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

DOPING AND SPORT Winton Crucible 2 - 3pm £7 Res Members 10% off

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BBC Science Zone* 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

Performance-enhancing drugs have been used in sports for thousands of years and are still a problem today, even in the most high-proﬁle of competitions. Steroids, growth hormones and erythropoietin are the most commonly abused substances, but how do we uncover the cheats that use them? Endocrinologist Richard Holt and drug scientist David Cowan discuss how these drugs work and what the effects - and side effects - are.

NOISE: A SOUND CONCERN Pillar Room 2 - 3pm £7 Members 10% off

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What is the cost of noise pollution to humans and animals? Environmentalist and soundscape recordist Bernie Krause has documented over 15,000 species in their wild habitats - many of which have since fallen silent due to human activity. Join him, TV and radio presenter Quentin Cooper and environmental noise expert Bernard Berry to discuss the economic, health and political issues surrounding noise pollution and why we should be concerned…

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Alzheimer’s disease is the most common form of dementia, but we still don’t fully understand it. New research shows a link between the illness and our immune system being overactive - could this be a new way forward for treatment? Researchers Clive Holmes and James Nicoll delve into the potential key to a dementia-free old age.

BRAIN STIMULATION Pillar Room 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

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Brain stimulation is already being used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, but with recent advances there is massive potential for its use in helping with depression, pain and brain injury. But should we be interfering with the brain? Join neuroscientist Vincent Walsh and ethicist Ilina Singh to discuss what this technology has to offer and whether we should be wary of what it could lead to.

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WORKING FOR CHURCHILL AND HITLER Winton Crucible 4 - 5pm £7 Res Members 10% off

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What was it like to be a scientist working in a country at war? Authors Graham Farmelo and Philip Ball look at British and German science in WW2 under Churchill and Hitler. They explore the ethical dilemmas and attitudes towards scientiﬁc projects, including the development of the nuclear bomb, under very different political systems.

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A WATERPROOF WORLD?

DINOSAURS

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Water, water, everywhere: 2014 has seen homes ruined and landscapes changed forever. Many countries have already learned to live with regular ﬂooding and it seems this could be in the UK’s not-toodistant future as well. Architects Robert Barker and Richard Coutts and engineer Roger Falconer ask: how can we live with water and can it actually transform our society for the better?

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The traditional view of dinosaurs as slow, plodding lizards has radically changed in recent years - but can we really know how they walked and what colour they were just from a pile of fossils? Travel back millions of years with palaeontologists Phil Manning and Michael Benton as they share what we know and how we know it, despite the fact no one has ever seen a living dinosaur.

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FLEXIBLE TECH Winton Crucible 6 - 7pm £7 Res Members 10% off

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Today’s electronics are hard and stiff, but a revolution in materials is coming that will fundamentally change our technology. Physicist Jenny Nelson creates ﬂexible solar panels which are far smaller, cheaper and more ﬂexible than any available today and engineer Monica Craciun is the cocreator of a graphene-based material which has been likened to electronic cloth. Join them to discuss what plastic electronics are and how they are going to change the world.

IN THE MIND OF A CRICKETER Pillar Room 6.30 - 7.30pm £10 Members 10% off

WORKSHOP: 3D PRINTING

SCIENCE QUESTION TIME

ExperiTent 5.30 - 6.30pm S008 7 - 8pm S009 8.30 - 9.30pm S010 £12 Members 10% off

BBC Science Zone* 6 - 7pm FREE

3D printing is the next big revolution and it is now possible to bring an idea to reality faster and with more creativity than ever before! Bring your imagination to life as you design and print your very own 3D object.

Explore today’s biggest debates, newest discoveries and favourite Festival moments with journalists from The Times and a selection of the day’s speakers.

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GREGG WALLACE AND SUPERMARKET SECRETS

REGENERATE OR REPLACE? Helix Theatre 6 - 7pm £9 Members 10% off

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How does a cricketer stay on the ball after long hours or keep emotions in check after a bad decision? How does an international cricket team come back after a dismal Ashes defeat to destroy the Aussies in their next meeting? We all live in hope! Test Match Special commentator and former England cricketer Ed Smith joins psychologist Jamie Barker to explore the mental toughness required to be a great cricketer.

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Imagine a world where instead of getting a hip replaced, your body grows a new one; where organs could be regenerated and brain injuries reversed. Will we ever see such a world? Regenerative medicine expert Charles ffrench-Constant and orthopaedic specialist Ian Paling look at the reality of regenerative medicine and where it could lead in the future.

EDF Energy Arena 6.30 - 7.30pm £12 Res Members 10% off

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Masterchef’s Gregg Wallace went behind the scenes of Britain’s biggest food retailers to discover how they source, make and move the food we ﬁnd on our supermarket shelves. He tells us what shocked him most and how his buying behaviour has changed since. Joining him are series producer Paul Overton and fruit expert Theresa Huxley to chat about what’s past its sell-by date in our weekly shop.

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THE IMMUNE SYSTEM: YOUR INNER ARMY BBC Science Zone* 8 - 9pm £7 Members 10% off

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Our immune system works like an invisible army, with different regiments on alert to defend against a host of foreign enemies. Advances in X-ray crystallography and 3D printing technology mean we can now look at the miniscule detail of an immune cell’s structure to see how they target invaders. With the help of images and hands-on models, explore how our inner army works with structural biologists Susan Lea and Clare Bryant.

FAMELAB SEMI-FINAL: PART 1 Winton Crucible 8.30 - 10.15pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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The world’s greatest international science competition returns! In just three minutes, let our contestants excite and entertain you with the latest in science and engineering and with only the props they can carry on stage. Quentin Cooper introduces the ﬁrst half of winners from over 25 countries as they battle it out for a place in the FameLab International Final on Thursday.

THE SUMMERFIELD DEBATE

WHAT ARE WE FRACKING FOR?

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Pillar Room 8.30 - 9.30pm £10 Members 10% off

BEAT THE BACTERIA Helix Theatre 8 - 9pm £7 Members 10% off

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As we run out of potential new antibiotics, scientists are exploring new ways to beat bacteria. Join Ronald Cutler and Valerie Edwards-Jones as they explore novel anti-infectives and ﬁnd out whether things like garlic and silver could offer new ways to ﬁght old enemies.

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You’ve seen the headlines, now hear the facts. The contentious method of fracking is surrounded by issues of environmental impact, economic viability and energy security. Get behind the headlines as Guest Director Richard Bacon chairs a frank discussion with Francis Egan, head of the company behind UK fracking, and energy economist Paul Ekins on the politics, the safety and the economics of fracking.

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SCIENCE AND HOLLYWOOD EDF Energy Arena 8.30 - 9.30pm £12 Res Members 10% off

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LA physicist Sean Carroll is a regular science consultant for The Big Bang Theory and has worked on Hollywood films Thor, Avengers Assemble and TRON: Legacy, to name but a few. He is interviewed about striking the balance between comedy, a good story and accurate science and the challenges of creating fictional worlds that break all the rules of our real universe. Meet the man who makes science fiction believable.

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FOOD ON THE BRAIN

MUSIC AND THE BRAIN

Helix Theatre 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

Parabola Arts Centre 2.15 - 3.15pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Olga Bobrovnikova is a Moscow Conservatoire-trained concert pianist with multiple sclerosis (MS). This disease could have destroyed her life and career; instead, she has chosen to study the neurology of her MS-damaged brain. After a short performance, she is joined by sociologist Mary Baker to discuss brain research and what music can tell us about ourselves.

WHY DO ECONOMISTS GET IT WRONG?

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MAKING RENEWABLE RELIABLE

EDF Energy Arena 2 - 3pm £9 Res

Pillar Room 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

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We all know the expression ‘thinking with your stomach’ but is this really so far from the truth? By looking at our brains’ responses to food, can we better understand eating disorders and depression? Can the bacteria in our gut affect our ability to think? Join Phil Burnet and Ciara McCabe as they explore whether what we eat matters more than we think.

Are economic forecasts any more accurate than chance? The Times journalist Giles Whittell chairs a discussion with Radio 4’s Evan Davis, HSBC Group’s Chief Global Economist Stephen King and economist and former Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Charles Goodhart. They take a look at instances when economists have got it right (and wrong) and ask whether current forecasts are reliable or simply a ﬁnger in the air.

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Using renewable energy sources like wind, solar and wave might be better for the environment - but what happens when it’s a calm day or the sun doesn’t shine? Mechanical engineer Tim Fox and energy researcher Catalina Spataru present the latest research on energy storage and the ways our energy systems could be modiﬁed to deal with the energy gap crisis.

OLGA BOBROVNIKOVA

HIGH CHOLESTEROL: GENES OR NOT? Helix Theatre 2 - 3pm £7 Members 10% off

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We all know high cholesterol is bad and to reduce it we can cut down on fatty foods. But for people with the genetic condition Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH), it’s a lot more complicated. And with 90% of cases going undiagnosed, could you be at risk? Join GP and heart expert Mike Knapton and FH genetics specialist Marta Futema to ﬁnd out more about this hidden killer.

SMART CITIES ARE WE TOO CLEAN? Winton Crucible 2.15 - 3.15pm £7 Res Members 10% off

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News reports often claim that our clean society explains the surge in cases of childhood allergies and that the immune system needs to be exposed to germs in order to properly develop. But what is the truth of these claims? Immunologists Graham Rook and Marc Veldhoen explore the latest research and ask whether we should be changing our cleaning habits.

BBC Science Zone* 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

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Greener, more energy efﬁcient cities with smart appliances and data-controlled trafﬁc systems are the future - and it’s nearly here. With ‘smart cities’ being built from scratch and old cities getting an upgrade, ex-minister for transport Stephen Ladyman and structural engineer Roma Agrawal take a look at what the future might hold for city dwellers.

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BEAUTY AND THE BRAIN

Winton Crucible 4.15 - 5.15pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Scientists around the world are working together to unravel the mysteries of the cosmos and Manchester’s Jodrell Bank Observatory is at the forefront. Join Jodrell’s Tim O’Brien in a live link to other great observatories around the world: the European Southern Observatory, Chile; MeerKAT, South Africa; ASKAP, Australia. Join him to discuss recent breakthroughs and what the future holds for modern astronomy.

Pillar Room 6 - 7pm £9 Members 10% off

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Although people often prefer the same things, tastes are also famous for differing. Why? Neuroaesthetics pioneer Semir Zeki joins psychologist Chris McManus and philosopher of the mind Ophelia Deroy to discuss neuroaesthetics, the study of why we think things are beautiful, and how it can help us understand why art, photography and food can be so pleasing to the eye.

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BRAIN INJURY: A SURVIVOR’S VIEW Parabola Arts Centre 4.15 - 5.15pm S029 £7 Res Members 10% off Just how much do we know about our brains and how they work? James Piercy found out the hard way in 2011 when he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident. He is joined by sociologist Mary Baker and his consultant neurosurgeon Peter Hutchinson to discuss the journey to recovery, what we know about acquired brain injury and what the future holds for sufferers.

THE FUTURE OF CANCER TREATMENT BBC Science Zone* 6 - 7pm £8 Members 10% off

ME, MYSELF AND WHY

Winton Crucible 6.15 - 7.15pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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Projects as big as the hunt for the Higgs boson don’t happen without dealing, conniving and occasional skullduggery. Award-winning physicist and author Sean Carroll reveals the search for the universe’s most elusive particle and opens a door into the mind-boggling domain of dark matter and other phenomena we never predicted.

Sean was the winner of the Royal Society Winton Prize for Science Books last year. The longlist for the 2014 Prize will be announced at the end of this event.

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Once considered a death sentence, advances in modern medicine mean more and more people are now overcoming cancer. By understanding the make-up of tumours, we are better placed to develop new treatments - and reinvent old ones. Join experts Mel Greaves, Kevin Harrington and James Larkin to ﬁnd out what the future holds for treating (and hopefully beating) cancer.

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HIGGS: THE PARTICLE AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE

THE REFEREE’S DECISION ISN’T FINAL Parabola Arts Centre 6.30 - 7.30pm S034 £9 Res Members 10% off Umpires and referees are used to making split-second decisions under high levels of pressure. But recent developments in decision review systems have changed the dynamics of refereeing and mean that ofﬁcials on the pitch may no longer have the ﬁnal say. Guest Director Richard Bacon, psychologist Di Catherwood, coaching and performance expert Dave Collins, premiere league referee Andre Marriner and ex-RFU referee Chris White discuss the ever-changing nature of upholding the law in sport.

EDF Energy Arena 4.15 - 5.15pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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In an attempt to explore the mysteries of human identity, consciousness and behaviour, Jennifer Ouellette had her genome sequenced, her brain mapped, her personality typed and even sampled LSD. But what did she learn? The author of Me, Myself and Why: Searching for the Science of Self takes us on an illuminating trip into the science of ourselves and asks: what makes us individuals?

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SCIENCE QUESTION TIME ExperiTent 6.30 - 7.30pm FREE

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Explore today’s biggest debates, newest discoveries and favourite Festival moments with journalists from The Times and a selection of the day’s speakers.

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WHY DO WE SLEEP?

CANCER: THE PRICE OF SURVIVAL

FAMELAB SEMI-FINAL: PART 2

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ExperiTent 8.30 - 9.30pm £8 Members 10% off

Winton Crucible 8.30 – 10.15pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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A lack of sleep leaves us feeling irritable and unable to concentrate and a complete lack of it would be fatal. So it must be important... but scientists just can’t seem to agree on why we need it. Neuroscientists Russell Foster and Penny Lewis delve into the latest research to try to understand the thing that we spend one third of our lives doing.

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UK cancer survival rates are now higher than ever, but current treatments produce long-lasting side effects that come with their own challenges. Macmillan’s Chief Medical Ofﬁcer Jane Maher, NHS endocrinologist Robert Murray and NHS consultant nurse Diana Greenﬁeld look at the problems to be tackled by the medical profession and the issues facing survivors.

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The world’s greatest international science competition returns! In just three minutes, let our contestants excite and entertain you with the latest in science and engineering and with only the props they can carry on stage. Quentin Cooper introduces the second half of winners from over 25 countries as they battle it out for a place in the FameLab International Final on Thursday.

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FLU: A PANDEMIC IN WAITING? Helix Theatre 6.30 - 7.30pm £7 Members 10% off

THE ORIGIN OF THE UNIVERSE AND THE ARROW OF TIME EDF Energy Arena 8.30 - 9.30pm £12 Res Members 10% off

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In 1918, with peace on the horizon, an even deadlier killer struck: Spanish Flu. More people died in a single year than in the whole of WW1. Today, ﬂu is still a global concern why are symptoms mild for some, but fatal for others? Peter Openshaw looks at the challenges ﬂu viruses create and how we could prevent future pandemics.

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You can’t unscramble an egg and you can’t remember the future. But what if time doesn’t (or didn’t!) always go in the same direction? Sean Carroll’s paradigmshifting research suggests that other universes experience time running in the opposite direction to our own. Exploring subjects from entropy and quantum mechanics to time travel and the meaning of life, he presents a dazzling new view of how we came to exist.

ZOMBIE PUB QUIZ

WHERE DOES CREATIVITY COME FROM?

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Parabola Arts Centre 8.30 - 9.30pm £9 Res

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Join us for a pub quiz with a twist! From real diseases to ﬁctional monsters, ﬁnd out if you have a quizzically competent bit of grey matter in your cranium and whether your knowledge of infectious diseases might save your brain in a zombie apocalypse.

The bar will be open during this event. There are activities between each round and there is no need to bring a whole team.

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If we could ask Mozart or Picasso where they got their ideas, would they know? Most of us can place where we were when a ‘eureka’ moment struck, but what events led to that spark of genius? Neuroscientist Vincent Walsh joins us to explore whether neuroscience can help us understand creativity and how you can enhance your light-bulb moments and have more of them. Supported by The Patrons of Cheltenham Festivals

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BIG PROBLEMS, NANO SOLUTIONS Pillar Room 12 - 1pm £7 Members 10% off

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Science doesn’t get much smaller than nanotechnology, working in a world 40,000 times narrower than a human hair. With demonstrations using LEGO®, oven gloves and chopsticks, Annela Seddon demonstrates the challenges of working in this atom-sized environment and the potential beneﬁts to the world - including water puriﬁcation and even cancer treatment.

THE SERIAL KILLER FORMULA Winton Crucible 12.30 - 1.30pm £7 Res Members 10% off

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What do serial killers and mosquitos have in common? They often choose victims near their homes. An algorithm to locate highprofile murderers, developed by criminologist and the ‘Sherlock Holmes of geographic profiling’ Kim Rossmo, has been adapted by Steve Le Comber to track down everything from malaria outbreaks to bat roosts. They join us to explore how the serial killer algorithm works and how biology benefits.

EDF Energy Arena 2 - 3pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Astronomy is in a golden age: with new planets piling up almost daily, robots roaming the Martian surface and amazing telescopes delivering thousands of images to us. Yet answers to the big questions - are we alone? what is the universe made of? how will it all end? still seem distant. Astronomer and Sky at Night presenter Chris Lintott peers into the future to see what a difference a decade makes.

DOES STRESS MAKE YOU ILL? Pillar Room 2 - 3pm £7 Members 10% off

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Many of us feel like we are constantly under stress, but what is it doing to our health? What about physical stress? Angela Clow and Mike Gleeson explore how our day-to-day stresses and strains can affect our wellbeing while Fulvio D’Acquisto asks whether being healthy can help us cope emotionally.

CAN VOLCANOES WIPE OUT LIFE ON EARTH? Helix Theatre 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

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Massive volcanic eruptions have been implicated in the extinction of 96% of life on earth, but can they really be blamed for the ﬁve great extinctions of the past? David Bond and Rebecca Williams explore how volcanoes have affected global climate and life on earth and ask what this might teach us about modern climate change. They may even make a bit of lava at the same time!

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BEES ARE ON THEIR KNEES Pillar Room 4 - 5pm £7 Members 10% off

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Bees are often in the news these days; they really are up against it with pesticides shrinking their size, diseases decimating their populations and farming putting their food sources at risk. Join entomologists Dave Goulson and Mark Brown to look at the impact humans are having and to hear if there will be a sweet end or a sting in the tail for bees.

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THE INTERNET OF THINGS Winton Crucible 4 - 5pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Morning alarms that sync with your diary, fridges that replace your milk when it goes off and cars that tell your coffee machine you’re soon to arrive - all without you touching a button. David Cameron has called it a new ‘industrial revolution’ and it has just secured £45 million of government funding - welcome to the Internet of Things! Examining its unimaginable potential and huge security challenges are BBC technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones, information security specialist Daniel Prince and Andy Stanford-Clark, who has a house that tweets.

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What makes you attracted to someone when you ﬁrst meet? What makes you fall in love? Are we all slaves to our hormones or is there more to what makes us trust, lust and love? Psychologist Viren Swami and endocrinologist Gareth Leng discuss the mating game.

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Dementia affects a staggering 820,000 people in Britain and costs the UK economy £23 billion a year, but a recently discovered drug may hold the key to treating the illness. Clinical neurologist and dementia expert Nick Fox, dementia drug-hunter Mike O’Neill and imaging specialist Mark Lythgoe discuss the latest in dementia research and brain imaging.

INFINITY EDF Energy Arena 4 - 5pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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According to physicist Jim Al-Khalili, no one is comfortable thinking about inﬁnity. It has driven some to madness and made others question their existence, but physics and mathematics, quite simply, can’t work without it. Jim discusses inﬁnity and beyond with philosopher Richard Pettigrew.

RASPBERRY PI: MINECRAFT St Andrew’s Church 5 - 6.15pm S051 6.30 - 7.45pm S052 8 - 9.15pm S053 £12 Members 10% off Learn to code whilst playing Minecraft! In a hands-on workshop learn how to control the Raspberry Pi Minecraft world using the programming language Python. From building (and blowing up!) blocks and teleporting to a real-life treasure detector - why dig when you can code? Join the Raspberry Pi Education Team for an introduction to games programming. No experience necessary.

WHAT IS GOOGLE UP TO? EDF Energy Arena 6 - 7pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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Google is up to something. And we want to know what. The corporate giant has recently snapped up a collection of artificial intelligence and robotics firms, leaving tech experts the world over scratching their heads. Robotics expert Noel Sharkey, technology correspondents Rory Cellan-Jones and Murad Ahmed and investment banker Hugh Campbell try to figure out what Google is up to...

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FAMELAB INTERNATIONAL FINAL

EDF Energy Arena 8.30 - 10.15pm S061 £10 Res Members 10% off

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Nobel Laureates James Watson and Peter Higgs called it the most fun they’ve had in years - it’s time for the FameLab ﬁnalists to use all of their charm and charisma to deliver three minutes of science in style! Join host Quentin Cooper and watch as the world’s best and brightest battle it out to see who will be crowned International FameLab Winner 2014. Who will you cheer on?

SPORTS ANATOMY: LIVE Winton Crucible 6.30 - 7.30pm S058 £9 Res Members 10% off In this anatomy lesson with a difference, Alice Roberts paints the bodies of a ballerina and a rugby player to show how different muscles work; consultant radiologist Iain Lyburn compares this with their MRI scans; and biomechanics expert Nick Owen explores the differences in their musculature, an intricately fascinating network within our bodies.

SCIENCE IN THE BIBLE Winton Crucible 8.30 - 9.30pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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The Bible is believed by some to be the ﬁrst scientiﬁc textbook of all; it got some things right (and plenty more wrong). Are we all descended from a single couple, a real-life Adam and Eve? Was the Bible’s Great Flood really a memory of the end of an ice age? Rewriting the Bible in light of modern science, geneticist Steve Jones explores the shared mysteries of faith and science with Bible scholar and TV presenter Francesca Stavrakopoulou.

ONE DISGUSTING EVENING

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IDENTIFYING AUTISM Helix Theatre 8 - 9pm £8 Members 10% off

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Before the age of three it is very difﬁcult to identify whether a child is on the autistic spectrum, but having an early diagnosis could make a big difference. Cognitive psychologist Emily Jones’ research is focussed on recognising early changes and emerging symptoms sooner than ever before. What can her work reveal about autism and what new treatments are on the horizon?

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Maggots, faeces, pus - some things are just disgusting and our natural response to them helps keep us safe. But look beyond our repulsion to all things foul and you can discover some fascinating stuff. Disgustologist Val Curtis and entomologist James Logan ask you to repeal your repulsion, squash your squeamishness and pack in your prudery to join them in a hands-on evening of disgust.

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EVERYTHING YOU KNOW ABOUT GENETICS IS WRONG Pillar Room 11am - 12pm £8 Members 10% off

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There are no genes for intelligence, violence or drug addiction and no genes that will make you gay, straight, bisexual or transgender. Yet all of these – and hundreds more – have been in the news and part of ongoing public discourse. Join geneticist and broadcaster Adam Rutherford as he unpicks the genetics behind all human biology. By the way, there is a gene for earwax wetness.

SOPHIE WILSON: ARCHITECT OF THE MODERN WORLD

WHAT’S UP WITH THE WEATHER? EDF Energy Arena 12.30 - 1.30pm S064 £8 Res Members 10% off After one of the wettest winters on record, we’re all wondering: what’s up with the weather? It’s tricky - the UK weather can be affected by giant atmospheric events in the Paciﬁc, the Arctic and even further aﬁeld. Following their BBC Horizon programme, weatherman John Hammond and physicist Helen Czerski explore what we know (and don’t know) about the causes of our recent weather.

Winton Crucible 12.30 - 1.30pm S065 £8 Res Members 10% off From the humble Acorn desktop machines of the 80s, through to digital cameras, MP3 players, today’s smartphones and even the tech of tomorrow like Google Glass - the chances are that at some point, even in the last hour, you’ve used something powered by an ARM product. Join Sophie Wilson, co-inventor of the ARM processor, and explore the future of mobile computing.

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF WAR Pillar Room 1 - 2pm £8 Members 10% off

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The lifelong effects of war have been well documented, but WW1 saw a turning point in psychological research and changed the way we think about military health. In 2013, nearly 100 years on, Captain Duncan Precious became the ﬁrst-ever clinical psychologist to be commissioned into the British Army. He joins military psychologist Jamie Hacker Hughes and medical historian Emily Mayhew to explore the trauma of battle.

THE MARY ROSE: A TUDOR TIME CAPSULE Helix Theatre 2 - 3pm £8 Members 10% off

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The salvaging of Henry VIII’s warship, the Mary Rose, was one of the most complex and expensive projects in the history of maritime archaeology. Mary Rose Trust curator Alexzandra Hildred, historian and TV presenter Suzannah Lipscomb and scientist Nick Owen delve into the ship’s Tudor glory and explore what we have learnt from this valuable Tudor-era time capsule.

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TANYA BYRON: ARE WE BUBBLE WRAPPING OUR KIDS? EDF Energy Arena 2.30 - 3.30pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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We may think we are doing the right thing by protecting our kids from dangers and pushing them in school - but are we accidently raising a generation of risk-averse and stressed teens? Clinical psychologist and broadcaster Tanya Byron asks whether we should stand back and let our children make their own mistakes and considers the consequences if we don’t allow them to fail.

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WHY DO WE NEED INSPIRING LEADERS? Pillar Room 3.15 - 4.15pm £8 Members 10% off

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How do you get the most out of a team and how do you inspire them to be innovative, creative and to see new solutions to old problems? MP David Willetts, the British Science Association’s Imran Khan, creative facilitator Liz Ogilvie, psychologist Nick Baylis and others discuss the skills and qualities required to be an inspiring leader and what we can all do to become more inspiring ourselves.

HOW TO BUILD A BIONIC MAN Winton Crucible 2.30 - 3.30pm S069 £8 Res Members 10% off From bionic arms and legs to fully powered exoskeletons, science is beginning to catch-up with science ﬁction in the race to replace body parts with man-made alternatives. Bioengineer Dominic Southgate and materials scientist Mark Miodownik work at the cutting-edge of research to ﬁnd out what this new technology could achieve. They join us to show off the latest in prosthetics and exoskeletons which prove how man and machine are fast becoming one.

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REBUILDING OUR WORLD FROM SCRATCH Helix Theatre 4 - 5pm £8 Members 10% off

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What would you do if modern civilisation collapsed tomorrow? Do you know how to grow food, generate power, prepare medicines or get metal out of rocks? Join author of The Knowledge: how to rebuild our world from scratch Lewis Dartnell as he explains everything you need to know to survive the apocalypse, avert another Dark Age and accelerate the rebuilding of civilisation.

RASPBERRY PI: MUSICAL PI St Andrew’s Church 4.15 - 5.30pm S072 5.45 - 7pm S073 7.15 - 8.30pm S074 £12 Members 10% off Learn to code whilst making music! Get hands-on in a workshop with Sonic Pi to create your own sounds and rhythms, hear how a deﬂating donkey sounds and automagically learn basic programming skills. Join the Raspberry Pi Education Team and program your own synthesiser! No experience necessary.

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THE FUTURE OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT EDF Energy Arena 4.30 - 5.30pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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It might not be long before scientists are capable of introducing genes that could increase intelligence, memory, strength and height. We are moving ever closer to the possibility of genetically-modiﬁed humans, but should we embrace this technology or prohibit it? Join Robert Winston for a discussion about the potential beneﬁts, implications and ethics surrounding this controversial idea.

SECRETS OF BONES

NUMBERPHILE LIVE

Winton Crucible 4.30 - 5.30pm S076 £8 Res Members 10% off

Parabola Arts Centre 4.30 - 5.30pm S077 £8 Res Members 10% off

You’d be surprised at how similar a whale and a frog skeleton are. Well, apart from the slight difference in size! BBC presenter, evolutionary biologist and master skeleton-builder Ben Garrod talks to Alice Roberts about skeletons and bones and how they have enabled over 60,000 different species to colonise and dominate practically every habitat on earth.

Numberphile’s YouTube channel and their videos about ‘numbers and stuff’ have over 66 million views. Numberphile contributors James Grime, Matt Parker, Steve Mould and Katie Steckles join us for a live version - they’ll make you love numbers!

THE BMI LIE Pillar Room 5.15 - 6.15pm £8 Members 10% off

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You might think that being overweight means that you’re unhealthy - but does being skinny really mean you have nothing to worry about? What are the real risks and should we rely purely on our body mass index? Physiologists Janice Thompson, Jimmy Bell and Jason Gill explore the topics surrounding this complex issue, asking: what size is healthy?

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SCIENCE QUESTION TIME Helix Theatre 6 - 7pm FREE

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Explore today’s biggest debates, newest discoveries and favourite Festival moments with journalists from The Times, Minister for Universities and Science David Willetts and a selection of the day’s speakers.

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SURGERY: HOW MUCH DO YOU REALLY WANT TO KNOW? ExperiTent 7 - 8pm £8 Members 10% off

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We all know there are risks when you undergo surgical operations. But do you really want to know all the possible complications, especially if you need urgent, life-saving surgery? Is this information being offered with your best interests at heart or just as a protection against possible insurance claims? Join Roger Kneebone and his panel of specialists as they explore the challenging relationship between patients and their surgical team.

WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT? Parabola Arts Centre 6.30 - 7.30pm S080 £10 Res Members 10% off Comedy, satire and our society have been inseparable for thousands of years, but why is comedy so funny? Why is there something infectious about watching it with other people? Sharon Lockyer has set up a research centre dedicated to understanding comedy. She is joined by Timandra Harkness and Robin Ince to explore why we love it and how it can be used to break down barriers.

DYING TO BE BEAUTIFUL Winton Crucible 6.30 - 7.30pm S082 £10 Res Members 10% off What lengths would you go to to be beautiful? Inject poison? Crush your internal organs in a corset? Throughout history, women have sought physical perfection at any cost. BBC Breakfast’s resident doctor Rosemary Leonard, historian and TV presenter Suzannah Lipscomb and pathologist Suzy Lishman explore how women have suffered for beauty, from the Victorian era to the modern day. The Royal College of Pathologists Pathology: the science behind the cure

WHAT IS SCHOOL FOR? EDF Energy Arena 6.30 - 7.30pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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Why do we send our children to school - to prepare them for life or to push them for academic success? Is the pressure to achieve at every level of school too much for our children to cope with? Should education be more tailored to an individual’s ability and needs? Join the debate with psychologist Tanya Byron, geneticist Robert Plomin and retired headteacher Alasdair Macdonald, whose failing school in East London was completely transformed.

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Helix Theatre 8 - 9pm £8 Members 10% off

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At what point does a harmless idea become a blinding blizzard of repetitive, unwanted thoughts? David Adam, OCD sufferer and author of the The Man Who Couldn’t Stop, talks to BBC Radio 4’s All in the Mind presenter Claudia Hammond and challenges the way you think about what is normal and what is mental illness. SUZANNAH LIPSCOMB

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WORLD CUP: COPING IN THE AMAZON

SCIENCE OF CAKE Pillar Room 8 - 10pm £15

Winton Crucible 8.30 - 9.30pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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Chemist Andrea Sella, materials scientist Mark Miodownik and pharmacologist Clive Page rise to the challenge of putting the science back into baking. They turn up the heat with ambitious live demos and audience taste tests, sifting the men from the boys in an event that shows you can have your cake and experiment on it too.

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Our English footballers have been training to play their very best at the World Cup in Brazil. But how will they perform in tropical conditions? Kevin Fong and Alice Roberts turn up the heat as they put themselves through the stiﬂing humidity of South America in the University of Gloucestershire’s environmental chamber. They join exercise physiologists Steve How and Greg Whyte to see how our footballers will cope in the Amazon.

DAREDEVIL MATHS EDF Energy Arena 8.30 - 9.30pm S088 £12 Res Members 10% off Festival regular Matt Parker - the UK’s foremost and only Stand-up Mathematician - teams up with TV presenter and daredevil scientist Greg Foot for a funny, nerdy and potentially dangerous BRAND NEW show jam-packed with maths, stunts and maths-stunts. Matt puts down the Rubik’s Cube and puts his faith in maths as he faces Greg’s loopthe-loops, weird bikes and ﬂying anvils. Don’t miss it!

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HOW TO LIVE LIKE A MARTIAN Parabola Arts Centre 8:30 - 9.30pm S086 £10 Res Members 10% off In 2024, a handful of people will be sent to Mars on a one-way mission, never to return. We ask physiologist David Green, extreme environment doctor Alex Salam and astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell: how will those selected cope and what will it take to live like a Martian?

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WORKSHOP: LEGO® MINDSTORMS Extraordinary Everyday at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Come and try your hand at the extraordinary procedures and treatments that are carried out for patients every day in one of these themed workshops. Or come and see how healthcare technology is saving lives in the FREE discovery and information zones at Sandford Education Centre. Find out more at www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/sciencefestival2014

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Sandford Education Centre 10 - 11.30am S089 12.30 - 2pm S148 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

Sandford Education Centre 11am – 12.30pm S091 1.30 - 3pm S150 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

Do you have a steady hand? This is your chance to discover whether you’ve got what it takes to be at the cutting-edge of surgery. Teams of expert surgeons will guide you, whether you’re trying your hand at rebuilding broken bones or repairing an aneurysm of an artery.

Go under the microscope with a team of cellular pathologists and have the chance to use simple tests and measurements to help determine how ‘normal’ you are. Explore the fascinating and microscopic world of eye surgery and become surgeon for the day using a virtual reality simulator.

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Sandford Education Centre 10.30am – 12noon S090 1 – 2.30pm S149 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

Sandford Education Centre 11.30am - 1pm S092 2 – 3.30pm S151 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

See inside the gut in this fascinating endoscopy workshop – can you make the diagnosis? Find out how cardiologists use intricate and specialist techniques to keep our hearts beating.

Bring a bomb-blast victim back to life with the resuscitation and trauma team in this true-to-life A&E simulation workshop. Join the neonatal intensive care specialists to see inside a baby’s brain – ﬁnd out how technology helps us explore, protect and support the developing nervous system.

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What does water really look like? We may think we know the answer, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. Raindrops are not actually ‘raindrop-shaped,’ bubbles aren’t always round, liquid water occasionally has corners and ice takes many forms, even within a single snowﬂake. With amazing live demos, Helen Czerski, Andrea Sella and Mark Miodownik take a look at the mysterious world of water.

ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR AND INTELLIGENCE Pillar Room 10 - 11am £8 Members 10% off

KABOOM! THE SCIENCE OF EXPLOSIONS FAM EDF Energy Arena 10 – 11am £6 Res Members 10% off All Ages

WHAT SHAPE IS WATER? Winton Crucible 10 - 11am £8 Res Members 10% off

PLUS: The Oncology Centre is taking part for the ﬁrst time – get the chance to see, hear and touch the science behind the scenes in our life-saving centre. The Cancer Care Zone is FREE and offers tours of the Radiotherapy department, a chance to try your hand at maxillo-facial surgery and much more.

Helix Theatre 10 - 11am £6 Members 10% off Age 10 upwards

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As the dominant species on the planet, we tend think we are the smartest and most sociable animals around - but maybe other mammals aren’t that far behind! Bang Goes the Theory’s Liz Bonnin talks to Andrew King and Katie Slocombe about what we know about how intelligent and social animals are and whether chimps can talk.

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WHY TIME FLIES Parabola Arts Centre 10 - 11am £8 Res Members 10% off

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Why does time ﬂy when you’re on holiday, or slow down when you’re afraid? Why does a year when you’re 40 seem so much shorter than when you were four? Time rules our lives, but how much do we understand it? Psychology lecturer, BBC broadcaster and author of Time Warped Claudia Hammond investigates the mysterious world of time perception.

SURVIVING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Pillar Room 12 – 1pm £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

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OPERATION OUCH: YOUR BRILLIANT BODY HEART SURGERY LIVE ExperiTent 12pm S096 1.30pm 3pm S098 4.30pm £3 Members 10% off

Winton Crucible 12 – 1pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 8 upwards

SF08

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WHAT’S KILLING OUR TREES?

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Every day your heart beats about 100,000 times, sending 2,000 gallons of blood surging through your body. What happens if this amazing organ goes wrong? Bringing their simulated operating theatre and surgical team back to the Festival, Roger Kneebone and Fernando Bello show you how specialists deal with heart attacks. Come along and experience heart surgery close-up - and maybe even take part yourself.

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You may have heard of ash dieback and sudden oak death which have damaged huge numbers of Britain’s trees. But what about thousand cankers disease or diamond willow which are creeping closer to our shores? Ecologist Ruth Mitchell and tree experts Steve Woodward and Richard Buggs join Adam Hart to ask whether there is any way we can protect our trees from these fatal attacks.

Suitable for all ages but please note there will be live simulated surgery taking place. Each session will last approximately 40 minutes.

IS INTELLIGENCE HERITABLE? EDF Energy Arena 12 - 1pm £8 Res Members 10% off

LIFE IS A VIDEO GAME S100

You probably saw the headlines last year: ‘GCSE results are more inﬂuenced by genetics than by teaching.’ But what is the research behind these dramatic and contentious headlines? Robert Plomin, whose research in this area has been presented to Michael Gove, is joined by Robert Winston to discuss nature vs. nurture.

Parabola Arts Centre 12 - 1pm £9 Res Members 10% off

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Grand Theft Auto V hit $1 billion in sales faster than the biggest ﬁlm launches of all time. As video game realism reaches new heights, what can we expect to see in the coming years? Join visual effects researcher Darren Cosker, SimCity architect Andrew Willmott and Disney’s Kenny Mitchell as they delve into the techniques used and the science of digital realism.

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SATURDAY7JUNE ERROR 404: BYTES WITH A BANG! Winton Crucible 2 – 3pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 7 upwards

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SOUND SCIENCE Parabola Arts Centre 2 – 3pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

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IS POLLUTION DAMAGING OUR HEALTH? Helix Theatre 2 - 3pm £8 Members 10% off

WILL WE EVER UNDERSTAND THE UNIVERSE? S103

The quantity and range of potentially dangerous chemicals released into the environment has risen dramatically in recent decades. Ecotoxicologist Susan Jobling explores how these chemicals can mimic the body’s own hormones and alter the function of the body’s systems. She asks: what are the potential effects on the health of wildlife and humans?

YOUR GENOME AND YOUR HEALTH Pillar Room 2 - 3pm £8 Members 10% off

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We are living in an age of data-driven medical advancements; mapping the human genome was simply the beginning. Harnessing large amounts of data means treatments tailored to you. Genetic statistician Peter Donnelly and others discuss the discoveries that are leading to more personalised care in the clinic and explore the possible ethical, legal and social implications of revealing your DNA sequence.

EDF Energy Arena 2 - 3pm £9 Res Members 10% off

STEVE BACKSHALL: WILDLIFE ADVENTURER

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Recent decades have seen major breakthroughs in physics, but are we any closer to understanding life, the universe and everything in it? Theoretical physicists Jim Gates, Fay Dowker and Jim Al-Khalili discuss the big unanswered questions about the universe and ask whether we could ever have a Grand Uniﬁed Theory.

EDF Energy Arena 4 - 5pm £10 Res Members 10% off

ANIMALS AND THEIR EXTRAORDINARY SENSES Parabola Arts Centre 4 - 5pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Some animals can see in the dark, some can use turbulence to navigate towards a scent and some can detect sounds that are too high-pitched for humans to hear. They’re seeing and using aspects of the physical world that humans are oblivious to. Ahead of a new BBC Two series, Beyond Human, join Helen Czerski as she talks about the physics behind some incredible adaptations within the wild kingdom.

The series is co-presented by Helen Czerski and Patrick Aryee and will air later this year. In association with IOP South West Branch

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Guest Director Steve Backshall is one of the busiest presenters on television. He’s an author, an expedition leader, a naturalist, a wildlife expert - and the fearless presenter of the children’s BBC series Deadly 60 and Deadly Pole to Pole. Robin Ince asks Steve why he travels to the world’s most dangerous places, what’s the best thing he’s ever seen and what he plans to do next.

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BRAINSEX

A £10M PRIZE FOR SCIENCE

Helix Theatre 4.30 - 5.30pm £10 Members 10% off

Winton Crucible 4 - 5pm £9 Res Members 10% off S108

Could you solve a global science challenge? With a £10 million reward timed to mark Horizon’s 50th and the 300th anniversary of the Longitude Prize, Horizon presenters Alice Roberts, Michael Mosley and Liz Bonnin launch the search for a solution, by asking viewers to choose the most urgent challenge from a list including antibiotic resistance, malnutrition, carbon-free air travel and more.

The public vote opens 19 May, you can help pick the winner www.bbc.co.uk/horizon

DOES SOCIETY NEED RELIGION? Pillar Room 4 - 5pm £8 Members 10% off

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Religion has been helping us ﬁnd our place in the world for millennia. But with the scientiﬁc understanding we now have, could we be growing out of a need for it? Without its guidance and moral teachings, would society collapse? Author of The Young Atheist’s Handbook Alom Shaha leads a discussion, with philosopher Stephen Law and sociologist Linda Woodhead, about the role of religion in modern society.

THE BRAIN STETHOSCOPE S110

Can neuroscience explain why Timandra Harkness thinks like a bloke? Timandra brings her Edinburgh Fringe show to Cheltenham for a rigorous but irreverent look at brain science and psychology with music, graphs and live experiments on the audience.

“Science is now sexy... witty... and her comic timing is excellent” **** BROADWAY BABY

Parabola Arts Centre 6 - 7pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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By setting brain activity to music, even an untrained ear can instantly differentiate normal brain activity from a seizure. What started as the artistic aspirations of neurologist Josef Parvizi and Chris Chafe has become a powerful tool for caregivers - Parvizi joins us from Stanford University to talk about this ‘brain stethoscope’ and how the intersection of art and science can save lives.

RASPBERRY PI: MAKE A LEGO® MOVIE St Andrew’s Church 4.45 - 6pm S111 6.15 - 7.30pm S112 7.45 - 9pm S113 £12 Members 10% off Make your own LEGO® animated movie! In this hands-on workshop learn how to use a Raspberry Pi camera, from set-up and selﬁes to time lapse photography. Learn basic Python programming and create your own stop motion animation with LEGO®. Join the Raspberry Pi Education Team and explore the creative world of computer photography. No experience necessary.

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SATURDAY7JUNE SEXTISTICS Winton Crucible 6 - 7pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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Are more babies conceived during power cuts? Are Twitter and Candy Crush Saga ruining sex lives? It is notoriously difﬁcult to ﬁnd out what people really get up to when they think they are not being observed. Epidemiologist Anne Johnson reveals a new survey of intimate data about the country’s bedroom behaviour, while statistician David Spiegelhalter looks at past attempts to peep into our private lives.

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MAKING THE BODY INVISIBLE Pillar Room 6.15 - 7.15pm £8 Members 10% off

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Would you believe that there exists a technique that can make the body invisible? Well, not quite the whole body, but Mark Lythgoe and his team can now make any tissue transparent, allowing them to see where genes are being switched on and off. Join them at the forefront of medical research as they explore the potential for this cutting-edge technique - and demonstrate it live on stage!

SHOULD MEDICINE BE MORE ABOUT ME? Helix Theatre 6.30 - 7.30pm £8 Members 10% off

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Governments are pouring millions of pounds into ‘personalised medicine’ - the practice of using your unique genetic proﬁle to tailor your healthcare, and even one day to protect you from conditions you may be susceptible to. But will it live up to the hype? Pharmacist Jayne Lawrence, pharmacologist Munir Pirmohamed and medical ethicist Donna Dickenson debate the pitfalls and the potential.

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SECRET LIFE OF THE CAT

HEART DISEASE: WHAT IS ON THE HORIZON?

EDF Energy Arena 6 - 7pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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In a ground-breaking Horizon experiment, 50 cats in one village wore GPS tracking collars for a week. Now BBC Science are back on the trail of British cats, revealing what really happens beyond the cat ﬂap. Meet cat scientist John Bradshaw and series producer Nicola Cook to learn why our cats do what they do and cat(ch) a sneak preview of the new series airing in late 2014.

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ExperiTent 7 - 8pm £8 Members 10% off

S119

Heart disease is the biggest killer in the UK and millions of pounds each year are spent on research to lead the ﬁght against it. New technology is revolutionising what’s possible in coronary medicine, but how might this affect you? Glimpse into the future and give your opinion with Roger Kneebone and his expert panel.

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CRUNCHING THE DATA Helix Theatre 8.30 - 9.30pm £8 Members 10% off DIREC T PICKOR’S

RICHARD DAWKINS: AN APPETITE FOR WONDER EDF Energy Arena 8 - 9pm £15 Res Members 10% off

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From local governments to large corporates, data is big business. By linking information from mobile phones, credit cards and social media, companies can understand customers like never before and cities can predict transport needs and ﬁre hazards. But lots of data needs lots of data analysts: who are they, what skills do they need and are we meeting supply with demand? Join big data specialist Fran Bennett and computer scientist Chris Watkins to ﬁnd out.

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With The God Delusion, Richard Dawkins became a household name and a byword for ruthless scepticism. Join Guest Director Steve Backshall as he chats with the evolutionary biologist and world-famous atheist about his childhood in Africa and his path to writing what is widely held to be one of the most important books of the twentieth century.

ROBIN INCE: BLOOMING BUZZING CONFUSION Parabola Arts Centre 8.15 - 9.15pm S121 £10 Res Members 10% off Comedian and science enthusiast Robin Ince presents an unhinged stand-up comic lecture, delving into (and out of) his mind and possibly your mind, too. From Freud and Jung to Laing and Milgram, from rats after rewards to insanity cured by ink spots, Robin looks at the last 100 years of psychiatry, psychology and skewiff brain dabblings. Just how hard is it being a self-conscious being on planet earth?

OVER-AMBITIOUS DEMO CHALLENGE 2014 Winton Crucible 8.30 - 9.45pm £10 Res Members 10% off

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Steve Mould and Andrea Sella host the infamous Science Festival Demo Challenge, our annual contest for the most spectacular, impressive and showstopping demonstration that our resident scientists can conceive. Expect madness and mayhem as this year’s contestants Ruth Perkins, Katie Steckles and 2013 defending champion Zoe Laughlin try to outdo each other - who gets your vote?

COCKTAILS: MORE THAN JUST A PRETTY DRINK? Pillar Room 8.45 - 10.15pm £25 Over 18s only

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Cocktails are glamorous and we love them because of their colours, their textures and their ﬂavours. But what is the science behind the cocktail? How do they work their magic and how many of our senses do they exploit? Experience for yourself how sound, ambient lighting, glassware and even naming affects what you taste in the glass with psychologist and neurogastronomist Charles Spence and philosopher and ﬂavour expert Barry Smith.

Cocktails and tasters included.

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LIFE FANTASTIC Extraordinary Everyday at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Come and try your hand at the extraordinary procedures and treatments that are carried out for patients every day in one of these themed workshops. Or come and see how healthcare technology is saving lives in the FREE discovery and information zones at Sandford Education Centre. Find out more at www.gloshospitals.nhs.uk/sciencefestival2014

THE CUTTING EDGE

A CLOSER LOOK

Sandford Education Centre 10 - 11.30am S126 12.30 - 2pm S152 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

Sandford Education Centre 11am – 12.30pm S128 1.30 - 3pm S154 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

GO WITH THE FLOW

ON THE FRONT LINE

Sandford Education Centre 10.30am – 12noon S127 1 – 2.30pm S153 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

Sandford Education Centre 11.30am - 1pm S129 2 – 3.30pm S155 £10 Members 10% off Over 8s only

See inside the gut in this fascinating endoscopy workshop – can you make the diagnosis? Find out how cardiologists use intricate and specialist techniques to keep our hearts beating.

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Pillar Room 10.30 – 11.30am £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

SF14

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FAM EVENILY T Cheltenham College Sports Centre 10 – 11.30am SF15 12 – 1.30pm SF16 3.30 – 5pm SF17 £8 Members 10% off Age 8 upwards See page 39-41 for full details.

SCIENCE OF SWEETS!

FAMIL Y Winton Crucible 11.30am – 12.30pm EVENT £6 Res Members 10% off SF18 Age 6 upwards See page 39-41 for full details.

MICHAEL MOSLEY: FAST DIET EDF Energy Arena 12 - 1pm £10 Res Members 10% off

ADVENTURES IN SPACE Helix Theatre 9.45 – 10.30am SF11 11 – 11.45am SF12 £5 Members 10% off Ages 2-5

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ROBERT WINSTON’S UTTERLY AMAZING FAMIL SCIENCE Y EDF Energy Arena 10 – 11am £6 Res Members 10% off Age 7 upwards

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The 5:2 diet has taken off in the UK and around the world; 5 days of eating normally and 2 days of calorie cutting seems to be a dieter’s dream. Science journalist Michael Mosley discusses his books on intermittent fasting and high intensity exercise, exploring the science behind the phenomena.

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HEART SURGERY LIVE ExperiTent 12pm S131 1.30pm 3pm S133 4.30pm £3 Members 10% off

TRUST ME I’M A DOCTOR

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Suitable for all ages but please note there will be live simulated surgery taking place.

EDF Energy Arena 2 - 3pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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Doctors Michael Mosley and Chris van Tulleken are on a mission to answer the public’s questions: how can I get better sleep? How much water should I drink? Can I be ﬁt and fat? They are joined by executive producer Jacqueline Smith to show clips of the new series and demonstrate some street-style health experiments with you. You’ll enjoy it; trust me, I’m a doctor.

Each session will last approximately 40 minutes.

MENTAL HEALTH: HOW MUCH CAN NEUROSCIENCE HELP? Pillar Room 12.30 - 1.30pm £8 Members 10% off

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Neuroscience research, including imaging and genetics, is starting to show us how the brain works. For mental health disorders this research seems to hold the promise of new drugs and new methods of diagnosis, but how much is this helping patients? Russell Foster asks clinical psychologist Richard Bentall and consultant psychiatrist Nick Craddock whether understanding how the brain is wired can really help us understand mental illness and the inﬁnitely complex human mind.

ENGINEERING THE WORLD Helix Theatre 12.45 – 1.45pm £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards See page 39-41 for full details.

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TEN THOUSAND BIRDS: ORNITHOLOGY SINCE DARWIN

THE NATURE OF REALITY Winton Crucible 2 - 3pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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The question ‘What is reality?’ has remained unanswered for centuries, with philosophers and modern physicists alike tackling the subject. But the more we discover, the stranger reality seems. String theorist and science advisor to Barack Obama Jim Gates stretches the limits of our imagination, asking whether we will ever truly understand what is (and isn’t) real. Hear more about Jim Gates’ incredible life in JIM GATES: RACE, SCIENCE AND

ADVISING THE PRESIDENT

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Pillar Room 2.30 - 3.30pm £8 Members 10% off

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Tim Birkhead’s book, Ten Thousand Birds, brings this creature’s history vividly to life through the visionary and often-controversial personalities that shaped the ﬁeld of ornithology. Drawing on a wealth of archival material and indepth interviews, he shows how research on birds has contributed more to our understanding of animal biology than the study of just about any other group of organisms.

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STEVE BACKSHALL: DEADLY POLE TO POLE Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 2.15 – 3.15pm £8 Res Members 10% off SF20 Age 6 upwards See page 39-41 for full details.

SCIENCE FESTIVAL 2014 – YOUR FEEDBACK Helix Theatre 3 - 4pm FREE

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HACKING: DEMONSTRATIONS OF CYBERCRIME EDF Energy Arena 4 - 5pm £8 Res Members 10% off

S139

An opportunity to give the Festival team your views on The Times Cheltenham Science Festival 2014 and to contribute ideas for the future.

SUGAR: THE BITTER TRUTH? Winton Crucible 4 - 5pm £8 Res Members 10% off

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James Lyne, from antivirus company Sophos, shows you what it’s like to get hacked - through the eyes of the hacker and the victim. See how cybercriminals can even spy on us in the physical world through the digital technologies we all cling to and how you can protect your bits and bytes better. Warning: this presentation features excessive photos of kittens.

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Is sugar worse than cocaine? Is it causing our obesity epidemic? It’s been in the news recently, but how bad is sugar really? In a bid to ﬁnd out, Chris van Tulleken went on a month-long highsugar diet. Join him as he reveals the shocking and surprising effects it had on his body and what we know and think we know about sugar.

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WILKO JOHNSON: LIVING WITH DYING Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 4.15 - 5.15pm S142 £12 Res Members 10% off In 2012, Dr Feelgood guitarist and Game of Thrones actor Wilko Johnson was given ten months to live after a pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Now, in what he describes as “extra time,” he has recorded an album with Roger Daltrey and begun a new Going Back Home tour. Join him to hear how music is helping him cope with terminal cancer and why he has never felt more “vividly alive.”

SCIENCE OF CYCLING Pillar Room 4.30 - 5.30pm £8 Members 10% off

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With 1.2 billion cyclists worldwide, we have come a long way from the days of the boneshaker and the penny-farthing. Pedal-power enthusiast Andrea Sella joins author of Cycling Science Max Glaskin to explore the science behind this popular mode of transport. They demonstrate how best to stay in the saddle, how to make your bike lighter with hydrogen and what it takes to be a Tour de France champion.

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HOW WAR CHANGED MEDICINE Pillar Room 6.30 - 7.30pm £8 Members 10% off

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As well as horror, carnage and massive loss of life, war has also driven some of the great advances in medicine - a catalyst for innovative procedures such as facial reconstruction and life-saving drugs. Frontline Medicine’s Michael Mosley, medical historian Tilli Tansey and microbiologist Mark Pallen discuss how conﬂict has changed the course of modern medicine.

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JIM GATES: RACE, SCIENCE AND ADVISING THE PRESIDENT Winton Crucible 6 - 7pm £9 Res Members 10% off

THE VALUE OF MONEY EDF Energy Arena 6 - 7pm £10 Res Members 10% off S144

Growing up in racially-divided America at the time of the Civil Rights Movement, Jim Gates has gone on to become a leading theoretical physicist and science advisor to the President of the United States. He recounts the challenges and triumphs of his life and career with The Life Scientiﬁc’s Jim Al-Khalili.

S145

Does more money make us happier? Are minimum credit card payments and payday loans encouraging us to borrow more than we can afford? Can psychology help you to be more rational when looking after your ﬁnances? Whether your bank balance is large or small, black or red, join BBC Money Box’s Paul Lewis and psychologist Alan Lewis and delve into our complex relationship with money.

THE SIMPSONS AND THEIR MATHEMATICAL SECRETS EDF Energy Arena 8 - 9pm £12 Res Members 10% off PAUL LEWIS

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Everyone knows that The Simpsons is the most successful show in television history, but few know that its gang of mathematically-gifted writers have used the show to explore everything from calculus to geometry, from pi to game theory and from inﬁnitesimals to inﬁnity. Author Simon Singh explores the mathematical ideas that have been smuggled into The Simpsons. D’oh!

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THE WORLD OF TECHNOLOGY

Science plays a huge part in the lives of everyone, sometimes in ways that are obvious, but often in ways that lie beneath the surface of everyday objects. In the future, the digital and physical worlds will be intertwined – we will use digital technologies to create physical objects, and we will control and manage the physical world using digital technologies. At HP we are pushing the boundaries of the science of the digital world and we are applying it to the real life problems that matter to us all – the environment, our society, and the economy. HP is proud to support The Times Cheltenham Science Festival again for the fourth year in a row and to help engage people of all ages in the wonders of science. Nick Wainwright Director of European Projects, HP Labs Bristol.

HP EVENTS AT THE FESTIVAL Workshop: 3D Printing page 11 S008 S009 S010 Raspberry Pi: Minecraft page 17 Musical Pi page 20 Make A LEGO® Movie page 29 Daredevil Maths page 23 S088 Hacking: Demonstrations of Cybercrime page 34 S141 Science of Cycling page 34 S143

PLUS, MORE TECH EVENTS… Smart Cities page 13 S027 What is Google Up To? page 17 S055 How to Build a Bionic Man page 20 S069

FESTIVAL DATES FOR YOUR DIARY… CHELTENHAM JAZZ FESTIVAL 30 APRIL – 5 MAY 2014 THE TIMES CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL 3-8 JUNE 2014 CHELTENHAM MUSIC FESTIVAL 2-13 JULY 2014 THE TIMES CHELTENHAM LITERATURE FESTIVAL 3-12 OCTOBER 2014 37

DISCOVER THE OPPORTUNITIES www.glos.ac.uk/ugopen

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IPADS AND AVATARS Helix Theatre 10 - 11am £6 Members 10% off Age 10 upwards

SF01

How does a smartphone or iPad know you’ve touched it or that it’s upside down? How do they display all those fab videos, games and pictures? With a little help from their virtual monkey, and a mass of demos, Mark Lorch and Phil Bell-Young take you through the tech in your tablet. And to ﬁnish off, see how the same technology is used to create ﬁlm characters like Dobby and Gollum.

WORKSHOP: LEGO® MINDSTORMS

KABOOM! THE SCIENCE OF EXPLOSIONS EDF Energy Arena 10 – 11am £6 Res Members 10% off All ages

SF02

High explosive detonations, a giant cannon fuelled by gunpowder, huge flame balls and some potentially singed eyebrows! From the dissection of an internal combustion engine to the might of the hybrid rockets that have taken us into space, TV science presenter Greg Foot uncovers the science of explosions and how they’ve shaped our world in an explosive show packed full of fire, flashes and real science and engineering.

St Andrew’s Church 10 - 11am SF03 11.30am – 12.30pm SF04 1 - 2pm SF05 2.30 – 3.30pm SF06 £8 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards If you could design your own robot, what would it be? A search and rescue robot, an automated shopper, a Mars rover, a vacuum cleaner? Let your imagination go wild and design and programme your own LEGO® Mindstorm robot with programming expert Dave Cohen.

This show contains very loud bangs.

SURVIVING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE Pillar Room 12 – 1pm £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

SF07

All the science you need to survive the inevitable Zombie Apocalypse. Enrol now for this spoof lecture with theoretical zombiologist Dr Austin from the Zombie Institute for Theoretical Studies (ZITS). Discover how the brain (and zombie brain) works, the ways the infection spreads and - most importantly - how you can use all this to protect yourself against attack. Can you risk not being there?

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ADVENTURES IN SPACE OPERATION OUCH: YOUR BRILLIANT BODY

Helix Theatre 9.45 – 10.30am SF11 11 – 11.45am SF12 £5 Members 10% off Ages 2-5

Winton Crucible 12 – 1pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 8 upwards

Space helmets at the ready! Zoom off into space with the Timezones astronauts. Meet a bunch of funny puppet aliens and see if you can help them solve a series of peculiar problems.

SF08

You are a mucus producing machine, making around 1 litre every day. The body performs amazing, outstanding and sometimes slightly disgusting feats every second of every day. From the hairs in your nose to the tips of your toenails, take a tour of your body with Chris van Tulleken to ﬁnd out the incredible things it can do.

ROBERT WINSTON’S UTTERLY AMAZING SCIENCE EDF Energy Arena 10 – 11am £6 Res Members 10% off Age 7 upwards

SF13

Rocket launches and erupting volcanoes, magnets and electricity, forces and motions! Discover the incredible world of science and prepare to be amazed as Robert Winston demonstrates exciting, hands-on experiments from his new book.

ERROR 404: BYTES WITH A BANG!

SOUND SCIENCE

LIFE FANTASTIC

Winton Crucible 2 – 3pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 7 upwards

Parabola Arts Centre 2 – 3pm £6 Res Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

Pillar Room 10.30 – 11.30am £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

SF09

CBBC’s resident demo-diva Fran Scott is computer crazy. She delves into hard drives and behind screens armed with imagination, explosions and a sprinkling of ﬁre, to show us the incredible things computers and coding can create. If you like your bits and bytes with a BANG, this show is for you!

SF10

Our world is buzzing with sound, and animals can use it in many different ways - not just to communicate! Bats use it to see in the dark; for killer whales it can be a powerful weapon; and a snapping shrimp’s claw heats water to temperatures hotter than the sun’s surface and creates sounds that can kill a small ﬁsh. Join the 2007 FameLab ﬁnalists for some hands-on ears-on demonstrations!

SF14

From the lowliest worm to the mightiest mammal, all life begins with a single cell. But how does this cell turn into a fully formed being? How did life on earth begin and how did we become so complex? With the chance to experience natural selection for yourself, join 2014 Royal Institution Christmas Lecturer Alison Woollard to unravel the conundrum of life.

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WORKSHOP: WATER ROCKETS Cheltenham College Sports Centre 10 – 11.30am SF15 12 – 1.30pm SF16 3.30 – 5pm SF17 £8 Members 10% off Age 8 upwards Have you ever wanted to become a rocket scientist? Now is your chance! With some help from the National Physical Laboratory, come and design your very own water rocket. Test it at our launch site and make modiﬁcations to improve its ﬂight. Whose rocket will hit the target?

ENGINEERING THE WORLD Helix Theatre 12.45 – 1.45pm £6 Members 10% off Age 11 upwards

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From the tiny chips inside your gadgets to the tallest skyscrapers, engineering is everywhere! See how it could help out an escape artist and watch lightning created before your very eyes in this thrilling show. Engineer Rhys Phillips, 2012 UK Young Engineer of the Year Jess Jones and guests show us how they help make the world go round.

STEVE BACKSHALL: DEADLY POLE TO POLE Princess Hall, Cheltenham Ladies’ College 2.15 – 3.15pm £8 Res Members 10% off SF20 Age 6 upwards From the high Arctic to the Caribbean, from Mexico to Yellowstone, Steve Backshall explores the deadly forces of nature and the deadly animals found in these places. Join the fearless wildlife expert to hear about his worldwide adventures, his encounters with all sorts of animals and the mysteries of the natural world.

SCIENCE OF SWEETS! Winton Crucible 11.30am – 12.30pm £6 Res Members 10% off SF18 Age 6 upwards BBC Gastronaut Stefan Gates and chemist Andrea Sella blow your mind with an explosive and bizarre journey into sweet science. They tear apart sweet chemistry, spin sugar and play with amazing colours, all while attempting to make lollies, jellies and various chewy things for you to taste.

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Animals and their Extraordinary Senses page 28 S106 Raspberry Pi Workshops pages 17, 20, 29 Secret Life of the Cat page 30 S116 Heart Surgery Live pages 27, 33

SCHOOLS

SCIENCE FOR SCHOOLS 2014

A warm welcome to Science for Schools 2014, four days packed full of activities which promise to amaze and inspire in equal measure. Choose from over one hundred STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) events, workshops and free activities. You will be in good company: in 2013, pupils and teachers from 80 schools accepted the invitation. With the support of our partners and sponsors the programme is getting bigger and more exciting each year. Come and join in the conversation. We look forward to seeing you in June. Ali Mawle Director of Education View the full programme online and make your booking at cheltenhamfestivals.com/scienceforschools

What do schools think?

“Both staff and pupils had a fantastic time at the Science Festival. There was plenty to see and do. Pupils were buzzing about it for days afterwards”. “The events we chose were interesting and stimulating for the pupils – they were things that pupils will not ever experience at school!” “The Discover Zone was staffed by incredibly enthusiastic and very friendly people which made it great fun. All the stands were accessible and the activities were absorbing and very memorable”.

The Education Team would like to thank

SCHOOLS TELL ME ALL ABOUT IT Choose from a wide range of STEM themed workshops and events for Key Stages 1-3 to create your perfect day out. Complement your visit with a free session with the University of Hull, in the Discover Zone or in the GE Pavilion. If you have breaks in your itinerary, have a go at the Science Trail in Imperial Gardens. Alternatively, let us organise your day for you – book a Day Package for KS3 or a Mini Package for KS1.

WORKSHOPS - from £6.50 per pupil Lasting up to an hour, our exciting hands-on workshops allow small groups of pupils to apply their science learning in real-life contexts.

EVENTS - £5.50 per pupil Events are 50 minute science shows presented by top-notch science communicators. Taking place in our larger venues and accommodating audiences from 200-600, events are unique and interactive learning experiences which bring STEM to life.

SCIENCE EXPANDED At The Times Cheltenham Science Festival we are passionate about engaging young minds with STEM. With the support of our partners we are embarking on an ambitious programme of activities for schools which will take place year-round, in schools and in venues throughout Gloucestershire and beyond. In the coming months we will be inviting schools to take part in Careering Around, teacher CPD sessions, LabLive and FameLab Academy. Keep an eye on our website for more information about these fantastic opportunities which aim to engage as many young people as possible with STEM and the prospects for a brilliant career in science and engineering.

EDF Energy, Associate Title Partner The schools’ programme is the heartbeat of the Science Festival, with thousands of young people (and their teachers!) discovering fascinating science with some of the world’s leading scientists and organisations. EDF Energy is delighted to be the Associate Title Partner of The Times Cheltenham Science Festival and importantly to continue to support the Science for Schools programme. Stuart Crooks Managing Director Generation, EDF Energy

PATRONS Join this exclusive group of supporters and make a real difference to our artistic programming and education work • Dedicated ticket line with advance

booking • Access to hospitality areas at the

Literature and Jazz Festivals • Invitations to special events and

parties throughout the year From £67 per month, your patronage covers all four Festivals. To ﬁnd out more please contact Arlene McGlynn, Patrons Manager on 01242 537252 arlene.mcglynn@ cheltenhamfestivals.com or visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/patrons

We would like to thank all our Patrons for their generous support: Life Patron Mark and Sue Blanchﬁeld Peter and Anne Bond Dominic and Jannene Collier Colin and Suzanne Doak Charles Fisher David and John Hall Jeremy and Germaine Hitchins Family Jonathan and Cassinha Hitchins Family Stephen and Tania Hitchins Family Graham and Eileen Lockwood Fiona McLeod The McWilliam family in loving memory of Ruth McWilliam John and Susan Singer Mark and Elizabeth Philip-Sørensen Chris and Bridgette Sunman Fiona and David Symondson Ludmila and Hodson Thornber The Walker Family

Sir Peter and Lady Marychurch Des and ChiChi Mills Howard and Jay Milton The Oldham Foundation Adrian and Lizzie Portlock Dr Gill Samuels CBE Peter Stormonth Darling Charitable Trust Peter and Alison Yiangou

Gold Patron Christopher Bence Stephen and Victoria Bond Charlie Chan Stuart and Gillian Corbyn Janet and Jean-François Cristau Michael and Felicia Crystal Nigel and Sally Dimmer Wallace and Morag Dobbin George and Cynthia Dowty Peter and Sue Elliott Jean Gouldsmith Skinner Maurice Gran Margaret Headen Simone Hindmarch-Bye Stephen Hodge Lord and Lady Hoffmann Anthony Hoffman and Dr Christine Facer Hoffman Elizabeth Jacobs Keith Jago Steven and Linda Jones Hugh and Sue Koch Hayden and Tracy McKinnes Sir Michael and Lady McWilliam Janet and Charles Middleton Keith Norton The Helena Oldacre Trust Ian and Sarah Passmore Shelley and Paul Roberts Sharon and Toby Roberts Esther and Peter Smedvig Andrew Smith Andy and Ali Stalsberg Phil and Jennifer Stapleton Meredithe Stuart-Smith Giles and Michelle Thorley Diego Vargas Michael and Rosie Warner Steve and Eugenia Winwood Richard and Fiona Yorke

Platinum Patron

Festival Patron

Mike and Kerry Alcock Jack and Dora Black Jennifer Bryant-Pearson Andrew Chard Michael and Angela Cronk Simon and Emma Keswick

Kate Adie Sir John and Lady Aird David and Zany Anton-Smith Margaret Austen Alison Besterman Michael H Bond

David and Jane Bruce Jonathan and Daphne Carr Robert Cawthorne and Catherine White Andrew and Jan Clift Simon Collings Mr and Mrs Andrew and Jacqueline Coyle Lady Curtis Mark and Cindy Davies Debra Drew and Nigel Browne Simon Firkins Carol and Isabella Freeman Clive and Stella Gardner Dr Ken and Jean Gray Professor A C Grayling Alex and Hattie Hambro Roger and Jane Hanks Sam and Sarah Hanks Dr Dawn Harper and Dr Graham Isaac Mike and Sally Hatcher Mr and Mrs Riff Heber-Percy Mark Heywood Mike and Judie Hill Marianne Hinton Andrew and Caroline Hope Jeff and Keren Iliffe Pip Isherwood Mr and Mrs JNP Kirkpatrick Hazel and Jeremy Lewis Juliet and Jamie McKelvie Hazel Merrison Professor Keith Millar and Professor Margaret Reid Mr and Mrs Philip Monbiot Professor Angela Newing Aisling O’Connell Jonjo and Jacqui O’Neill Robert Padgett Liz Parker Sir David and Lady Pepper Leslie Perrin Hugh Poole-Warren Jonathon Porritt Patricia Routledge CBE Khal and Zoe Rudin Elizabeth Saunders Lavinia Sidgwick Sharon Studer and Graham Beckett Jonathan and Gail Taylor Robert and Julia Van Gils Paul D. Voyce Brian Watson Professor Lord Winston

We would also like to thank all our Patrons who have chosen to remain anonymous.

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SUPPORT US

OPENING EYES TO A WORLD OF POSSIBILITIES

Our education work brings the wonders of science alive – from technology to medicine, engineering to conservation, maths to the cosmos, we aim to inspire minds. Our innovative programme for schools and families offers more than 100 events, workshops and free activities during the Science Festival. And our work continues throughout the year with projects such as Careering Around, our LabLive Christmas lecture series and CPD programmes for teachers. We believe that science should be made available to everyone, and we work hard to ensure we reach children for whom this opportunity wouldn’t otherwise exist. But to make this possible we rely on donations from individuals and organisations who share our passion for science and education. Please help our work by making a donation when booking your tickets. To ﬁnd out more about getting involved with the Festival visit cheltenhamfestivals/support-us or contact: Richard Smith, Head of Individual Giving 01242 537262 richard.smith@cheltenhamfestivals.com Cheltenham Festivals, registered charity no. 251765

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BOOKING INFORMATION MEMBERS’ PRIORITY BOOKING: From 12 noon, 14 April 2014 PUBLIC BOOKING: From 12 noon, 22 April 2014

HOW TO BOOK Online cheltenhamfestivals.com Save time and buy your tickets with just a few clicks. Use our new quick booking system and create your event Wish List before booking opens. See how it works here: cheltenhamfestivals.com/booking

Phone 0844 880 8094 If you have speciﬁc seating requirements, such as wheelchair access, please call Box Ofﬁce on the above number.

In Person Before the Festival: CF Ticketing, 15 Suffolk Parade, Cheltenham, GL50 2AE During the Festival: Science Festival site, Imperial Gardens, Cheltenham, GL50 1QA Booking fees per transaction apply. Visit our website for full details: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office OPENING TIMES Online booking is available 24/7. Box Office opening times may vary. Visit our website for full details. TERMS & CONDITIONS Full T&Cs available online: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS For full Membership T&Cs, including discounts and ticket entitlement, visit our website: cheltenhamfestivals.com/membership DONATIONS Cheltenham Festivals is a registered charity. Your support makes a huge difference and is greatly appreciated. A suggested voluntary donation will be added to your order. Visit our website for full details: cheltenhamfestivals.com/box-office

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Festival Director Rex Mackrill Festival and Programming Manager Ashley Kent Head of Programming Dr Gina Collins Senior Programme Coordinator Karl Byrne Festival Coordinator Luiza Patorski Festival Assistant Penelope Hill Development Manager Sarah Stewart FameLab Manager Dr Djuke Veldhuis

With many thanks to all the staff at Cheltenham Festivals, those at each venue and the Festival volunteers, all of whom help make the Festival a success. Cheltenham Festivals Board of Trustees Peter Bond – Chair Dominic Collier – Vice Chair Susan Blanchﬁeld Lewis Carnie Oli Christie Peter Elliott Prof Russell Foster (Chair of Science Festival) Edward Gillespie Prof Averil Macdonald Dame Gail Rebuck Dr Diane Savory OBE Margaret Austen – Company Secretary

Festival Advisory Group Prof Jim Al-Khalili Andrew Cohen Quentin Cooper Dr Hannah Devlin Dr Kevin Fong Timandra Harkness Mark Henderson Dr Roger Highﬁeld Prof Mark Lythgoe Prof Mark Maslin Prof Mark Miodownik Vivienne Parry Prof Alice Roberts Dr Adam Rutherford Dr Gill Samuels OBE Prof Andrea Sella Elaine Snell Prof Kathy Sykes

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cross-Festival Advisory Group Pamela Armstrong Jane Bailey Dr John Bicknell Christine Chambers Jane Churchill Catherine Coates Dominic Collier Maurice Gran Kate Hicks Beach Marianne Hinton Tania Hitchins Charmaine Murphy Lavinia Sidgwick Anita Syvret

The Times Cheltenham Science Festival is presented by Cheltenham Festivals, a company limited by guarantee. Registered Ofﬁce 28 Imperial Square Cheltenham GL50 1RH

Contact If you have speciﬁc comments about any aspect of the Festival, please email: science@cheltenhamfestivals.com Photo Credits Visit cheltenhamfestivals.com/photos for a full photo credit list.

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THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS Associate Partners

OFFICIAL TRAVEL PARTNER

The Royal College of Pathologists Pathology: the science behind the cure

Event and in-kind supporters Alzheimer’s Research UK Cheltenham Borough Council Clearview Trafﬁc Group Marketing Partners

Institute of Cancer Research Mobenn Marquees Nufﬁeld Council on Bioethics

The Royal Marsden University of Reading Waterstones

Media Partners

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