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DINOSAURS
HEALTH
DINOSAUR HUNTERS
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EDF ENERGY ARENA 2.15-3.15PM, £9
Dinosaurs might have gone extinct millions of years ago, but they left traces of their time here across the planet. Meet the dinosaur hunters who scour the earth for fossils: Phil Manning and his massive mummified monster; palaeontologist Victoria Egerton and her work on the 60tonne behemoth Dreadnoughtus; and American palaeontologist and fossil collector Pete Larson and his Tyrannosaurus rexes.
HEALTH
ALICE ROBERTS: MRI ANATOMY WINTON CRUCIBLE 12.30-1.30PM, £8
TOWN HALL, PILLAR ROOM 3.30-4.30PM, £8
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It seems an everyday occurrence that we hear of something that is 'the new cancer'. But sitting? Apparently Brits spend a whopping 19 hours a day sitting or lying around, a sedentary lifestyle that makes exercise seem rather pointless: so what is that doing to our health? Doctor Michael Mosley is joined by scientist John Buckley to stand up and shout about sitting down. WORKSHOP
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Anatomist Alice Roberts seems like such a lovely person, but consultant radiologist Iain Lyburn has seen right through her. Literally. He put her into an MRI and scanned her from inside out! Join them for a revealing discussion in this high-tech anatomy lesson with a difference, and remember: it’s what’s on the inside that counts. HEALTH
SUGAR: THE SWEET TRUTH TOWN HALL, PILLAR ROOM 1.30-2.30PM, £7
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Sugar is the latest dietary demon, but is it really as bad as the headlines suggest? How much is too much? How can we know how much we are consuming anyway? Separating fact from fiction and debating what should be done about it are NHS dietician Catherine Collins, psychologist David Benton and Graham MacGregor, from Action on Sugar.
ARDUINO PROGRAMMING TECHNOLOGY
QUANTUM TECHNOLOGY HELIX THEATRE 2.30-3.30PM, £7
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As technology allows us to work at colder and colder temperatures, and smaller and smaller sizes, quantum effects become commonplace. But are these curious anomalies a help or hindrance? Quantum physicists Jeremy O’Brien, Sonja FrankeArnold and Kai Bongs discuss how the advances in the quantum field could fundamentally change the tech landscape — and what still keeps this from becoming reality.
GE PAVILION 3.45-4.15PM 5.45-6.15PM 6.45-7.15PM 7.45-8.15PM FREE
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If you think that Java is just an island, Python a snake and C++ a grade then perhaps the software engineers at GE can help. Whether you have a basic understanding in programming or don’t know where to start, try a GE workshop for a tutorial in programming an Arduino to control lights and motors.
DINOSAURS
DINOSAURS: WHAT DID THEY REALLY LOOK LIKE?
PSYCHOLOGY
GOSSIP: WHY YOU LOVE IT WINTON CRUCIBLE 2.30-3.30PM, £8
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Psst! Have you heard that psychologists Robin Dunbar and Jennifer Cole and Daily Mirror deputy 3am editor Hannah Hope are talking about gossip? Love it or loathe it, you’re hard-wired for gossip and are more likely to behave if you think you’ll be the subject of some. But in today’s digital world, the new way we gossip could be changing us. This is one conversation you won’t want to miss.
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EDF ENERGY ARENA 4.15-5.15PM, £10
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In 1825, everything scientists knew about Iguanodons was based on a single bone, which they took for a nose. It turned out to be a claw! Almost 170 years later Jurassic Park still couldn’t get it right — Velociraptors should be turkey-sized, not six-foot man-eaters. Join Alice Roberts, paleoartist Bob Nicholls, palaeontologist Mike Benton and historian Joe Cain as they ask: how do we really know what dinosaurs looked like?