Our Upcoming Events

We will be showing a series of public health films shown from 1942-1968, looking at issues ranging from obesity and smoking to vaccinations. Alongside the films, our panel of medical researchers and science historians will be discussing just how much has changed, helping us to sift the fact from the fiction, and the daft from the downright dangerous.

Date: Wednesday 12th June 2012
Time: 7pm, for a 7.30pm start
Place: The Academy of Medical Sciences, 41 Portland Place London W1B 1QH [gmap]
Cost: Free but ticketed see below for more info

Dr Matt Parker of Queen Mary, University of London will talk about how studying the impulsive nature of zebrafish can tell us about the cycle of addiction, specifically, the move from occasional drug use to habitual and compulsive drug seeking, withdrawal and relapse.

Dr Parker will discuss some of the difficulties associated with treatment, and how understanding more about the genetics and early markers of addiction may help to develop more effective treatments and even prophylactic interventions.

You’ll now find yourself in a room full of potential romance. The air will be thick with pheromones and an eagerness to impress… so first we’ll be asking you to grab the hands of the person next to you and learn some fun swing dance moves all courtesy of the brilliant dance teachers of ‘Swing Patrol’, who run fantastic classes all over London. Once you’ve mastered (or otherwise) the routine, we’ll then give you a chance to head to the bar for a well deserved drink before you get the chance to sit down and have three minutes to talk to one another face to face and 60 seconds to score each other. Afterwards we’ll collect the score sheets and give you all a chance to mingle and head to the bar while our experts crunch the numbers.