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We like to think of ourselves as rational creatures. We watch our backs, weigh the odds, pack an umbrella. But science suggests that most of us are more optimistic than realistic. In fact, optimism may be crucial to our existence.
Join Dr. Tali Sharot, a neuroscientist working at University College London, as she will take us on a tour of the irrationally positive brain. Tali will explain how the brain generates hope and what happens when it fails; how the brains of optimists and pessimists differ; why we are terrible at predicting what will make us happy; how emotions strengthen our ability to recollect; how anticipation and dread affect us; and how our optimistic illusions affect our financial, professional, and emotional decisions. Date: Thursday 26th January 2012 |
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Photos from the night can be seen here on Flickr.
Science London ‘do’ hovercrafts!
| Science London are back at the lovely Drink, Shop & Do for a night of craft and science. This time we’ll be teaching you how to make your very own hovercraft to take home and impress your friends. And as usual we’ll be giving out free cocktails to the people with the best brains and best creative streak.P.S. You are of course welcome to drop by on the night but to be sure of getting a table email Drink, Shop and Doto book a place.
Date: Wednesday 9th November 2011 |
 SciCraft at Drink, Shop & Do |
Photos from the event can be see here on Flickr
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SciScreen – Inception: The science behind the video effects and story.
Science London presents “Inception: The science behind the video effects and story”.
Science London presents a one off screening of the multi-oscar winning movie Inception. The movie uses cutting edge video effects to explore various levels of psychology of dreams. After the movie screening there will be a question and answer session featuring a expert from Double Negative, the video effects house responsible for the amazing video effects.
Date: Thursday 20th October
Time: 7pm, the screening will start at 7.30pm, the event will end by 11pm
Place: Coronet Cinema, 103 Notting Hill Gate, London, W11 3LB [gmap]
Cost: £6.50 Adults / £5 concessions (there maybe an extra booking fee), tickets can be booked via EventBrite
This event is in association with Double Negative and is in collaboration with the London Science Festival.
Trailer for Inception © Warner Bros Entertainment 2010
© Warner Bros Entertainment 2010
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New technologies in joint replacements
Joint replacement surgery is becoming more common, with knees and hips replaced most often. These days it’s not just older generations that are undergoing joint replacement surgery. From cemented to cementless hip implants and metal-on-metal vs. metal-on-plastic implants, each has its advantages and disadvantages.
Join Dr Steven Cutts, doctor and freelance science writer, to explore the history of joint replacements and discuss the types of materials utilised and the commercial pressures to use certain devices. Steven will look at what’s in store for the future of joint replacements, such as the potential for computer navigated knees and hips; and the recent failure of the surface replacement hip implant that was recalled by DePuy.
Date: Wednesday 27th July
Time: 7pm, for a 7.30pm start
Place: Upstairs at The Lamb, 92 Lambs Conduit Street, WC1N 3LZ [gmap]
Cost: Free
Photos from the event can be seen here on Flickr
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Being a Dinosaur Hunter: discoveries and new science
| Despite having been extinct for 65 million years, dinosaurs continue to fascinate children, adults and scientists. It’s easy to see their appeal: they are an incredibly diverse group of animals, with fascinating body plans that are hard to imagine in a human dominated world. Even after 200 years of dinosaur research, new species are constantly being discovered, and we still have much to learn about their lifestyles and evolutionary history.
Michael Pittman, who has recently completed a PhD at Unversity College London, is about to embark on a research trip to the Gobi desert, in search of new specimens which will help to unravel the mysteries which still surround dinosaur evolution. He will explain how dinosaur hunting expeditions are organised, and how specimens are found and extracted, using examples from previous successful trips. He will also present some of the discoveries he and his colleagues have made so far, and how this has informed research into the origins and evolution of dinosaurs. |
 Linhenykus monodactylus, the most recent dinosaur discovered by Dr Pittman. |
Date: Thursday 30th June 2011
Time: 7pm
Place: Red Herring, 49 Gresham St, EC2V 7EH [gmap]
Cost: Free!
Photos of the event can be seen here on Flickr.
Science London ‘do’ cuddly bacteria!
Science London are back at the lovely Drink, Shop & Do for a night of craft and science. Pop along to make your very own cuddly bacteria to take home and love, and perhaps even learn a little something along the way. There’ll be a free cocktails for the person with the best bacterial knowledge and for the most beautiful creation.
P.S. We’d love for you to just pop by on the night. However our last scicraft event ended up being rather busy so if you can’t make it for 7pm you might want to email Drink, Shop & Do to book a table.
Date: Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Time: 7pm
Place: Drink, Shop and Do, No. 9, Caledonian Road, N1 9DX [gmap]
Cost: Free!
To download the guide on how to make your own cuddly bacteria and the bacteria quiz and, click here.
Photos from the event can be seen here on Flickr
Come Get Felt Up Vs Super/Collider Science Craft Session
We have teamed up with Super/Collider, Come Get Felt Up and Bright Star Catalogue to create an afternoon of music and science-inspired arts & crafts. Come listen to the latest breakthroughs in Biology while competing for prizes in a messy, hands-on, all-out craft competition.
Speakers:
5pm – Chris Binny’s day job is researching viral gene therapy at UCL, but he also works on a more hands-on project called DIYBio. This growing community is applying the hacker ethos to biology, taking it out of the lab and into amateurs’ kitchens and workshops where they make new organisms, explore their own genomes and create living art.
6pm – Jay Stone is a final year PhD student at the Institute of Ophthalmology working on the biology of eyes. She’ll be popping along to tell us exactly how how our peepers work, why they can sometimes deceive us and what happens when our sight goes wrong.
Date: Sunday 22nd May 2011
Time: 4pm to 8pm
Place: The Book Club, 100 – 106 Leonard Street, EC2A 4RH [gmap].
Nearest tube: Old Street or Shoreditch High Street.
Cost: Free
Photos from the event can be seen here on Flickr
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Small particles matter a great deal
Knowledge of the smallest particles of matter underlies many modern technologies, from the World-Wide Web to the GPS system, cancer diagnosis and therapy. Research in this field unites the efforts of thousands of scientists from many countries around the world in large experiments using the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN near Geneva, which is starting to provide new insights into how the Universe works. The way these experiments are organized may be an interesting model for other mega-projects in science and beyond.
Prof. Dr. John Ellis, theoretical physicist, CERN & King’s College, London, will be discussing particle physics, the LHC (the most advanced science experiment of time) and the effect they have had on the world.
Please note we are using a different venue to previous SciBar events.
Date: Tuesday 22nd March 2011
Time: 7:30pm (sharp)
Place: Basement bar of The Pavilion End, 23 Watling Street, City of London, EC4M 9BR [gmap].
Nearest tube: Bank, St Pauls or Mansion House.
Cost: Free
Decisions, decisions, decisions
Would you buy a chocolate bar labelled 60% fat free, but walk straight past one claiming to be 40% fat? And given an-all-or nothing gamble to win £50 or the chance to keep £20, which would you choose?
We’re faced with decisions like these every day but our choice is often affected by the way they’re framed. Neuroscientist Dr Benedetto De Martino from UCL, has set out to found out how the brain responds to the choices we’re given. Join us as he explains the process behind our decision making.
Date: Tuesday 22nd Febuary 2011
Time: 7:30pm (sharp)
Place: Upstairs at The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LZ [gmap]
Cost: Free
Chasing Ghosts and the Creation of the Universe
They are all around us in every nook and cranny. Trillions upon trillions inside and out of every planet, star, galaxy as well as the space in between. Billions pass through you every single second; night and day. But despite the phenomenal numbers it was not until 1953 that conclusive evidence came of the existence of the most abundant known thing in Nature – Neutrinos.
Since then scientists have devoted their lives to chasing these ghosts of Nature. Despite it’s meagre size the tiny Neutrino has had profound effect upon our Universe and may hold the answer to one of the greatest questions of all time; the Creation of the Universe.
Join Dr Ben Still (Queen Mary, University of London) as he talks about the Neutrino, the people who chased its illusive presence and the secrets it may hold.
Date: Tuesday 25th January 2011
Time: 7:30pm (sharp)
Place: Upstairs at The Lamb, 94 Lamb’s Conduit Street, London WC1N 3LZ [gmap]
Cost: Free
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