Science

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Level 5 Function Room
Open Science
Wednesday 8 June 2011 Wednesday 8 June 2011

Science thrives on the free and open exchange of ideas and data. But as the web opens up access to information, scientists are now having to catch up with rising expectations of transparency.

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Science thrives on the free and open exchange of ideas and data.
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Purcell Room
Jocelyn Bell Burnell
Tuesday 12 July 2011 Tuesday 12 July 2011

Jocelyn Bell Burnell is one of the leading scientists of her generation.

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Jocelyn Bell Burnell is one of the leading scientists of her generation.
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Royal Festival Hall
Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
Sunday 11 December 2011 Sunday 11 December 2011

Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw set out to explain the deepest questions in science with their new book, The Quantum Universe, which they present at this live event.

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Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw set out to explain the deepest questions in science with their new book, The Quantum Universe, which they present at this live event.
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Purcell Room
Jim al-Khalili and Robert Winston
Tuesday 31 January 2012 Tuesday 31 January 2012

The Golden Age of Arabic Science, introduces figures such as Ibn al-Shatir, whose manuscripts inspired Copernicus, and al-Jahith, who developed a theory of natural selection a thousand years...

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Two of science's most prominent writers unlock the forgotten history of Arabic science.
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Level 5 Function Room
Tali Sharot
Wednesday 15 February 2012 Wednesday 15 February 2012

Tali Sharot takes an in-depth look at how the brain generates hope and what happens when it fails.

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Tali Sharot takes an in-depth look at how the brain generates hope and what happens when it fails.
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Queen Elizabeth Hall
Robert Winston
Thursday 16 February 2012 Thursday 16 February 2012

Professor Robert Winston is famous for his work on science.

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Professor Robert Winston is famous for his work on science.
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Hayward Gallery Lecture Theatre
Theoretical and practical explorations of space
Tuesday 12 June 2012 Thursday 14 June 2012

In these one-day intensive courses, you can explore the history of Western scientific thinking about space from Descartes to string theory, asking how do mathematicians and physicists conceive of...

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In these one-day intensive courses, you can explore the history of Western scientific thinking about space from Descartes to string theory, asking how do mathematicians and physicists conceive of space?
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Hayward Lecture Theatre
Jane and Louise Wilson in conversation with Caroline Wilkinson
Wednesday 13 June 2012 Wednesday 13 June 2012

Jane and Louise Wilson join Caroline Wilkinson, Professor of Craniofacial Identification at the University of Dundee, in a conversation about the forensic sciences and forensic tendencies in art....

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Jane and Louise Wilson join Caroline Wilkinson, Professor of Craniofacial Identification at the University of Dundee, in a conversation about the forensic sciences and forensic tendencies in art.
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Hayward Lecture Theatre
Smells like Teen Spirit - CANCELLED
Thursday 14 June 2012 Thursday 14 June 2012

Jeppe Hein discusses the topic of invisibility and sensory perception, with particular emphasis on smell.

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Jeppe Hein discusses the topic of invisibility and sensory perception, with particular emphasis on smell.
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Hayward Gallery Room 3
Deep Space
Saturday 16 June 2012 Sunday 17 June 2012

Tomás Saraceno leads a two-day workshop imagining possible solutions to forming habitats in extreme locations... and in particular deep space.

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Hayward Lecture Theatre
Untitled, class
Thursday 21 June 2012 Sunday 24 June 2012

Roger Hiorns imagines this class as a potential work of art. It proposes group meditation as a possible way to address the problem of how we relate to, understand and conceptualise being.

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Roger Hiorns imagines this class as a potential work of art.
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Hayward Gallery Room 1
Recruitment Plan
Tuesday 26 June 2012 Wednesday 27 June 2012

Joao Onofre leads a two-day workshop exploring both empirical sensory perception and intuition.

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Joao Onofre leads a two-day workshop exploring both empirical sensory perception and intuition.
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Hayward Lecture Theatre
The Scientific Fundamentals of Photography Part 1: Optics and lenses
Tuesday 3 July 2012 Tuesday 3 July 2012

Wolfgang Tillmans talks with Peter Török, Professor in optics at Imperial College, London, to introduce the technical workings of photography at a scientific level.

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Wolfgang Tillmans talks with Peter Török, Professor in optics at Imperial College, London, to introduce the technical workings of photography at a scientific level.
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Purcell Room
Africa Sci-Fi Screening
Wednesday 4 July 2012 Wednesday 4 July 2012

Exploring the subject of genre in African writing, visual art and film, this event features discussion alongside screenings from short films featured in the exhibition Superpower: Africa in...

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This event explores the subject of genre in African writing, visual art and film.
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Hayward Lecture Theatre
The Scientific Fundamentals of Photography Part 2: Digital imaging
Wednesday 4 July 2012 Wednesday 4 July 2012

The second of two discussions between Wolfgang Tillmans and Peter Török, Professor in Optics at Imperial College London, introducing the technical workings of photography at a scientific level....

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The second of two discussions between Wolfgang Tillmans and Peter Török, Professor in Optics at Imperial College London, introducing the technical workings of photography at a scientific level.
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Hayward Gallery Room 1
Mind reading for the left and right brain
Friday 6 July 2012 Sunday 8 July 2012

Mark Allen (Machine Project), Krystal Krunch (Asher Hartman and Haruko Tanaka) and Sara Roberts invite participants to explore how internal subjectivity can be externalised in this full-day...

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Mark Allen leads an afternoon hands-on workshop in which you make your own lie-detector.
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Royal Festival Hall
BBC Worldwide presents Planet Earth in Concert
Sunday 16 September 2012 Sunday 16 September 2012

Following its critically acclaimed UK premiere in London, Emmy award-winning British composer George Fenton conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra and special guest soloist Haley Glennie-Smith, in a...

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Following its critically acclaimed UK premiere in London, Emmy award-winning British composer George Fenton conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra and special guest soloist Haley Glennie-Smith, in a breathtaking production of Planet Earth in Concert.
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Purcell Room
Ben Goldacre
Friday 7 December 2012 Friday 7 December 2012

Ben Goldacre is a bestselling author, broadcaster, medical doctor and academic who specialises in analysing dodgy scientific claims by drug companies, newspapers, government reports, PR people and...

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Ben Goldacre is a bestselling author, broadcaster, medical doctor and academic who specialises in analysing dodgy scientific claims by drug companies, newspapers, government reports, PR people and quacks.
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Hayward Gallery
Alternative Guide to the Universe Exhibition
Tuesday 11 June 2013 Monday 26 August 2013

Alternative Guide to the Universe explores the work of self-taught artists and architects, fringe physicists and visionary inventors, all of whom offer bracingly unorthodox perspectives...

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<i>Alternative Guide to the Universe</i> explores the work of self-taught artists and architects, fringe physicists and visionary inventors, all of whom offer bracingly unorthodox perspectives on the world we live in
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Level 5 Function Room
George Widener
Wednesday 12 June 2013 Wednesday 12 June 2013

A conversation with the artist George Widener

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A conversation with the artist George Widener <br/><br/>Widener employs a rich mix of numbers, calendars, numerology, historical data, population statistics and mathematical calculations in his art.
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