October 2005
Cybersalon: Future Wireless
4 October 2005, 12:00 - 20:30
Join Cybersalon and Open Spectrum UK to scan the horizon of wireless communications and explore its emerging landscape and ecology in the future. This will be a full day of presentations, workshops, artistic interventions and debate.
Segregating Medicine
5 October 2005, 19:00 - 20:30
America has launched the world's first race-specific drug, designed for black heart disease patients. Is this a step towards more effective patient-specific medicine? Or does it discriminate by ethnicity? Should race have a place in medicine? Discuss these issues with our panel of experts.
Alien Evolution
11 October 2005, 19:00 - 20:30
How special is our planet? What can life on Earth tell us about the possible evolution of extra-terrestrials? Could there be life on Mars or a moon of Jupiter, and what life forms might evolve on planets around other stars? In association with Channel 4.
The Ethics of Research Involving Animals
12 October 2005, 19:00 - 20:30
The animal research debate is seen as 'for' or 'against.' The Nuffield Council on Bioethics recently published a report on this highly complex issue. Join a discussion with a philosopher, a scientist and an anti-vivisection campaigner.
Making Sense: experiencing the world around us
13 October 2005, 18:30 - 22:00
Do you have a sixth sense? Can you trick your senses? Explore your perceptions by watching a performance of deception, experiencing illusions and indulging in some wine tasting to find out how connoisseurs smell and taste their way to the finest vintage.
Meeting of Minds
15 October 2005, 09:30 - 17:00
The future of brain science will come under the spotlight, as the UK citizens' panel for the Meeting of Minds, European Citizens' Deliberation meet with experts and the public to debate the implications of developments in neuroscience. Your views could help shape the recommendations that will be made to policy-makers.
Meeting of Minds
16 October 2005, 09:30 - 17:00
The future of brain science will come under the spotlight, as the UK citizens' panel for the Meeting of Minds, European Citizens' Deliberation meet with experts and the public to debate the implications of developments in neuroscience. Your views could help shape the recommendations that will be made to policy-makers.
Punk Science: Aliens
18 October 2005, 19:30 - 21:00
A rip-roaring ride through star systems, crop circles, UFOs and extraterrestrials, Punk Science asks: Is anybody out there? Does anybody actually care? Join us to find out the answers through action packed science experiments, music, audience voting, gags and demos.
Dinner@Dana: Do fish fall in love?
19 October 2005, 18:30 - 20:30
Do fish fall in love? Or is their attention span too short for complex emotion? Do plants feel pain? Or are they simply cold masses of tissue? Broadcaster and biologist Brian J Ford explores the notion that other living things may be sensitive and sentient.
Punk Science: Aliens
20 October 2005, 19:30 - 21:00
A rip-roaring ride through star systems, crop circles, UFOs and extraterrestrials, Punk Science asks: Is anybody out there? Does anybody actually care? Join us to find out the answers through action packed science experiments, music, audience voting, gags and demos.
Cybercrime: Stealing your identity
25 October 2005, 19:00 - 20:30
Have you ever had a computer virus? Has your credit card ever been cloned? How much do you trust the security of different technologies? How vulnerable is your identity to cybercrime and how can you protect yourself against identity theft?
Alien Intrigue
26 October 2005, 19:00 - 20:30
Why are we so fascinated by the idea of aliens on Earth? Do our beliefs stem from folklore or science fiction? Are they a psychological projection of human hopes and fears? Or is our interest in extra-terrestrials an inbuilt phenomenon?