February 2006
Climate Change: Fact from fiction
1 February 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
The media are full of information about climate change, but it's difficult to sort fact from fiction or prediction. Come and find out what effects of climate change are visible now and what scientists predict we're in for...
The Dana Pub Guide to: Energy
2 February 2006, 19:00 - 00:00
The Pub Guide to energy let's you get hands-on and build contraptions that may or may not be efficient. The Dana Centre Pub Guide events are aimed at the science-shy. They're ideal for causing chaos in the kitchen at parties.
The Things We Do for Energy
8 February 2006, 19:00 - 00:00
Getting energy can be a risky business. In Iceland they intend to drill down close to the magma beneath the Earth's crust. Is this crazier than building energy plants where tectonic plates meet, or using nuclear power? Come and join the discussion.
Flood Plain Building - Plainly foolish?
9 February 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
Two million properties in England and Wales are already at risk of flooding, yet we continue to build on the flood plains. Rising sea levels will put more homes at risk. So is building on the flood plain pure folly?
Speed Dating: Laws of attraction
14 February 2006, 19:30 - 23:00
Find out how your body talks and you might find love too. Thirty men and thirty women aged 20 to 35 can learn about body language. Will these lessons in love pay off? Put them to the test with some speed dating...
Dinner@Dana: Bletchley Park and the Enigmas
15 February 2006, 18:30 - 21:00
Top-secret codes, ciphers and the dark art of cryptography the story of Bletchley Park still pushes our buttons. Join us for a cracking Cafe Scientifique evening as we unscramble how the German Enigma and Lorenz ciphers were broken.
The Origins of Magical Beliefs
16 February 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
Most of us believe in supernatural phenomena. Why? Children's intuition explains much of the world, but as adults we may assume there are magical forces. Bruce Hood will describe the basis of magical beliefs, from the benign to the bizarre.
An Extraterrestrial Night Out
17 February 2006, 18:30 - 22:00
It's two for one with a Punk Science Aliens show and the Aliens Extravaganza. Marshmallow astronauts demonstrate why spacesuits are a must-have. And aliens experts reveal the truth about extraterrestrials.
Memory: Use It, Lose It - Can We Fix It?
21 February 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
Are there drugs to treat memory loss? Are they being abused by healthy people to improve normal brain function? Is the hype surrounding so-called smart drugs overblown, or will they change how we view ourselves, our families, and our memories?
Speed Dating: Laws of attraction
22 February 2006, 19:30 - 23:00
Find out how your body talks and you might find love too. Thirty men and thirty women aged 20 to 35 can learn about body language. Will these lessons in love pay off? Put them to the test with some speed dating...
Meet the Mighty Gene Machine
23 February 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
A fast-paced drama explores a future in which your genetic profile can predict your destiny. A lively audience discussion follows the performance about what genetic profiling can and cannot deliver, and who should have access to your genetic makeup.
DECIDE: Our nano-future
28 February 2006, 18:30 - 20:30
Could nanotechnology be our saviour? What are the dangers? Explore the issues surrounding all things tiny by playing DECIDE. It puts policy into your hands as cards, then you decide where your team stands. The results will be given to European policy-makers.