December 2006
Virtual Worlds and Cyber Friends
5 December 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
Online worlds and games have created communities and new ways for people to interact. But how do the software and hardware change our behaviour? Come and find out how the real world is slipping into cyberspace.
Dreaming of a Green Christmas?
6 December 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
This Yuletide we’ll produce three million tonnes of rubbish in the UK alone. Meet the scientists, artists and manufacturers who are combating Christmas waste with green designs for food, packaging and presents. We wish you a Merry Eco-Christmas!
Playing to Learn
7 December 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
Would you consider video games a useful educational tool? Or should parents and teachers be wary of them? Discover how games could provide a new way to interact and teach children in our classrooms.
Dinner@Dana: Life in the Deep Freeze
12 December 2006, 18:30 - 21:00
Hostile, yet breathtakingly beautiful, the Antarctic is full of extremes. Discover how scientists from the British Antarctic Survey live and carry out vital research in the coldest, highest and windiest continent on the planet.
Coping with Christmas
13 December 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
'Tis the season to be jolly…' Or does Christmas fill you with dread? Family bonding or battles? A time of giving or just hype and expense? Love it or hate it, we’ll help you get the best out of Christmas.
God Rest Ye Merry Scientists…
14 December 2006, 19:00 - 20:30
With Christmas around the corner, we ask if religion and science can tell each other anything. Are they really two opposing ways of seeing the world? Join us to find out more about why we believe in religion – and science!