June 2009
In Particular
2 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Join us for an evening of invisibility, intangibility and unexpected properties as artist Julie Freeman, nanotechnologist Jeremy Ramsden and others discuss nanoparticles and why they are so special.
Dinner@Dana: Fly Me to the Moon
3 June 2009, 18:30 - 20:30
July marks 40 years since humans first set foot on the Moon. Join Chris Riley, producer of In the Shadow of the Moon, as he reveals the story behind the vast engineering effort that made the Apollo missions possible.
Life: In Colour
4 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
The hues of the world around us are a big part of our lives. How do we perceive colours? And can they actually affect our mood? Find out about chromotherapy, daltonism, pigments and other colourful things.
Move Me On
9 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Choreographers know intuitively what impact their dance piece will have on an audience. Scientists know empirically what effect dance movements have on the human mind. Come and find out what happens when a choreographer and a scientist create dance together.
Man Made
10 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Dana does its unique take on Darwin year by looking at selective pressures created by humans rather than nature. Travelling from artificial evolution to synthetic biology, via cloning and human enhancement, we discuss the technological advances and ethics of man-made evolution.
Seasons of Life
11 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
What effect do the seasons have on our wellbeing? And how does the season of our birth affect our subsequent life chances? Find out more about how organisms have evolved to the ebb and flow of a natural world full of rhythm.
Punk Science: A (Very) Brief History of Science
16 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:30
Punk Science use comedy, music, live experiments and rigged voting to explain real science to innocent bystanders. They’ve tackled food, the climate and happiness, but their next challenge is the whole history of science. Except for the bits they leave out.
Dinner@Dana: Deciphering the Cosmic Number
17 June 2009, 18:30 - 20:30
In 1932 an obsession with the numbers 3, 4 and 137 sparked a strange friendship between the physicist Wolfgang Pauli and the psychoanalyst Carl Jung. Which is the primal number that seems to hint at the origins of the universe? Join Arthur I Miller as he shares his thoughts on this unique meeting of minds.
Economy Me Me
18 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Infinite growth on a finite planet. Whose idea was that? Amidst growing concerns over the climate and dwindling resources, we explore if capitalism can be tamed and whether there is a viable alternative with planetary wellbeing included in the bottom line.
Surface Tension: Interactives and Workshops
23 June 2009, 10:30 - 16:30
From multi-touch displays to tangible table tops, interactive surfaces are driving media into the physical world. Come and have a play, and see and hear from the researchers and performers who are redefining what it means to be a surface.
Surface Tension: Reactable and hipDrawing live
23 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Come and see the world's most futuristic instrument, a human Etch-A-Sketch and join the evening's discussion. From multi-touch displays to tangible table tops, interactive surfaces are driving media into the physical world.
Science Museum Lates
24 June 2009, 18:45 - 22:00
Dana decamps to the Science Museum as it opens its doors for an adults-only late-night extravaganza. Come and play in our newest galleries, and have a drink with friends.
Moving Genes
25 June 2009, 19:00 - 21:00
The rapidly expanding field of genetics has given us unprecedented tools to study the movement of people across history. We examine the research projects using genetics to track human migration and discuss the science, the social issues and the implications of these studies.
Carole Jahme is Sexually Selected!
30 June 2009, 19:00 - 20:45
Are you an 'alpha'? What makes some men and women more sexually attractive than others? Comedienne Carol Jahme combines Charles Darwin and Chaplin, audience participation and even the chance to win some money in this evolutionary-themed show.