Cambridge Science Festival 2013

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Cambridge Science Festival 2013

Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival, your opportunity to discover, question and take part in scientific activity at the University of Cambridge.

  1. 04/04/2013

    The Wisdom of Psychopaths

    Psychopath. No sooner is the word out than images of murderers, rapists, suicide bombers and gangsters flash across our minds. But not all psychopaths are violent, or even criminal. In fact, they have a lot of good things going for them. In this groundbreaking adventure, renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals a shocking truth: beneath the hype and the popular characterisation, psychopaths have something to teach us.

    1 h y 2 min

  2. 04/04/2013

    Incredible edibles

    Stefan Gates (BBC1’s Food Factory and CBBC’s Incredible Edibles) and Professor Andrea Sella (Incredible Edibles’ brilliantly bonkers chemist) take you on a gut-busting gastronomic journey to reveal the amazing, explosive science hiding in your food AND shows how to save the planet...by eating the weirdest, creepiest and wriggliest foods on earth. They'll also tackle the critical questions: How do you milk a camel? What's the fartiest food of all? What do sheeps' eyeballs taste like? Find out the answers to these questions and much, much more in this seriously funny and hilariously informative show.

    53 min
  3. Party Hard! The Maths of Connections

    25/03/2013

    Party Hard! The Maths of Connections

    How many guests need to come to a party, to guarantee that at least five of them either all know each other or are mutual strangers? Join Dr Colva Roney-Dougal and see some unexpected applications of the maths behind this still-unsolved problem, from modelling flu epidemics to galaxy formation. Saturday 23 March 2013 11.00-12.00

    52 min

  4. 22/03/2013

    Our fluid Earth

    Fifty years ago people imagined the Earth as a solid planet, unchanged for millions of years, until plate tectonics showed continents drifting 25cm each year. Mapping continental velocities using the Global Positioning System makes land look more like a glacier than a rigid plate. See how the Earth’s vigorous movements in the mantle that maintain these motions show us 50 years on that the Earth is a fluid, not a solid, sphere. With Professor Dan McKenzie.

    42 min

  5. 22/03/2013

    Open access

    The move to open access publishing has the potential to transform researchers’ communications and access to information by the public on a global scale. Join Cameron Neylon, PLoS; David Carr, Wellcome Trust; Neil Hammond, Rupert Gatti at Open Book Publishers, CUP and Professor John Naughton for a panel discussion and Q&A.

    53 min

  6. 22/03/2013

    Open your mind with the Naked Scientists

    The Naked Scientists take you on an interactive journey through the workings of the nervous system. If you're brave enough, they'll read your brainwaves, reveal how your nerves send and receive information, activate your muscles electrically, fool your senses into seeing and feeling things that aren't really there and even spot when you are lying.

    1 h y 1 min

  7. 19/03/2013

    The infinity puzzle – from the Higgs Boson to the LHC

    Andrew Chamblin Memorial Lecture Rutherford and Bohr discovered the nuclear atom 100 years ago. Roughly 50 years ago a theory of this basic structure of matter was inspired by the work of Peter Higgs and others. In July this year the discovery of what is probably Higgs's boson, and the experimental proof of the theory, was announced and speculations about Nobel prizes mushroomed. The Economist said of Professor Close's book, The Infinity Puzzle (OUP,2012): "The Nobel Committee would be well advised to read Mr Close’s book before making their decision." This pedagogic talk reviews the ideas and the history, and assesses how the credits should be shared. As for recommendations to the committee: these might not be what you expect.

    1 h y 10 min

  8. 19/03/2013

    It’s not only children who are affected by ADHD

    What causes ADHD? And how can it best be treated? Hyperactive, impulsive, restless and fidgety… these are all behaviours many parents are very familiar with. But when does your child’s behaviour go from ‘normal’ to a more serious behavioural disorder? And what happens if the disorder is left undiagnosed and untreated? The steady increase in cases such as this being diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) – which is now the most common childhood-onset behavioural disorder – is causing concern regarding the implications for society. A related important issue is that ADHD does not necessarily go away as adolescents grow up. In fact, many adults are also diagnosed with ADHD, which impacts on their ability to hold down a job.

    1 h y 31 min
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