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Science for Life Free talks Hands on activities Events for all ages 14 – 27 March 2011 Science for life For more information tel: 01223 766766 or visit: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival Thank you Spotlight Sponsors Partner Sponsors Associate Sponsors Pye Foundation In Kind Support Cover image: Flame tests created by Dr Peter Wothers and Mark Hudson, photographed by Nathan Pitt. Part of 'The Wothers guide to the periodic table – group 1, the alkili metals' (page 25) 2 Welcome The Science Festival starts here! Welcome to the Cambridge Science Festival 2011 which this year has the theme of ‘Science for Life’. Over 150 mostly free events will celebrate the ways in which science, technology, engineering and mathematics are changing our lives. 2011 is the International Year of Chemistry; join us to uncover some colourful science at the Chemistry Department’s open day on 19th March, with Dr Peter Wothers, who will have some exciting and loud surprises! We're also joined by CBBC's gastronutty food adventurer Stefan Gates and Blue Peter's very own resident scientist Steve Mould! And if this isn't enough for you the Hyde Fundraisers will be bringing lots of replica characters from Doctor Who for a two day exhibition as part of their 25th Anniversary celebrations, don't forget to count the shadows if you visit! An amazing range of evening talks and debates will bring to life the latest in Cambridge research. Looking for something different? Check the Festival Fringe on page 36 where you can visit a time-travelling coffee shop or interpret science through dance. The programme pages are colour coded to help you find out what's on. Booking is only required where mentioned and unless otherwise stated can be done at www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival or by calling 01223 766766. Pages are colour coded as follows: 14 – 27 March Throughout the Festival pages 4 – 9, 30 – 36 19 March Science on Saturday Top Talks pages 10 – 11 19 March Science on Saturday New Museums Site pages 12 – 15 19 March Science on Saturday Downing Site pages 16 – 17 19 March Science on Saturday Mill Lane to Lensfield Road pages 18 – 25 19 March Science on Saturday Guildhall and the City pages 26 – 28 20 March Science on Sunday page 29 26 March Science on Saturday 2 pages 37 – 42 Last year's Cambridge Science Festival was our most successful yet with over 35,000 people taking part. With such large numbers of people please do bear with the volunteers and staff helping out, as queues are very likely and resources are limited. The Festival is hosted in working departments and is run by staff and student volunteers, who are all trying to give you the best experience possible, as well as to keep the events free and open to all. Please note that children should be accompanied at all times. Please check our website for the latest updates on events and follow us on: www.facebook.com/cambridgesciencefestival www.twitter.com/camscience The cover can be brought to life using an app for smartphones based on research from the Machine Intelligence Lab at the University of Cambridge’s Department of Engineering. Install the Popcode app on your phone, scan the Popcode below using the app and then view the cover to meet the elements. visit: www.popcode.info/sciencefestival from your phone or PC to find out more 3 Throughout the Festival 12 March, 10.30am – 12.30pm, 2pm – 4pm 1 Colour and chemistry The Fitzwilliam Museum, Trumpington Street The Museum collection is full of colour. This course aims to show how the study of art and the science of art conservation are perfect partners by exploring the symbolism, materials and methods of manufacture used to create colour through history. Map: 33, Workshop, Ages 14 – 19, Pre book tel: 01223 332904 or email: [email protected] 14 March, 6.30pm – 7.30pm 2 Mundane futures: science, technology, and international development policy Michaelhouse Café, Trinity Street How do academics and science journalists inform policymakers, business communities, and the wider public about the development potential of techno-scientific innovation? Join David Dickson, Director of Science and Development Network (SciDev.Net), and Cambridge scholar Siddharth Saxena for this informative discussion. Map: 37, Talk, Ages 14+ 14 March, 7pm – 8pm 3 Dambusters and the engineering behind the bouncing bomb Institute of Continuing Education, Madingley Hall, Madingley Dr Hugh Hunt (Department of Engineering) explores the engineering behind the famous bouncing bomb, which was designed in World War II to bounce at a target avoiding obstacles in its path. This lecture is in association with the Cambridge Society for the Application of Research (CSAR). Map: online, Talk, Ages 18+, Pre book tel: 01223 746212 or visit: www.ice.cam.ac.uk/madingleylectures 14 March, 7.45pm – 8.15pm 4 Why does the universe have structure? Wesley Methodist Church Nave, Christ's Pieces (entrance from Short Street) Existentialist Martin Heidegger rated the question 'Why is there something rather than nothing' as the most fundamental issue in philosophy. In this talk, Dr Simon Mitton will explore understanding of the origin, evolution, and architecture of the universe. Map: online, Talk, Ages 18+ 14, 16, 21, 23 March, 6.30pm – 8.30pm 5 Reproduction on film series Arts Picturehouse Cinema, St Andrew's Street The Reproduction on Film series covers the topic of reproductive dystopias and offers four different films which explore this topic, followed by discussion. 14 March: The Stepford Wives , introduced and with discussion led by John Forrester (University of Cambridge). 16 March: Island of Lost Souls and Tomorrow’s Children , double bill, introduced and with discussion led by Alec Charles (University of Bedfordshire). 21 March: Soylent Green , introduced and with discussion led by Jesse Olszynko-Gryn (University of Cambridge). 23 March: Children of Men . Map: 29, Film, Ages 15+, Pre book tel: 0871 902 5720, email: [email protected] or visit: www.picturehouses.co.uk, adults £7.50, concessions £6.50 4 *Pre book visit: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival or tel: 01223 766766 Throughout the Festival 14, 17, 23 March, 1.05pm – 1.55pm 6 My science – my faith Merton Hall Farmhouse, Multi-Faith Chaplaincy Centre Scientists of different faiths give their testimony. 14 March: Nitish Metha, Hindu Economist and friends, 17 March: Abderahmen Zoghbi, Muslim Astrophysicist. 23 March: Rev Dr Rodney Holder, Christian F Astrophysicist. Please check the Festival website for other talks in this series. E L I C Map: 45, Talk, Ages 12+, Pre booking recommended tel: 01223 741718, email: E T O [email protected], fair-trade coffee, tea and chocolate will be on sale R R I S I , N 14 – 27 March, 8am – 5pm A N O 7 From nano to macro: photography M O O exhibition N Michaelhouse Café, Trinity Street From hidden engineering on the nano scale to outer space technology, explore an exhibition of astounding images taken by staff and students from the Department of Engineering. Map: 37, Exhibition, Drop in, All ages 14 – 27 March, 9am – 5.30pm (11am – 5pm on Sundays) 8 Charles Darwin Correspondence Project exhibition Cambridge University Press Bookshop and Showroom, 1 Trinity Street Exhibition about the work of the Darwin Correspondence Project, which is editing all the known letters written by and to Charles Darwin. Volume 18 for 1870 has recently been published by Cambridge University Press. Map: 34, Exhibition, Drop in, Ages 8+ © B 14 – 27 March, 10am – 4.45pm R U C (Exhibition), 21 March, E G E 7pm – 8pm (Talk) R N A 9 Bruce Gernand's coded N D chimera Museum of Zoology, Downing Street Exhibition exploring the relationships between sculptural form making and biological morphogenesis through computer modelling. The exhibition will be running until 23 April 2011. Artist Bruce Gernand will be giving a talk about his exciting exhibition on 21 March at 7pm. Map: 5, Exhibition/Talk, Drop in, All ages *Pre book visit: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival or tel: 01223 766766 5 Throughout the Festival 14 – 27 March, 1pm – 6pm (19, 20, 26, 27 March 10am – 6pm) 10 Molecules at work: aspects of life magnified two million times 283 Milton Road, Cambridge Models of molecules are set out in themes representing processes basic to life including principles of metabolism, how nutrients supply energy and photosynthesis. Plus a 5-metre model of Escherichia coli and scientific art of molecular illustration. Models made and arrangements devised by Dr Henry Tribe. Map: online, Exhibition, Drop in, Ages 12+ 15 March, 6pm – 7pm 11 Success of the smelliest: pheromones and sex University Centre Sponsored by Cambridge University Press Moths, goldfish, snakes and fruit flies all react to pheromones. Get a sniff of the science with Dr Tristram Wyatt as he talks through how the behaviour of the animal kingdom is changed by these invisible molecules and why the human armpit could be a pheromone factory. Map: 20, Talk, Ages 14+ 15 March, 6pm – 8pm 12 Film screening of Memento Arts Picturehouse, St Andrew’s Street Leonard Shelby (Guy Pearce) tracks down the man who raped and murdered his wife, and robbed him of the ability to lay down new memories. He can only remember his life in 15 minute segments. Dr Tim Bussey introduces how Memento was inspired by descriptions of the cognitive abilities of real life amnesic. Map: 29, Film, Ages 15+, Pre book tel: 0871 902 5720 or visit: www.picturehouses.co.uk, adults £8.50, concessions £7.50, Picturehouse members £6.50 15 – 26 March (excluding 20, 21 March), 10am – 4pm 13 Exploration station II The Polar Museum, Scott Polar Research Institute, Lensfield Road Explore frozen Antarctica and the hostile seas of the Arctic through hands on activities and the collections of the Museum.
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