Imperial Lates: Weird Science
Thursday 6 February | 18.00–21.00

Programme
Talks
22 The weirdest thing in the universe
18.30–19.20
23 What's so exciting about quantum tech?
20.00–20.45
12 Our dark and weird universe
18.30–18.55, 19.30–19.55 and 20.30–20.55
10 Tales of the scientifically unexpected
18.35–18.55: How plants choose their underground friends (Eleonora Moratto)
19.05–19.25: Machine intelligence inspired by slime (Madalina Sas)
19.40–20.00: Teaching with dead bodies (Fanny Mozu-Simpson and Lydia Boynton)
20.20–20.40: Why birds swapped snouts for beaks (Arkhat Abzhanov)
Workshops
9 Butterfly carnival costumes
18.30–19.10, 19.25–20.05 and 20.20–21.00
11 Insect yoga
18.45–19.15, 19.30–20.00 and 20.15–20.45
13 Quantum silent disco
18.30–19.00, 19.25–19.55 and 20.20–20.50
14 Weird maths valentine cards
Exhibits
1 The strange diet of the world’s most bizarre-looking bats
2 The continuous popcorn-making machine
3 More than skin deep: a new test for vaccines
4 Reflections in time
5 Quantum pong
6 Cooling objects by measuring... nothing
7 Set sail for the stars
8 Mushroom ballet
Join us by the DJ booth at 20.30
15 Bone glue
16 Recipes for artificial organs
17 Reprogrammed skin
18 Do mosquitos find you tasty?
19 Living colour lab
20 Devices that talk to your brain
21 The medical alerts in your shopping basket
Timed events
9 Butterfly carnival costumes
18.30–19.10, 19.25–20.05 and 20.20–21.00
12 Our dark and weird universe
18.30–18.55, 19.30–19.55 and 20.30–20.55
13 Quantum silent disco
18.30–19.00, 19.25–19.55 and 20.20–20.50
22 The weirdest thing in the universe
18.30–19.20
10 Tales of the scientifically unexpected
18.35–18.55: How plants choose their underground friends (Eleonora Moratto)
19.05–19.25: Machine intelligence inspired by slime (Madalina Sas)
19.40–20.00: Teaching with dead bodies (Fanny Mozu-Simpson and Lydia Boynton)
20.20–20.40: Why birds swapped snouts for beaks (Arkhat Abzhanov)
11 Insect yoga
18.45–19.15, 19.30–20.00 and 20.15–20.45
23 What's so exciting about quantum tech?
20.00–20.45
8 Mushroom ballet
Join us by the DJ booth at 20.30