Abstract
- Matters of the Mind – What impact are modern technologies having on our brain? Can we use psychedelic drugs to treat psychiatric disorders?
- Our Body – Should we be able to design our babies? What has the most influence in modifying our body: attitude or diet?
- Chemistry & Physics – What is so important about the water on Mars? How is nanotechnology influencing our lives?
- Planet Earth – How do you survive, and do research, in the Antarctic? Can massive earthquakes occur without us knowing?
The festival will take place in 16 different venues across London, hosting talks from over 30 speakers every evening for the three nights. In total we intend to have 300 talks across the festival and expect to host about 10,000 attendees.
Key speakers this year include Professor Lord Robert Winston, Professor Molly Stevens, Baroness Susan Greenfield, Dr Lucie Green, Guardian correspondents Suzi Gage and Alok Jha, Professor Sir Simon Wessely, and Professor Stuart Allan with many more to be confirmed. There will also be some light relief on hand from acclaimed Belgian comedian Lieven Scheire and mathematician-cum-comedian Matt Parker.
Tickets are £2, on sale now at www.pintofscience.com
Pint of Science is a non-profit organisation – all ticket sales go towards future events
Matters of the mind
The Atlas 16 Seagrave Road, Fulham, London SW6 1RX
19 May – Dr Robin Carhart-Harris (Medicine) – Psychological effects of LSD
20 May – Professor Anne Lingford-Hughes (Medicine) – Exploring addiction
21 May – Professor Steve Gentlemen (Medicine) – Beating broken brains
Our body
Imperial College Union Bar, Beit Quadrangle, Prince Consort Road, London SW7 2BB
19 May – Professor Lord Winston (Medicine) – Creating life – test tubes and ethics
20 May – Professor Molly Stevens (Materials) – Designing materials to heal the body
21 May – Dr Emily Mayhew & others (Centre for Co-Curricular Studies) – Blast Injuries: saving life and limb
Chemistry and physics
Ye Olde Cock Tavern, 22 Fleet Street, Holborn, London, EC4Y 1AA
19 May – Dr Shelly Moram & Dr Robert Horton (Materials) – Exploring & creating our technological future
20 May – Professor Jo Haigh & Dr Will Ball (Physics) – The sun and the climate
21 May – Dr Julian Jones (Materials) – High tech glass: from smart phones to clever bones
Planet Earth
Hoop and Toy, 34 Thurloe Place, Kensington, London, SW7 2HQ
19 May – Dr Tina van de Flierdt & others (Earth Science and Engineering) – Silent earthquakes & a ticket to the end of the world
20 May – Dr Ian Bastow & Dr Adam Booth (Earth Science and Engineering) – 6 feet under
21 May – Professors Peter Allison & Sanjeev Gupta (Earth Science and Engineering) – Earth and Mars