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Here are details of some of the science events happening as part of the
Cheltenham Festival of literature. To book call 01243 227979.
Brenda Maddox - Rosalind Franklin
Fri 11 Oct 2002 2:00pm - 3:00pm, Everyman Theatre
?6 (?5) Reservable Seating
The discovery of the structure of DNA in 1953 was one of our greatest
scientific advances, but the crucial contribution of Rosalind Franklin has
been largely airbrushed from history. Brenda Maddox, acclaimed biographer of
D H Lawrence and W B Yeats, presents her brilliant new study of the
single-minded young woman scientist who is at last being recognised.
Sponsored by: Pfizer
What it is to be Human?
Steve Jones, Susan Blackmore, Maggie Gee, Kenan Malik & Tony Gilland
Fri 11 Oct 2002 4:15pm - 5:30pm
Town Hall
?6 (?5 concessions)
Have advances in genetics, neuroscience, psychology and artificial
intelligence created realistic visions of a post-human future? Scientist and
author Steve Jones, leading authority on the human mind Susan Blackmore,
Kenan Malik, author of Man, Beast and Zombie, and award-winning novelist
Maggie Gee join Tony Gilland, editor of the Institute of Ideas' What is it
to be Human?, to ask whether, in attempting to perceive humans as just
another strand of nature, contemporary science ignores human subjectivity.
In association with The Institute of Ideas.
John Gribbin
Thu 17 Oct 2002 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Town Hall
?6 (?5 concessions)
Astrophysicist and leading science writer John Gribbin is the author of
several bestselling science books including Stardust and In Search of
Schrödinger's Cat. His magnificent new book Science: A History is an
essential introduction to human progress, and in a wonderful talk he escorts
us from Galileo to the genome project as he celebrates the pleasure of
finding things out
Sponsored by: Nelson Thornes
Hannah Holmes - The Secret Life of Dust
Fri 18 Oct 2002 2:30pm - 3:30pm, Town Hall
?5 (?4)
From volcanic ash to desert sand, from human clothes to animals' hair, from
exploding stars to the hoover bag, dust really is everywhere. Leading
American science writer Hannah Holmes' fascinating new book on the subject,
The Secret Life of Dust, was shortlisted for the Aventis Prizes for Science
Books earlier this year, and she flies in specially to gives an illuminating
talk, magnifying the microscopic particles that make up our lives.
Sponsored by: Aventis Prize for Science Books
Raj Persaud, John Carey & Maggie Gee - Science on the Page
Fri 18 Oct 2002 4:00pm - 5:00pm, Everyman Theatre
?5 (?4) Reservable Seating
How is science portrayed in contemporary fiction? What responsibility does
fiction have both in informing and mis-informing the public? Leading
novelist Maggie Gee, cultural critic John Carey and consultant psychiatrist
Raj Persaud, a judge of this year's Aventis Prizes for Science Books, join
novelist and broadcaster Kate Mosse to explore the pleasures and pitfalls of
combining great literature and ground-breaking science.
Sponsored by: Aventis Prize for Science Books
The Plague Race - Edward Marriott & Gill Samuels
Sat 19 Oct 2002 10:00am - 11:00am, Town Hall
?5 (?4)
Edward Marriott is the author of The Plague Race, an enthralling narrative
history that brings the plague's unique fear factor chillingly to life. Gill
Samuels is a neuropharmacologist, and they come together to explore how
humans have reacted to plagues in the past, and ask how they might be able
to respond in future.
Sponsored by: Pfizer
Consciousness
Rita Carter
Sat 19 Oct 2002 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Town Hall
?5 (?4 concessions)
What is consciousness? What distinguishes human thought from the mind of the
ape? In a fascinating illustrated talk Rita Carter, author of the
bestselling Mapping the Mind and Consciousness, explores the theory of mind,
symbolic thought and unique consciousness that separates human perception
from the brute awareness of animals.
Science on the Page
Sun 20 Oct 2002 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Isbourne Foundation
?16 (?12 concessions)
From Stephen Hawking to Simon Singh, popular science writing continues to
expand in both readership and influence. Science writer and broadcaster
Georgina Ferry, author of a critically-acclaimed life of Dorothy Hodgkin,
and now The Common Thread, leads a workshop for those who want to explore
the use of scientific ideas in writing and present their findings in a vivid
readable style.
Sponsored by: Aventis Prize for Science Books
Clare Reddington
Festival Organiser
Cheltenham Festival of Science
4 - 8 June 2003
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