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Yes, there's one on Wednesday - 5.15pm in the Weston Pavilion, Royal Festival Hall - it's called Forgetting to Forget, looking at the benefits of forgetting, how technology helps us to remember, and what the benefits and downsides of that are (supporting amnesiacs versus *those* photos on Facebook, for example). Details at http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/forgetting-forget I don't think there's free wine, but there is a pay bar/cafe. If you don't fancy that tonight (or run quick from one to the other), you can see 600 schoolchildren and a singing astrophysicist take a journey through the universe: http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/through-stars-and-beyond-southwark-splash-2010 Tomorrow, Thursday at 5.45pm in the café in Queen Elizabeth Hall we have Jocelyn Bell-Burnell and poet Jamie McKendrick discussing What does "Eureka!" feel like? and comparing how discoveries are made in science and the arts. http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/what-does-%E2%80%9Ceureka%E2%80%9D-feel-discoveries-science-and-arts On Saturday at 5.45pm in the café in Queen Elizabeth Hall, marine biologist Dr Stephen D. Simpson, ZSL's Dr Matthew Gollock and publican Geetie Singh discuss fish sustainability and responsibility with "Eating to extinction - should we call time on pie and mash?": http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/eating-extinction-should-we-call-time-pie-and-mash Thanks for the kind compliments - we have been busy but the exhibition hasn't been overwhelmed - so if you do come along to Southbank Centre (and I hope you do) then there will be something to see and do. I love the pterosaurs. The robotic flying penguins are also enchanting (and have some fascinating robotics, engineering and bio-mimicry behind them). Hope to see you there Scott -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Michael Kenward Sent: 28 June 2010 22:12 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] From coffee houses to conferences - the history of science conversation, London, tonight Bummer. This arrived after I got back from drinking Nyetimber with the Royal Society Enterprise Fund. Is there one on Wednesday? By the way, anyone who hasn't seen the show there yet should hot foot it toot sweet. I gather that they had more visitors on Saturday than they usually get in a week at Carlton House Terrace. The flying dinosaurs are a high point. Nice show. I picked up a pen made of algae. MK -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Keir, Scott Sent: 28 June 2010 14:33 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PSCI-COM] From coffee houses to conferences - the history of science conversation, London, tonight As part of See Further: The Festival of Science + Arts, we are running a series of free cafe scientifique events at Southbank Centre, London. Tonight there's one that will be of particular interest to psci-com members: From coffee houses to conferences - the history of science conversation Monday, June 28, 2010 - 17:45-19:15, in the Front Room at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Host: Professor Rosemary Ashton OBE FRSL FBA, Quain Professor of English Language and Literature, University College London with Dr Joe Cain, Department of Science and Technology Studies, UCL Mr Keith Moore, Librarian, Royal Society Dr Richard P Grant, Business Development Manager, Faculty of 1000 Full details are here - but you can just turn up, grab a seat and a drink and join in the conversation: http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/coffee-houses-conferences-history- science-conversation Full details of all the other cafes scientifique, which cover subjects from whether we should take fish off the menu to whether forgetting is fortuitous are available at: http://seefurtherfestival.org/events/view/cafe-scientifique See Further: The Festival of Science + Arts is a unique ten-day festival filling every corner of Southbank Centre this summer. 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