It's great to hear that there's going to be some good science discussion on TV.

 

For anyone interested in this sort of debate, The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) have been running events, called theXchange,  with almost exactly the same format for quite a while, both in London and at their yearly Festival of Science:

 

http://www.the-ba.net/the-ba/ScienceCommunication/EventsandProgrammes/x-change/x-change.htm

 

 

Dr. Nigel Eady

Postdoctoral Research Assistant

Imperial College London

Department of Biological Sciences



	 

	 

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	Subject: [PSCI-COM] Ri launches headline debates - come and discuss science in the news!

	

	



	The Royal Institution (Ri) and Channel Five (Five) have joined forces for

	the very first time to deliver the Headline Debates, an exciting and

	innovative new series of debates focusing on the latest science stories to

	hit the headlines, providing everyone with the chance to have a say on

	science when it is at its most exciting and controversial.

	

	Join Five's Sheena McDonald, for the inaugural ‘Headline debate’ at the Ri

	this Wednesday 13 October 2004 at 7.00pm which will see contributions from:

	- Dr Michael Fitzpatrick (GP, columnist and author of MMR and autism: what

	parents need to know)

	- Dr Evan Harris (Lib Dem MP for Oxford West & Abingdon, Shadow Health

	Secretary until 2003 and member of both the BMA Medical Ethics Committee

	and the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee)

	- Mark Henderson (The Times science correspondent)

	- Dr Stephen Minger (Director of the Stem Cell Laboratory at King’s

	College London and derived the first human embryonic stem cell line in the

	UK)

	

	The panellists and the audience will debate controversial issues such as

	fertility, the 5-in-1 vaccine, stem cell research and cloning, as well as

	any other topics that may hit the headlines over the next two weeks.

	

	As this event has a 'Question Time' style we need your questions to make

	the evening a success. Please submit your burning questions to the panel

	in advance by emailing [log in to unmask]

	

	The debate should be over by 8.15pm after which you are invited to

	continue the discussion with other members of the audience in the library

	over a glass of wine.

	

	Tickets are £8, £5 concessions. To book please call the events team on 020

	7409 2992 or log onto www.rigb.org

	

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