CAMBR I DGE SCI ENCE F EST I VAL
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IS TECHNOLOGY MAKING US MISERABLE? 11 March Jesus College Despite being always on, are we any better off and are we better connected? WITH SUCH A HUGE RANGE OF EVENTS (MORE THAN 350) THROUGHOUT THE FORTNIGHT, WE RECOMMEND A LOOK THROUGH THE PROGRAMME, BUT HERE ARE SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS 12 March Mill Lane Lecture Rooms Could research outcomes reset attitudes towards the risks of radiation? THE UNIVERSE OF BLACK HOLES 13 March Babbage Lecture Theatre Professor Christopher Reynolds describes how future research into the most powerful forces we know of may change our view of reality. THE LONG-TERM PERSPECTIVE OF CLIMATE CHANGE 14 March Department of Geography, Downing Place A panel of experts considers the challenges faced when applying research to the policy-making process. CAMBRIDGE GRAVITY LECTURE: SIR GREGORY WINTER 18 March St Catharine’s College The molecular biologist’s research has led to antibody therapies for cancer, rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. POLAR OCEAN: THE DEAD END OF PLASTIC DEBRIS 19 March The Polar Museum Dr Clara Manno explores current research and the existing situation in the polar regions. RELUCTANT FUTURIST 19 March Babbage Lecture Theatre Mark Stevenson asks how we can reinvent ourselves for the next 30 years. PUTTING RADIOACTIVITY IN PERSPECTIVE
“Find out how the next 25 years may pan out”
the doctor widely regarded as the father figure of our current climate concerns talks with Professor Chris Rapley and scientist and TV presenter Dr Helen Czerski about pressing issues – including whether humanity can hope to fix the problem. Similarly, Abigail Burns, from the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre, explores global agriculture and conservation in Farming of the Future: Alternative Options for Agriculture and Conservation on 21 March. “Meat consumption is on the rise, driven by increasing populations and the rise of affluent diets – contributing to catastrophic climate change. On the flip side, climate change is increasingly impacting on agricultural production,” she explains. Sport seems trivial by comparison, but if you’ve ever wondered how to take the perfect penalty or where to go for the best chance to set a world record, Dr Tom Crawford advises on how to use maths to up your game in Maths vs Sport, on 23 March at Cavendish Laboratory. l Booking is now open. You can download the full Cambridge Science Festival programme at sciencefestival.cam.ac.uk
MAKING ALGORITHMS TRUSTWORTHY
21 March Mill Lane Lecture Rooms How do we check the algorithms that are increasingly making judgements about our lives?
ON THE FUTURE: PROSPECTS FOR HUMANITY
22 March Babbage Lecture Theatre Professor Lord Martin Rees argues that our future on Earth and in space depends on us taking a different approach.
Images The 25th Cambridge Science Festival promises to be an exciting two weeks, with plenty of activities for everyone
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