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Date and Time
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Title
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Venue
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Description
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11 March,
5.30 - 6.30pm
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Xenotransplantation: A step too far?
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Curtis Auditorium, Newcastle University, Admission FREE
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Professor Sheila McLean
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12 March,
6.30 - 7.30pm
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Confessions of a Psychic
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Peter Lamont
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12 March,
7.45 - 8.45pm
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The Luck Factor
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Richard Wiseman
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13 March,
7 - 9pm
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Of Blank Slates and Zombies
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Bioscience Centre, ICFL
Tickets £5
Bookings 0191 243 8223
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Day school with Caspar Hewett & David Large on modern theories of human nature
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14 March,
11.30am / 2.30pm
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Really Rotten Experiments
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Nick Arnold
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15 March,
4pm
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Genetics and the Human Person
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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John Polkinghorne looks at the stem cell debate and
asks, At What Point does an embryo become a human
being? A look at the ethics of using embryonic stem cells.
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15 - 21 March
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Romans, Rot and Rust
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Segedunum Roman Fort,
£3.50 / £1.95,
£9.00 Families
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Archaeology-related science activities on the theme of
preservation and decay.
Call (0191) 236 9347
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15 March,
8pm
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Faster than the Speed of Light
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Live Theatre
For tickets call 0191 232 1232
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Joao Magueijo looks at Einstein’s theory on the speed of light
and question’s whether he could be wrong and that the speed of light is actually
variable
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16 March,
12 noon - 1pm
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Stem Cells Explored
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Join the country’s leading experts in stem cell research to hear about
new developments in this revolutionary technology.
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17 March,
7 - 9pm
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The Great Debate: Playing it Safe
(Science & The Risk Society)
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Is there a case for caution where the outcome of scientific
and technological advances is uncertain? Panel discussion with
Roy Boyne, John Gillott, Lynn Frewer, Phil Macnaghten
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18 March,
5.30 - 6.30pm
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The Rolls-Royce Trent Engine Programme
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Curtis Auditorium,
Newcastle University
Admission FREE
For tickets call 0191 222 6136
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The Trent programme is arguably the largest mechanical
engineering programme ever undertaken in Europe. The
lecture will consider how the programme is, in effect, the
watest step in a process of engineering evolution starting
with the introduction of gas turbines in the mid-1940’s. Sir
Ralph Robins, former chairman of Rolls Royce plc will
deliver this lecture.
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18 March,
7 - 9pm
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The Great Debate: Whatever Happened to the Subject?.
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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With Rita Carter, James Heartfield & Raymond Tallis.
Are we masters of our destiny?Can we influence the
direction of change? Is choice a mere illusion?
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18 & 19 March,
9.45am - 3.15pm
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Stem Cells Explored
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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A chance for school groups to find out about and discuss
the ethical issues concerned with stem cells.
Call 0191 243 8278 for availability.
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19 March
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Engineering & Technology Roadshow
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Contact Barry McGregor at barrymcg@ compuserve.com
for further details.
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A one day regional conference for educators in science
engineering and technology with supporting workshop.
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20 March,
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What the Romans Did For Us
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Segedunum Roman Fort,
£3.50 / £1.95,
£9.00 Families
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Join Adam Hart-Davis at Segedunum for a fascinating talk on the Romans
and Hadrian’s Wall using some of the tricks from the BBC series and see
the launch of the new frescoes in the reconstructed Roman Baths.
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20 March,
4 - 5 pm
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Science Happens in Surprising Places
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE, Call 0191 243 8292 to reserve a seat
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Join the ever versatile Adam Hart-Davis, photographer and presenter of
BBC’s Science Shack, as he shares his enthusiasm for science and innovation
in his unique style and talks about how science can happen in very surprising
places.
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20 & 21 March,
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The Night Sky
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Hancock Museum
£4.50 / £2.95.
To book call 0191 222 6865
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Have a starry adventure and enjoy a visit to our Planetarium to discover the
wonders of the night sky. Spaces limited.
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20 March
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Starchaser Space Rocket
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Discovery Museum
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Come and see a real space rocket and find out about the commercial space race
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20 March
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Air Powered Rockets Workshop
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Discovery Museum
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Build your own rocket cars and mini-rockets.
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21 March,
1pm
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North Tyneside Youth Theatre:
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE
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Bio-ethics performance. Duration 15 minutes.
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21 March,
2 - 3pm
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Dr Bunhead versus The World’s Biggest Bogey
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE, For tickets call
0191 243 8292
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Meet Dr Bunhead - half scientist, half baked. More spectacular madness
from the BBC 'Hyperlinks' science presenter.
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21 March,
7 - 8.30pm
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Dr Bunhead's Filthiest Show on Earth
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Life Science Centre, Admission FREE, For tickets call
0191 243 8292
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An Adults-only workshop looking at the alchemy of aphrodisiacs and the
chemistry of crocodile dung contraceptives.
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