"I don't believe your favourite film's Inception - that is definitely a lie!" Accusations and deceit were on the cards at our Liars' Picnic in the Green Man yurt tent last weekend. Lynsey Gozna and Rachel Taylor, both psychologists who study deception, joined us to speak about what the...
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The sublime Brecon Beacons beckon. Catch us August 20 to 22 in Einstein's Garden. Sounds of the Universe: Lewis Dartnell & Andrew Pontzen Walks: Friday 1330 & 1630, Saturday 1100, 1400 & 1715, Sunday 1300 & 1545 Talks: Friday 1630 w/ Andrew & Sat 1330 w/ Lewis, Yurt...
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Flame tubes. Vortex guns. Levitations. Explosions. A showdown. Chemist Andrea Sella and physics presenter Steve Mould made music together – some of it sweet, some of it bitter, most of it smelly, with a few explosions thrown in for good measure. Highlights: Vid Warren joined us...
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Photographer Kevin Rooney, whose lovely portfolio can be perused here and his flickr site explored here (Pandy Cants - what a handle), has kindly said we could post his stellar pics of chemist Dr Andrew Szydlo's explosive perfomance at Lovebox this past July. The wonderful Dr...
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It is so vast, it deserves at least a day to survey it with string theorists, levitating explosions, plane workshops, and a celebration of the history of rockets. 11am String Theory and the Origin of Symmetry, Ben Allanach, University of Cambridge Everyone...
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See the electricity in your skull, shed all inhibitions, show us your secret places,learn to love pain, and set yourself free. 11am Visualising the mind, Luciana Haill, The Institute For Unnecessary Research, with Magician Darius Ziatabari See the brain brought...
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Music: a trick of the mind and the ultimate reason festivals happen at all. 11am Rhythm & The Brain, Jessica Grahn, University of Cambridge Learn how regular beats are rooted in biology and why babies can pick up any rhythm. Make friends and discover how...
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Devoting a day to the most complex thing in the known universe. 2pm The Neuroscience of Meditation, Emily Wright, University College London Find out how advances in brain imaging technologies are teaching us what happens during meditation with an interactive...
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This past weekend we've been Lovebox guerillas in Victoria Park dressed variously as a banana, gorilla, scientist or spaceman. Based in and around the Catflap curated by madcap duo Bearded Kitten and hosted by the tutu-glitter clad Ben Watson, we wowed the crowds and they wowed us....
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Find us up in the Treehouse above the Gaymers bar the weekend of July 17 at the Lovebox weekend music festival in London. Saturday July 17 Rhythm & The Brain, 1315-1345 Neuroscientist and classical musician Jessica Grahn reveals that regular beats are rooted in the brain and how...
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