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READING EXPERIMENT A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE DISCUSSION<br />
SATURDAY<br />
2 APRIL<br />
THE KNOWLEDGE: HOW<br />
TO REBUILD OUR WORLD<br />
FROM SCRATCH <br />
The world as we know it has<br />
ended and we must start again.<br />
What key knowledge do you<br />
need to survive in the immediate<br />
post-apocalyptic aftermath, avert<br />
another Dark Ages and accelerate<br />
the rebooting of civilisation from<br />
scratch? Join award winning<br />
scientist and author of The<br />
Knowledge Dr Lewis Dartnell as<br />
he talks about this grand thought<br />
experiment, shining a light on the<br />
behind-the-scenes fundamentals<br />
of how our world works.<br />
OUR BUILT ENVIRONMENT EXHIBITION<br />
BEYOND PLANET EARTH DISCUSSION<br />
ROBERT POWELL: SPECIES<br />
OF SPACE <br />
This solo exhibition by<br />
Edinburgh-based artist Robert<br />
Powell is a meditation on the city<br />
as a concept and physical artefact.<br />
It explores the idea of the ‘universal<br />
city’ and Edinburgh in particular,<br />
considering the lives and stories<br />
of its inhabitants. At the heart<br />
of the exhibition is an ambitious<br />
installation of a cardboard city,<br />
clad in screen-printed laser-cut<br />
wood veneers. A sculptural<br />
piece, that takes the form of an<br />
idealised walled city, cut off from<br />
its surroundings and complete<br />
in itself.<br />
Saturday 26 March–Sunday 10 April<br />
(Tuesday–Saturday only)<br />
10am-6pm | drop-in<br />
Free | Edinburgh Printmakers<br />
NEWS FROM PHILAE <br />
One of the most incredible<br />
achievements in 2014 was the<br />
landing of the Philae probe on<br />
the comet 67P/Churyumov–<br />
Gerasimenko. But what did it<br />
find? What were its last words?<br />
And what does it mean for future<br />
missions? Join professor of<br />
astronomy Hugh Jones, along<br />
with a panel of other experts, to<br />
hear about the latest findings from<br />
the mission and the future of space<br />
exploration.<br />
GASTROFEST AGES 18+ SPECIAL EVENT<br />
READING EXPERIMENT SHOW<br />
WILD, SCOTTISH AND FREE <br />
Imagine a future without<br />
farm animals or crops. What<br />
would we eat? Enjoy a unique,<br />
post-apocalypse, wild food dining<br />
experience with gastro-innovators<br />
Buck and Birch. The event starts<br />
off with foraging in the gardens for<br />
fresh spring delights, followed by<br />
a three-course gourmet lunch and<br />
seasonal drink.<br />
11.30am | 3 hours<br />
£30 (includes lunch and seasonal drink)<br />
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh<br />
John Hope Gateway<br />
STRANGER THAN FICTION, THE<br />
PANEL GAME <br />
Can you tell truth from lies<br />
and separate scientific reality<br />
from persistent myth? In this<br />
interactive game show our panel<br />
of distinguished authors, all<br />
non-fiction science writers, will<br />
be telling some great big porkies<br />
about science, but occasionally<br />
they’ll drop in a few truths as<br />
they attempt to pull the wool over<br />
your eyes. Can you see through<br />
their deception? The truth is often<br />
stranger than fiction!<br />
GASTROFEST SPECIAL EVENT BEYOND PLANET EARTH DISCUSSION<br />
TERRAFORMING; TERRIFYING OR<br />
TERRIFIC?<br />
Terraforming is the process<br />
of transforming a hostile<br />
environment into one suitable for<br />
human life. What are our options<br />
for ex-Earth living? Where could<br />
we live? How would we get there?<br />
We will attack these questions<br />
from all sides with the help of Dr<br />
Jill Stuart, a space-law expert,<br />
Ryan MacDonald, a man prepared<br />
to put his life on the line for the<br />
Mars One Project and planetary<br />
geologist and astrobiologist Dr<br />
Louisa Preston .<br />
12.30pm | 90 mins<br />
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25<br />
National Museum of Scotland | Auditorium<br />
CHEESEOLOGY<br />
What makes a brie taste like a<br />
brie and a cheddar taste like a<br />
cheddar? What does salt bring<br />
to the flavour and durability<br />
of cheese? Cheeseology is an<br />
exploration of the food science<br />
that lies behind the development<br />
of flavour in different cheese<br />
varieties. Presented by Paul<br />
Thomas , dairy technologist,<br />
cheesemaking trainer and former<br />
professional cheesemaker,<br />
Cheeseology takes the turophile on<br />
a journey through the microbiology<br />
and biochemistry of this much<br />
loved food, bringing science to life<br />
with a tutored cheese tasting.<br />
5.30pm | 1 hour<br />
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25<br />
Summerhall | Main Hall<br />
5.30pm | 90 mins<br />
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25<br />
Summerhall | Anatomy Lecture Theatre<br />
8pm | 1 hour<br />
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25<br />
Summerhall | Anatomy Lecture Theatre<br />
8pm | 90 mins<br />
£15 (includes tasters) | Summerhall<br />
Dissection Room<br />
Presented by Stranger Than Fiction<br />
48 ONLINE BOOKING: sciencefestival.co.uk BOOKING HOTLINE: 0844 557 2686
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