SCIENCE FESTIVAL

DISCUSSION
BATTLEFIELD PATHOLOGY IN
THE FIRST WORLD WAR
In the First World War,
flamethrowers and poison gas
were used on a large scale for
the first time. The new injuries
created by this new weaponry
were accompanied by a
remarkable co-evolution of surgical
practice and treatments. Prof Ken
Donaldson will discuss the main
types of battlefield wounds and the
tissue injury, repair and infection
that resulted.
Warning: This talk will show graphic images
of wounds and their consequences which
some people may find distressing.
2pm | 1 hour
Free (ticket required)
The Scottish Parliament Education Room
Edinburgh Zoo 4pm SCIENCE NIGHT AT THE ZOO See page 29
READING EXPERIMENT A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE SHOW
2071: THE WORLD WE’LL LEAVE
OUR GRANDCHILDREN
World leaders agree that climate
change presents humans with one
of our most difficult challenges.
Momentum for change is building,
but not at the scale or pace
that climate science shows are
necessary. Delivered by Prof Chris
Rapley, one of the world’s leading
climate scientists, 2071: The World
We’ll Leave Our Grandchildren is
a one-man play about our climate:
how it has changed in the past,
how and why it is changing now,
and the need for humanity to act
to avoid dangerous disruption in
the future.
3pm | 1 hour
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25
National Museum of Scotland | Auditorium
Presented by John Murray Press
A Planetary Perspective events are supported
by Greener Scotland
A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE DISCUSSION
ELECTRIC AUTOMOTIVE
ADVENTURES WITH
ROBERT LLEWLLYN
Join Robert Llewellyn – actor,
comedian, writer and star of hit
Fringe show Electric Cars are
Rubbish. Aren’t They? – as he
makes a special stop at ECCI, the
UK’s leading hub for low carbon
ideas, to recharge his batteries
and share stories of his electric
automotive adventures.
3.30pm | 90 mins
£5 | Edinburgh Centre for Carbon Innovation
A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE DISCUSSION
INSPIRED BY NATURE
Nature has been perfecting
solutions to problems since life
began 4.1 billion years ago. The
results of natural selection have
already inspired our innovation
and creativity. Now we need to
look to nature again if we are to
invent elegant manufacturing
solutions for a sustainable future.
Join Prof Thomas Speck from the
Botanic Gardens of Freiburg and
Dr Kalina Raskin from CEEBIOS
(the first European Excellence
Centre dedicated to Biomimicry)
to discuss developments in
biomimetics.
7pm | 90 mins
£8/£6/#SciPals students £4
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Lecture Theatre
In association with Heriot-Watt University
READING EXPERIMENT A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE DISCUSSION
THE SERENGETI RULES: THE
QUEST TO DISCOVER HOW
LIFE WORKS
How does life work? How does
nature produce the right number
of zebras and lions on the African
savanna, or fish in the ocean?
How do our bodies produce the
right numbers of cells? Join award
winning biologist and author of
The Serengeti Rules, Prof Sean
B Carroll to hear the stories of
the pioneering scientists who
sought the answers to simple yet
profoundly important questions
and learn how their discoveries
matter for our health and the
health of our planet.
BEYOND PLANET EARTH A PLANETARY PERSPECTIVE DISCUSSION
LIFE IN THE EXTREMES
Our planet has an amazing variety
of extreme environments, from the
hottest deserts that can reach a
baking 70°C to the deepest point
in our oceans, a staggering seven
miles down from the surface. Join
us for three engaging talks on the
different aspects of Life in the
Extremes, looking at its importance
in our soils, what it tells us about
early life on the planet and
whether life might exist elsewhere
in the Universe.
SCIENCE AND CULTURE DISCUSSION
TAM DALYELL PRIZE LECTURE
In this year’s Tam Dalyell lecture,
Prof Sethu Vijayakumar, Professor
of Robotics and Director of the
Edinburgh Centre for Robotics,
looks at how humans and robots
will work together in the future.
The next generation of robots
will work much more closely
with humans, other robots and
interact significantly with the
environment around it. With
significant autonomy devolved to
the robotic platforms, will we be
able to share control in a way we
are comfortable with? Sethu will
highlight the impact in domains
ranging from self-driving cars,
mining, shared manufacturing, to
prosthetics and rehabilitation.
Supported by
12.30pm | 90 mins
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25
National Museum of Scotland | Auditorium
3pm | 90 mins
£8.50/£6.50/#SciPals students £4.25
National Museum of Scotland | Auditorium
Presented by the Scottish Consortium for
6pm | 90 mins
Free (ticket required) | Playfair Library
Playfair Library
Presented by The University of Edinburgh
Rural Research
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