Otley Courthouse Autumn-Winter Programme September 2022- February 2023

15
SCIENCE QUIZ
Monday 14th November
7.30pm
£10 with food
£6 without
GREGG RADDICK:
READING
DARWIN'S
EXPRESSION - A
GUIDED GROUP
INTRODUCING A
SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIC
14th, 15th and 16th November
6pm-7pm
£15
After successfully quizzing our way virtually through the
pandemic, we are bringing the Science Festival Quiz back
into the Courthouse. We'll also be serving fish ‘n’ chips or
veggie lasagne from Otley’s Maypole Fisheries in the
interval. To avoid disappointment, book your table early.
Each team can have a maximum of 6 members.
Why do we cry when we feel sad, tense up when we feel
angry, blush when we feel embarrassed? In Charles
Darwin's extraordinary book, ‘The Expression of the
Emotions in Man and Animals’, published 150 years ago
this year, he sought to answer these questions and more.
Led by Gregory Radick, Professor of History and
Philosophy of Science at the University of Leeds, this
guided reading will discuss key chapters from the book to
explore how Darwin turned our emotional expressions into
evidence for human evolution.
01943 467466
Otley Courthouse
PROF CHRIS
JACKSON: THE
GEOLOGICAL
RECORD OF
CLIMATE
CHANGE
Tuesday 15th November
7.30pm
£10
SCIENCE CAFE
Wednesday 16th November
7.30pm
£16
The Earth is warming, with present and future changes in
our climate being of global concern.
Occurring before humans inhibited the Earth, these often
dramatic and rapid changes in climate were driven by a
range of natural processes, controlling the habitability of
our planet and its associated biodiversity. In this talk we
will look at the geological record of climate change, how
these changes impacted life on Earth, and how this can
help us better understand our present and future climate.
At our Science Cafe, each speaker has a quarter of an hour
to talk, then you, the audience take over. Whether you want
to grill a speaker about generalities or pose a particular
problem, the floor is yours to ask the questions. Our cafe is
the place to sample new ideas as well as something from
the bar!