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FREE ACTIVITIES AT CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL Come and explore the very latest research in the fantastic AREA 42! Open Friday – Sunday.
WHAT’S INSIDE? Meet KeJi the Festival Creature
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Can you Scan It?
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Meet the Super Scientists
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FOR CHILDREN:
FOR ADULTS: AREA 42 is the Science Festival’s special interactive zone for ages16+. Here you can get hands-on with experiments and technology, meet researchers from many different fields and find out how their work will have an impact on your future. Teams exploring the very nature of the universe will be here to explain the Aurora, Quantum Physics and the UK’s role in the Large Hadron Collider. Take time to talk to a local research g group p who have developed
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technology that revolutionises the diagnosis of eye disease (including live retinal scanning) and to Swansea University researchers presenting the scum of the earth (better known as algae!) in their fascinating biofuel exhibit. How do we discover more about our most distant ancestors? This is the place to ask University of Leicester researchers. Philips UK brings together a showcase of interactive products to motivate us all to live healthy lives, whilst EADS Cassidian show how 3D gaming can be used to solve real life challenges.
The Discover Zone will be busier and more exciting than ever! Try code-cracking with GCHQ, see how high you can fire an air rocket and play the amazing bubble piano with the team from Southampton University. And that’s just a tiny little taster of what’s happening on our 20-odd stalls! To get details of the full programme sign up for alerts at cheltenhamfestivals.com or join us on Facebook and Twitter.
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Festival Map PILLAR ROOM
TOWN HALL
THE TIMES CAFÉ
BBC ZONE
Build a green city of the future in the LEGO® Education Zone, meet presenters from some of your favourite BBC programmes in the BBC Science Zone, check out a replica Caterham Formula One car in the GE Pavilion... see festival map p10 & 11 for locations.
EXPERITENT
TALKING POINT
LEGO® EDUCATION ZONE
AREA 42
WATERSTONES BOOK TENT
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What is the cultural value of science? Robert Winston (3.30pm) argues that science is an essential part of our culture and should be on an equal footing of the arts.
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Cheltenham Science Festival is launching its own series of bite-sized science lectures, with speakers including Robert Winston, Barry Marshall and Adam Hart set to appear.
What can we learn from ants and bees? Social insects have to cope with all sorts including housing shortages, waste management and feeding a growing population. Adam Hart (6.30pm) explains that their societies seem to run more efficiently than ours. So what sort of lessons, if any, can we learn from them?
THE TIMES EUREKA
WINTON CRUCIBLE
CHELTENHAM EDITIONS What damage can a stormy sun do? Pål Brekke (4pm) takes us on a multimedia exploration of one of the most amazing shows on Earth - the northern lights - but also explains how the cause – a stormy sun – is damaging to our technology-based society.
EDF ENERGY ZONE
GE PAVILION
BOX OFFICE
Got 15 minutes to spare? Or just want a taster of all the exciting things happening at the festival? Cheltenham Science Festival is launching its own version of TED this June. Prepare to be challenged, surprised, provoked and be inspired… The talks will all be happening on Saturday 16th June in the ExperiTent, costing £2 per ticket in advance or £3 on the day. Don’t miss:
DISCOVER ZONE
Would you experiment on yourself? Barry Marshall did and it won him the Nobel Prize. He swallowed a bacterium to show it was the cause of stomach ulcers. It could have killed him, it didn’t and the research has saved countless lives. Come and hear Barry talk about selfexperimentation. Other speakers include Andrew Pontzen, Tom Whyntie, Lucie Greene, Mark Thomas and others who are still to be confirmed. Visit us at cheltenhamfestivals.com/ cheltenhameditions or join us on Facebook and Twitter for line-up updates.
Education and Family Fun
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FameLab
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The Full Programme
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