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The Dana Centre Launches 2004 Programme
January 16, 2004From breast implants to live heart surgery, cloning to Edinburgh-Fringe-style stand-up's - The Dana Centre is the only place in the UK where the public can meet with top scientists and discuss the issues that matter.
A select number of events will also be devoted to the concept of The Seven Deadly Sins - pride, sloth, wrath, gluttony, greed, lust and envy - ensuring that the Dana Centre 2004 programme is more exciting than ever.
The Dana Centre which opened in November 2003, is fast becoming the place where the hottest and most controversial issues in science are up for discussion in a free, relaxed and stylish atmosphere. Complete with a wired café-bar, the Centre brings science to everybody over 18 who wants a challenging night out.
State-of-the-art digital facilities link the Centre and its events with venues all over the UK, those on the Internet and everyone with a mobile. Online discussion boards at www.danacentre.org.uk allow those unable to attend in person to have their say on issues that matter to them.
The Dana Centre Programme of Events Jan - Feb 2004· The Science Museum's Dana Centre is at 165 Queens Gate, London, SW7 5HE· Nearest tube is Gloucester Road· All events are free · Pre-booking line: 020 7942 4040 (10am - 5pm) or tickets@danacentre.org.uk
The Demonic Ape
Monday 12 January 2004, 19.00 - 21.30
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Wrath
Could we have inherited our capacity for cruelty from a distant ancestor? Join in the discussion and watch the new BBC Horizon programme on the topic.
How Different are Human Races?
Tuesday 13 January 2004, 19.00 - 21.00
Join in this controversial discussion on race with Professor Steve Jones. We all know that humans are divided into races - but is the notion of race a biological one, or is it based on politics?
Antenna Science News
Thursday 15 January 2004, 19.00 - 21.00
The Science Museum's antenna team bring the latest science news to life in a pub quiz with a twist.
Punk Science
Tuesday 20 January 2004, 19.30 - 20.30
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Gluttony
Punk Science is rude, anarchic and loud. Join a motley crew of comic entertainers as they take you on an off-the-wall tour of contemporary science. Our punks will begin their journey with gluttony. As world experts in the field they will deliver experiments and jokes that show you exactly what you are consuming and exactly what goes down the pan.
Naked Science - Science of Beauty
Thursday 22 January 2004, 19.00 - 21.00
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Pride
From silicon breast implants to fake testes, trout pouts to Botox beauties. See and handle the things we put into our bodies to make us look and feel better. But why are we doing it and how safe is it? Leading plastic surgeons and psychologists answer your questions.
Naked Science - A Clone of Your Own
Monday 26 January 2004, 19.00 - 20.30
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Pride
If you could create your own clone, would you? Should you? Would your clone be anything like you? What is it that drives those striving to be the first to create a human clone? Cloning science raises a number of issues about who we are and what we may become. Join in with a lively discussion on this controversial issue.
The X-Change
Tuesday 27 January 2004, 18.30 - 20.00
Join Journalist Toby Murcott and a panel of leading commentators to exchange your views on the latest issues from health and the environment to sex and nanotechnology.
To book a place for the x-change, email events@the-ba.net or call 020 7019 4940
Cardiac Classroom
Wednesday 28 January 2004, 19.30 - 21.30
See and hear everything going on in a live heart bypass operation broadcast from an operating room in the US. Audiences will be able to quiz the surgical teams and discuss the issues raised. In collaboration with the Liberty Science Center, the surgeons from Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates and the staff at Morristown Memorial Hospital.
Naked Science - Non Lethal Weapons
Wednesday 4 February 2004, 19.00 - 21.00
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Wrath
From stun guns to pepper spray, join in this controversial debate looking at the weapons police are using to catch today's criminals.
Science of Attraction
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Lust
Friday 13 February 2004, 19.00 - 22.30
Was it love at first sight? Or are we merely at the mercy of a series of chemical reactions? The real love doctors answer all your questions - for lovers and singletons alike.
Naked Science - Electronic Gateway / Casino
Part of the Seven Deadly Sins Season: Greed
Thursday 19 February 2004, 19.00 - 21.00
A safe bet or serious addiction? Join in the discussion looking at why people gamble, you can also try your hand a spot of gambling, with tips on how to beat the system.
"No two days will be the same at the Dana Centre," said Lisa Jamieson, Programmes Coordinator at The Dana Centre. "We blend the best from science, art, performance and multimedia to provoke discussion on the key issues of the day. There is something to capture the imagination of everyone - from expert to those with no scientific background."
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Earth Science
Alternative Energy | Anthropology and Archaeology | Earthquakes and Volcanoes | Environment and Nature News | Global Warming | High-Energy and Particle Physics | Ozone Hole | Scientists Slow Light | Tsunami
Space Science
Astronomy and Space News | Black Holes | Chandra X-Ray Observatory | Extrasolar Planets | Hubble Telescope | International Space Station | Jupiter Galileo Mission | Jupiter Cassini Mission Flyby | Mars Exploration | Mars Odyssey 2001 | Mars Global Surveyor | Mars Polar Lander | Mars Climate Orbiter | Mars Pathfinder | Meteors and Asteroids | Mir Space Station | NEAR Asteroid Probe Mission | Pluto Planet Debate | Search for Extraterrestrial Life | Space Shuttle Program | Space Shuttle Mission: STS-102 | Space Weather
Life Science
Animal News | Biotechnology and Genetics | Brain Research | Human Cloning | Dinosaur and Fossil Discoveries | Endangered Species | Gene Therapy | Genetically Modified Food | Stem Cell Research | Whales and Whaling
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