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Orchestra hero: performer
Have you always wanted to conduct or play in an orchestra? Now you don’t need to be a violin virtuoso, or even read music. Take part in a genuine symphony orchestra rehearsal and performance using Syncphonia, a new networked notation system that will keep musical novices in time.
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Orchestra hero
Have you always wanted to conduct or play in an orchestra? Now you don’t need to be a violin virtuoso, or even read music. Take part in a genuine symphony orchestra rehearsal and performance using Syncphonia, a new networked notation system that will keep musical novices in time.
There are limi…
Crowds, riots and contagious behaviour
Does panic really ripple through a crowd? Why is laughter infectious? And how can we explain the spread of violence and aggression at riots? Explore the concept of contagion with social psychologist John Drury and get involved in interactive experiments that reveal how emotions, ide…
Fantastic beasts and why we see them
From the Beast of Bodmin to Big Foot, there are frequent sightings of the wild and the weird. In this event Rhys Jones will explore a series of intriguing natural mysteries from New England to the Ashdown Forest. Could big cats be roaming the British countryside or is it our minds p…
A one-way ticket to Mars
An exclusive screening of the new feature film Seat 25 which chronicles a woman's decision whether to, after winning a seat on the first human mission to Mars, leave all she knows and embark on the one-way trip. There will be an opportunity to meet the people behind the film and discuss how science …