PubSci (Science in the Pub)
@pubsci.bsky.social
Monthly science talks for the sci-curious, the sci-adjacent and the sci-active. In a London pub with very good beer. Pay-what-you can (for the talks, not the beer). PubSci: Sipping • Supping • Science
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November Blog: Final event of 2025 / New PubSci programme / PubSci at the IoP / Events / AMR takes centre stage / The Science Show podcast
in this issue: November’s PubSci, AMR gets a renmix, The Science Show podcast, two great science-based arts events, and next year’s talks programme is released .
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PubSci's latest blog post is packed with news, events, a casting call and details of the last PubSci of 2025 🧪
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
Only 5 spaces left for PubSci's final event of 2025
PubSci looks into the root causes of dementia in our final event of the year.
Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
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Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
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Lost in Translation? Why Brain Cells Stop Communicating in Dementia
Dr Emma Clayton explores the processes that lead to dementia and how a better understanding of them could offer hope for future treatments
PubSci-November2025.eventbrite.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Only 5 spaces left for PubSci's final event of 2025
PubSci's latest blog post is packed with news, events, a casting call and details of the last PubSci of 2025 🧪
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
November Blog: Final event of 2025 / New PubSci programme / PubSci at the IoP / Events / AMR takes centre stage / The Science Show podcast
in this issue: November’s PubSci, AMR gets a renmix, The Science Show podcast, two great science-based arts events, and next year’s talks programme is released .
pubsci.info
November 20, 2025 at 3:50 PM
PubSci's latest blog post is packed with news, events, a casting call and details of the last PubSci of 2025 🧪
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.
pubsci.info/2025/11/19/n...
PubSci looks into the root causes of dementia in our final event of the year.
Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
pubsci-november2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
pubsci-november2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Lost in Translation? Why Brain Cells Stop Communicating in Dementia
Dr Emma Clayton explores the processes that lead to dementia and how a better understanding of them could offer hope for future treatments
PubSci-November2025.eventbrite.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
PubSci looks into the root causes of dementia in our final event of the year.
Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
pubsci-november2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".
#dementia
pubsci-november2025.eventbrite.co.uk
⚛️ The Science Show 🧪 is new on Resonance FM and can be streamed at any time on Mixcloud.
Our magazine-style pilot episode looks at science news from 1825, science happenings in London, the importance of real science in fiction, neanderthal eating habits and penguin poo!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Our magazine-style pilot episode looks at science news from 1825, science happenings in London, the importance of real science in fiction, neanderthal eating habits and penguin poo!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Clear Spot - 9 October 2025 (The Science Show)
The Science Show. Richard and Mike from Science in the Pub present a show about science and science culture. This month: unmissable exhibitions, old news is good news, strange neanderthal diets, an in...
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October 22, 2025 at 10:09 AM
⚛️ The Science Show 🧪 is new on Resonance FM and can be streamed at any time on Mixcloud.
Our magazine-style pilot episode looks at science news from 1825, science happenings in London, the importance of real science in fiction, neanderthal eating habits and penguin poo!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Our magazine-style pilot episode looks at science news from 1825, science happenings in London, the importance of real science in fiction, neanderthal eating habits and penguin poo!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Many thanks to Prof @jennyrohn.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on antimicrobial resistance last week. Watch this space for news of November's talk on Wednesday 26th
Meanwhile, why not check out the radio show pilot Mike and I made for Resonance FM!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Meanwhile, why not check out the radio show pilot Mike and I made for Resonance FM!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
October 22, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Many thanks to Prof @jennyrohn.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on antimicrobial resistance last week. Watch this space for news of November's talk on Wednesday 26th
Meanwhile, why not check out the radio show pilot Mike and I made for Resonance FM!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
Meanwhile, why not check out the radio show pilot Mike and I made for Resonance FM!
tinyurl.com/TheScienceSh...
New blog post!
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social
I think you should read it!
tinyurl.com/PubSci-blog-...
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social
I think you should read it!
tinyurl.com/PubSci-blog-...
October Blog: Antimicrobial Resistance, the Passing of Two Greats, a New Science Show on the Radio, and a World of Maths
in this issue: antimicrobial resistance, the passing of two greats, a new science show on the radio, and a world of maths and the PubSci programme to download and keep
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October 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New blog post!
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social
I think you should read it!
tinyurl.com/PubSci-blog-...
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social
I think you should read it!
tinyurl.com/PubSci-blog-...
Last chance to book for Wednesday's PubSci talk by @jennyrohn.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to hear a leading scientist with a drink in your hand at Science in the Pub.
On 15th October, Prof Jenny Rohn presents the low-down on antimicrobial resistance, a silent pandemic behind millions of deaths every year, before exploring our options.
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Antimicrobial Resistance – How do we beat the silent pandemic?
Why are drug-resistant infections on the rise? What happens when antibiotics stop working? And what are scientists doing about it?
PubSci-October2025.eventbrite.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Last chance to book for Wednesday's PubSci talk by @jennyrohn.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to hear a leading scientist with a drink in your hand at Science in the Pub.
On 15th October, Prof Jenny Rohn presents the low-down on antimicrobial resistance, a silent pandemic behind millions of deaths every year, before exploring our options.
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Antimicrobial Resistance – How do we beat the silent pandemic?
Why are drug-resistant infections on the rise? What happens when antibiotics stop working? And what are scientists doing about it?
PubSci-October2025.eventbrite.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 10:37 AM
On 15th October, Prof Jenny Rohn presents the low-down on antimicrobial resistance, a silent pandemic behind millions of deaths every year, before exploring our options.
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.
pubsci-october2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Many thanks to @robeastaway.bsky.social for a brilliantly entertaining and informative talk on Shakespeare, Maths and Science last Wednesday.
Follow PubSci on Bluesky for news of October's talk on Wednesday 15th when Prof Jenny Rohn will talk about the global threat of Antimicrobial Resistance.
Follow PubSci on Bluesky for news of October's talk on Wednesday 15th when Prof Jenny Rohn will talk about the global threat of Antimicrobial Resistance.
Lovely bit of @pubsci.bsky.social, as per. Much ado about numbers, and a Shakespearean maths quiz. Yes please.
September 22, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Many thanks to @robeastaway.bsky.social for a brilliantly entertaining and informative talk on Shakespeare, Maths and Science last Wednesday.
Follow PubSci on Bluesky for news of October's talk on Wednesday 15th when Prof Jenny Rohn will talk about the global threat of Antimicrobial Resistance.
Follow PubSci on Bluesky for news of October's talk on Wednesday 15th when Prof Jenny Rohn will talk about the global threat of Antimicrobial Resistance.
Last chance to book for tomorrow's brilliant evening of Sipping, Supping and Science with @robeastaway.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Last chance to book for tomorrow's brilliant evening of Sipping, Supping and Science with @robeastaway.bsky.social
There's a new 🧪 blog in town. This month I discuss why AI is like Disney cartoons, celebrate International Microorganism Day, ask whether Hamlet references bonkers-genius astronomer Tycho Brahe, and preview Wednesday's unmissable PubSci talk with @robeastaway.bsky.social
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September Blog: AI, Shakespeare’s Maths (going fast), Hamlet’s Astronomer, and Microorganisms
In this issue: September’s event, AI, the Bard’s astronomer, Microorganisms, and the PubSci programme to download and keep
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September 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
There's a new 🧪 blog in town. This month I discuss why AI is like Disney cartoons, celebrate International Microorganism Day, ask whether Hamlet references bonkers-genius astronomer Tycho Brahe, and preview Wednesday's unmissable PubSci talk with @robeastaway.bsky.social
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We're delighted to be hosting @robeastaway.bsky.social as our next speaker at the Old King's Head. Tickets are flying, so grab yours ASAP.
At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Shakespearean Maths: 'Much Ado About Numbers'? — with Rob Eastaway
The acclaimed broadcaster delights with tales of how the Tudors multiplied and why the Bard peppered his plays with the new mathematics
PubSci-September2025.eventbrite.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We're delighted to be hosting @robeastaway.bsky.social as our next speaker at the Old King's Head. Tickets are flying, so grab yours ASAP.
At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Shakespearean Maths: 'Much Ado About Numbers'? — with Rob Eastaway
The acclaimed broadcaster delights with tales of how the Tudors multiplied and why the Bard peppered his plays with the new mathematics
PubSci-September2025.eventbrite.co.uk
September 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.
Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale
pubsci-september2025.eventbrite.co.uk
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I thoroughly enjoyed chatting about my book, The Science of Weird Shit, with Sunny Paul for the Appauling Podcast.
August 20, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I thoroughly enjoyed chatting about my book, The Science of Weird Shit, with Sunny Paul for the Appauling Podcast.
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Well done to Colin Beveridge for spotting the #AnagramOfTheYear:
Sarina Wiegman = 'I win as manager'
Sarina Wiegman = 'I win as manager'
July 30, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Well done to Colin Beveridge for spotting the #AnagramOfTheYear:
Sarina Wiegman = 'I win as manager'
Sarina Wiegman = 'I win as manager'
Does artificial intelligence confuse you? Scare you? Bore you with hyperbolic claims?
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Come to PubSci on Wednesday 20th August and let us demystify AI for you.
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Come to PubSci on Wednesday 20th August and let us demystify AI for you.
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Demystifying AI with Dr. Ruth Stalker-Firth
Should we fear AI? Should we embrace it? Perhaps both? PubSci examines the surprisingly long history of AI and lays to rest a few myths.
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July 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Does artificial intelligence confuse you? Scare you? Bore you with hyperbolic claims?
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Come to PubSci on Wednesday 20th August and let us demystify AI for you.
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Come to PubSci on Wednesday 20th August and let us demystify AI for you.
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Excellent talk by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social at last week's @pubsci.bsky.social event on the science of certainty- including a great graph on a *correlation* between college alcohol spend and 1st class degree awards!
July 23, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Excellent talk by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social at last week's @pubsci.bsky.social event on the science of certainty- including a great graph on a *correlation* between college alcohol spend and 1st class degree awards!
At PubSci you can enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand, and last night we packed out the Old King's Head to hear @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on how scientific consensus is built. Many thanks to Adam and all who came.
Do take a look at his latest book
profilebooks.com/work/proof
Do take a look at his latest book
profilebooks.com/work/proof
July 17, 2025 at 5:37 PM
At PubSci you can enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand, and last night we packed out the Old King's Head to hear @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on how scientific consensus is built. Many thanks to Adam and all who came.
Do take a look at his latest book
profilebooks.com/work/proof
Do take a look at his latest book
profilebooks.com/work/proof
Are you ready to dive into the history and reasoning of Proof next Wednesday?
Have you booked your ticket yet?
With over 50% of places gone, you'll need to hurry!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-july-...
Have you booked your ticket yet?
With over 50% of places gone, you'll need to hurry!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-july-...
July 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Are you ready to dive into the history and reasoning of Proof next Wednesday?
Have you booked your ticket yet?
With over 50% of places gone, you'll need to hurry!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-july-...
Have you booked your ticket yet?
With over 50% of places gone, you'll need to hurry!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/16th-july-...
@openpetase.bsky.social recently captured the spirit of science-with-beer on a trip to the Eagle in Cambridge.
Learn about their initiative to make high home plastic recycling a reality through enzymic decomposition of PET.
And don't forget to book your tickets for next week's PubSci.
Cheers!
Learn about their initiative to make high home plastic recycling a reality through enzymic decomposition of PET.
And don't forget to book your tickets for next week's PubSci.
Cheers!
A visit to The Eagle Pub, where discovery of DNA double helix structure was announced. Blog at openpetase.org/eagle
#DNA #microbiology #englishpub @pubsci.bsky.social
#DNA #microbiology #englishpub @pubsci.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 6:33 PM
@openpetase.bsky.social recently captured the spirit of science-with-beer on a trip to the Eagle in Cambridge.
Learn about their initiative to make high home plastic recycling a reality through enzymic decomposition of PET.
And don't forget to book your tickets for next week's PubSci.
Cheers!
Learn about their initiative to make high home plastic recycling a reality through enzymic decomposition of PET.
And don't forget to book your tickets for next week's PubSci.
Cheers!
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"A mix of current and retired employees published a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, saying the Trump White House’s efforts “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”
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Sign your support here ➡️ zurl.co/roVbP
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Read the letter here ➡️zurl.co/4yMWs
Sign your support here ➡️ zurl.co/roVbP
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EPA employees go public with opposition to Trump policies
A group of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) employees is speaking out against the policies of the Trump administration. A mix of current and retired employees published a letter to EPA A…
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July 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"A mix of current and retired employees published a letter to EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, saying the Trump White House’s efforts “undermine the EPA mission of protecting human health and the environment.”
Read the letter here ➡️zurl.co/4yMWs
Sign your support here ➡️ zurl.co/roVbP
zurl.co/4yMWs
Read the letter here ➡️zurl.co/4yMWs
Sign your support here ➡️ zurl.co/roVbP
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🧪 In July's PubSci 🍺 blog I preview our event with @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on Weds 16th, share other science news and events, reflect on last month's talk, dip into the world of science poetry, and share an exclusive discount code for a talk this coming weekend.
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July Blog Post: Asteroids, Astronomy, Science Photography and Poetry plus July’s PubSci and discount tickets to a talk on the Northern Lights
In this issue: An exclusive discount for a talk on the Northern Lights, details of July’s PubSci, astronomy news, art, poetry and other great science-things to do, and an interview the bloke …
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July 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🧪 In July's PubSci 🍺 blog I preview our event with @adamjkucharski.bsky.social on Weds 16th, share other science news and events, reflect on last month's talk, dip into the world of science poetry, and share an exclusive discount code for a talk this coming weekend.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:10 PM
July's PubSci is live on Eventbrite, and we're delighted to be joined by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social to explore the ideas behind his book, "Proof – The Uncertain Science of Certainty".
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Join us on 16 July for your monthly helping of Sipping • Supping • Science
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1428254269...
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Join us on 16 July for your monthly helping of Sipping • Supping • Science
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1428254269...
16th July: Proof? (The Uncertain Science of Certainty)
Bestselling author of 'The Rules of Contagion' explores how scientific opinion is formed — and how best to convince others of the facts?
www.eventbrite.co.uk
June 26, 2025 at 9:20 PM
July's PubSci is live on Eventbrite, and we're delighted to be joined by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social to explore the ideas behind his book, "Proof – The Uncertain Science of Certainty".
🧪
Join us on 16 July for your monthly helping of Sipping • Supping • Science
🧪
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1428254269...
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Join us on 16 July for your monthly helping of Sipping • Supping • Science
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www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1428254269...
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The event I did in the Old King's Head now has a lovely write-up on the PubSci blog! I can't explain how much I enjoyed doing this - I found my milieu - sipping, supping, science - hope to do lots more of it... pubsci.info/2025/02/05/g...
Gunpowder, Sonnets and Quantum Gravity
A Poetic Way to Look at the Protein Folding Problem, Jim Gates explores how visualisation can propel the search for quantum gravity on 8th Feb, and news of PubSci’s February talk
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February 14, 2025 at 11:47 AM
The event I did in the Old King's Head now has a lovely write-up on the PubSci blog! I can't explain how much I enjoyed doing this - I found my milieu - sipping, supping, science - hope to do lots more of it... pubsci.info/2025/02/05/g...