Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Curing Cancer?

Find out about the local people solving a global problem

Across Oxfordshire people are working on better treatments for Cancer. Joining us on the Science Oxford Live Sofa will be Martin Christlieb from the Gray Institute for Radiation Oncology and Biology, to examine the work that's being done, and whether a cure for cancer is a realistic possibility.

This event took place on the 29th October 2009 at Science Oxford Live.

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Halloween Show

Come on a journey with Lizzy as she overcomes her fear of the dark. Are you scared of the dark? Lizzy’s fear of the dark means she doesn’t like winter much. She is afraid of what she hears, what she smells, and what she feels sweeping around her legs. In this show Lizzy confronts her fears by learning all about the senses and fear.

This event took place on the 28th October 2009 at Science Oxford Live.

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The Worst Ideas In Science

When science goes wrong!

Scientific history is littered with ideas that were rejected at first, only to be accepted many years later. Meanwhile, other mainstream theories later turned out to have been so much gobbledygook.
From N-rays to atoms, Michael Conterio will examine what happens when scientists get it wrong!

This event took place on the 22nd October 2009 at Science Oxford Live.

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Seeing Science with Neutrons

Discover how one amazing machine helps us understand everything from spider silk to jet planes. It's been called a 21st century wonderland and it’s one of the most extraordinary machines ever built. Last year, the ISIS Neutron Source near Didcot doubled in size, allowing even more amazing science to be done there.

Join ISIS scientists on a journey through some of the incredible discoveries from the last few years, and explore what they might find next...

This event took place on the 8th October 2009 at Science Oxford Live.

More details on events can be found at www.scienceoxfordlive.com