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Thu 8th, 18:30
How China's wartime past is shaping its present and future
Rana Mitter
Louise Blouin Institute, Olaf Street, W11. +44 (0)20 7985 9600
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Tue 13th, 13:00
The new science of astrobiology and the search for life in the universe
Ian Crawford, Birkbeck College
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. 020 7334 3307
www.ras.org.uk
£3, free from 12.15 onwa
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Wed 14th, 19:00
Eleven Dimensions of the Unifying Theory
Professor Michael Duff, Imperial College
Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College Rd, SW7. 05601 308693
www.friendsofimperia
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£10
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Wed 14th, 18:30
Natural born computers when biology meets computer scicence
Peter McOwan, professor of computer science
Clinical Lecture Theatre, Francis Bancroft Building, Queen Mary, Mile End Road, E1. 020 7882 5148
www.qmul.ac.uk/
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free
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Tue 20th, 18:30
Trade marks in Europe: Bursting bubbles
Spyros Maniatis, Professor of Intellectual Property Law
Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, London, E1 4NS. 020 7882 5148
www.qmul.ac.uk/
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free
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Mon 26th, 19:30
Beyond the Ming vase: new light on the art of Great Brightness
Craig Clunas, Oxford University
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queen Sq, Bath. 01225 480970
www.brlsi.org
£4
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Mon 26th, 18:45
The world after Bush
Bryan Mabee, Queen Mary, University of London
The Gallery, Cowcross Street, EC1. 07984 178 193
www.mondediplofriend
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£3
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Tue 27th, 18:30
From development studies to theories of imperialism
Ray Kiely, Head of the Department of Politics, Queen Mary
Arts Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary, Mile End Road, E1. 020 7882 5148
www.qmul.ac.uk/
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free
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Thu 29th, 18:30
From string theory to M theory
William Spence, professor of theoretical physics
Physics Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary, Mile End Road, E1. 020 7882 5148
www.qmul.ac.uk/
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free
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Sat 31st, 15:00
Politics of expression in contemporary Chinese art
Katie Hill, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Chinese Art and Asian Studies at the University of Westminster, Kerry Brown, Senior Fellow at Chatham House on the Asia Programme and Mary Ginsberg, Curator at the British Museum, specialising in Chinese Painting
Louise Blouin Institute, Olaf Street, W11. +44 (0)20 7985 9600
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Tue 3rd, 13:00
Doing everything necessary: the remaking of the City from October 2008
Dr Vince Cable, MP; Sir Michael Snyder, Corporation of London
St Mary-le-Bow, London, EC2V 6AU. 020 7248 5139
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Wed 4th, 18:00
Misusing Darwin: the Materialist Conspiracy in
Professor Keith Ward, philosopher
St Mary-le-Bow, London, EC2V 6AU. 020 7248 5139
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Wed 4th, 18:30
Masks, montage and the avant-garde
Elza Adamowicz, professor of French literature and visual culture
Arts Lecture Theatre, Queen Mary, Mile End Road, E1. 020 7882 5148
www.qmul.ac.uk/
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Thu 5th, 18:30
China’s economic development in the 20th and 21st centuries”
Professor Robert Ash, academic
Louise Blouin Institute, Olaf Street, W11. +44 (0)20 7985 9600
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Tue 10th, 13:00
Sir William Herschel: the first big telescope astronomer
Professor Allan Chapman, University of Oxford
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. 020 7734 3307
www.ras.org.uj
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Thu 12th, 18:30
From people’s republic to pop republic: avant-garde theatre and film in contemporary China
Rossella Ferrari
Louise Blouin Institute, Olaf Street, W11. +44 (0)20 7985 9600
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Sun 15th, 11:30
The School of Life Sunday Sermons
Sam Roddick, entrepreneur
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London, WC1X 9NA. 020 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Sun 15th, 11:30
Seduction
Sam Roddick, founder of erotic emporium Coco de Mer
The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, WC1. 020 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Tue 17th, 19:00
Feed the world
Colin Tudge, biologist; Andrew Coker, Syngenta
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
Free
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Tue 24th, 19:00
The search for life beyond Earth
Lewis Dartnell, astrobiologist
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Wed 25th, 19:30
Is to get rich glorious? The implications of turning China into a consumer society
Karl Gerth, Merton College, Oxford University
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queen Sq, Bath. 01225 480970
www.brlsi.org
£4
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Tue 3rd, 19:00
The quantum theory of space and time
Chris Isham, physicist
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Wed 4th, 19:00
Watching the Earth from space
Alan O’Neill, Shaun Quegan, Seymour Laxon, professors of science
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Tue 10th, 13:00
Astronomy and poetry
Jocelyn Bell-Burnell, University of Oxford
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. 020 7734 3307
www.ras.org.uk
£3
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Tue 10th, 19:00
Nature’s patterns
Philip Ball, science writer
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Tue 17th, 19:00
Art and the brain: the evolving story
Raymond Tallis, Semir Zeki, professors
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Wed 18th, 19:00
Understanding dementia through music
Simon Lovestone, Institute of Psychiatry
The Royal Institution, Albemarle Street, W1. 020 7409 2992
http://www.rigb.org
£8
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Sun 22nd, 11:30
Alain de Botton on Pessimism
Alain de Botton,philosopher
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. 0230 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Sun 22nd, 11:30
Pessimism
Alain de Botton, author and philosopher
The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, WC1. 020 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Fri 27th, 19:30
China and the environment
Jimin Zhao, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, Queen Sq, Bath. 01225 480970
www.brlsi.org
£4
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Tue 14th, 13:00
Imaging the universe
Robert Massey, Royal Astronomical Society
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadily, W1. 020 7734 3307
www.ras.org.uk
£3
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Sun 19th, 11:30
Curiosity
Robert Winston, doctor, scientist, politician and television presenter
The Horse Hospital, Colonnade, WC1. 020 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Tue 12th, 13:00
Afar, Ethiopia: a new ocean in the making?
Kathy Whaler, University of Edinburgh
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. 020 7734 3307
www.ras.org.uk
£3
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Sun 17th, 11:30
Richard Wiseman on Humour
Richard Wiseman, psychologist
Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square, London WC1R 4RL. 020 7833 1010
www.theschooloflife.
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£10
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Tue 9th, 13:00
The science and beauty of nebulae
Carolin Crawford, Institute of Astronomy, University of Cambridge
Royal Astronomical Society, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1. 020 7734 3307
www.ras.org.uk
£3
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