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Darwin’s Unfinished Symphony: How Culture Made the Human Mind

Humans possess an extraordinary capacity for cultural production, from the arts and language to science and technology. But recent research suggests that our culture is not only a magnificent end product of the evolutionary process, it was also a key driving force behind it.

Friday 29 September 2017 8:00 pm

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Counting Critters

1, 2, 3, count! Researchers from the Centre for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling lead hands on activities showing different ways to work out how many animals there are and estimate biodiversity as part of the Researcher Fair.

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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Walking Without a Brain – Neuroscience of the Spinal Cord

Although our brains control much of what we do, our spinal cords can also control complex behaviours such as walking. Come along and see a spinal cord up close and personal. Witness how we can measure the electrical signals that help us to move.

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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Radar Cat

Introducing ‘RadarCat’, the latest in object recognition! RadarCat uses the Google Soli radar sensor to recognise objects. Also on the team is ‘AquaCat’, which can identify liquids and other substances. Come and give them a try! Test them on your own objects.

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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Visual Perception

Why do we have two eyes? How do we see in 3D? Learn about visual perception, and how scientists study how we see and interact with the world. You’ll also have the change to explore 3D vision by drawing with your own stereograms and using our desktop accessories.

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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Bright Club St Andrews

Bright Club is a stand-up comedy night like no other. Six academics take off their lab coats, put down their rare manuscripts and exit their offices for one night to take to the stage and perform eight minutes of side-splitting comedy about the topic they know best: their research!

Friday 29 September 2017 10:30 pm

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Planetarium

We are bringing a portable planetarium showing a projection of the night sky as visible from the St. Andrews latitudes. The projection shows all the visible stars with the unaided eye, plus the Milky Way, and Solar System objects such as the Moon and the bright planets.

Friday 29 September 2017 6:30 pm

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The XX Factor

Six women take to the stage. They each have three minutes to pitch their work and convince you that they are the most inspirational researcher. Who will be crowned XX Factor Champion? You decide!

Friday 29 September 2017 6:30 pm

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