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Movie Screening: ’The Martian’ Plus

Join Dr Claire Cousins for a live screening of the hit film ‘The Martian’ and an exploration exoplanetary geology. Can we grow potatoes on Mars? Could we make water from rocket fuel? The answers are out of this world…

Friday 29 September 2017 9:30 pm

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Can You Dig It?

This year during EXPLORATHON 2017 you can experience hands-on archaeology for all the family inside the Museum of the University of St Andrews. Can you dig it? Discover with us!

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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How We Think: From Animals to AI

We live in the era of artificial intelligence, where computers are capable of solving many problems just as well as (or even better than) humans. The more we learn about the animal kingdom, the more innovation we see in the natural world.

Friday 29 September 2017 6:30 pm

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Climate Change: Simple, Serious, Solvable

Join geochemist and climate scientist, James Rae, for an exploration into climate change science.

Friday 29 September 2017 7:30 pm

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ABC Lab – Studying How Children Think and Learn

Have you ever looked at your child and wondered, “how did he/she learn that?” Come explore with the Baby and Child Lab and fun activities! Visit the Baby and Child Lab website at: https://developmentlab.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/

Friday 29 September 2017 5:00 pm

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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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