Nottingham's Festival of Science and Curiosity returns. Here are five things you need to try out for yourself while it's here...
Tasting Session with Hidden Figures
Is there any greater science than the science of food? It’s a rhetorical question, but just in case you wanted an answer - it’s no. And this is something the gang at FoSaC just get. This feast for the senses brings together local recipes, herbalist research and archival concoctions for a day of top tasting with City Arts’ Hidden Figures project. This is one for everyone, we reckon.
Home Zero at Mansfield Museum
You don’t have to have a PhD to use science in your everyday life. In fact, some of the most useful, sustainable scientific practices can take place in your own home. HOME: Zero, an art installation where visitors enter a fantastical world where time is limited, demonstrates this in a playful, interactive way.
Taking place Saturday 11 February, 10:00 am - 3:00 pm. Free.
Sensory Nature Walk for Families
It’s a stressful time right now, so what better way to chill out than by getting outside, in nature, with a group of great people? This Sensory Walk at Bennerley Viaduct is the perfect chance to do exactly that, offering a simple, 1.5 mile route through one of our county’s most fascinating spots. As well as that, you (or your kids, we guess) can hunt for bugs, identify plants and play games as part of this activity-filled free event.
Taking place Saturday 11 February, 10:00 am and 3:15 pm. Free.
Hands-on Science Activities
If you’ve ever wanted to run an experiment or two of your own, now’s your chance. Taking place at the Nottingham Industrial Museum, this hands-on event will give you the opportunity to explore forces, structure and sound through a range of different tests and activities. So go on, lean into your inner Professor Poliakoff and have a crack at some creative stuff.
Maths Madness with Kyle D Evans
Yeah, we know, it's maths - but stick with us. If anyone can make maths fun, it's writer and entertainer Kyle D Evans. The charismatic author of Maths Tricks to Blow Your Mind is taking over Nonsuch to show you that numbers can, in fact, be quite interesting. Covering everything from folk songs to the paper folding world championships, Maths Madness might be the dark horse of this busy celebration of science.
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