The 2017 Edinburgh International Science Festival ran from 1 - 16 April. Tell us about your event We talked to the University of Edinburgh community about their participation in the Edinburgh International Science Festival. Edinburgh International Science Festival highlights Professor Mary Bownes, Professor Emerita of Developmental Biology, helps coordinate the University's contribution to the Edinburgh International Science Festival. As the 2017 festivities draw to a close, she shares her impressions. Science Festival Interview with Professor Mary Bownes Tam Dalyell Prize Lecture Jon Oberlander, Professor of Epistemics in the School of Informatics, is the winner of this year's Tam Dalyell Prize for Excellence in Engaging the Public with Science, the University award for public engagement. Science Festival Interview with Professor Jon Oberlander Contemporary Connections and Tundra Shrubs Isla Myers-Smith, Chancellor's Fellow in the School of Geosciences, studies the impact of a warming climate on shrub plants in the Arctic - the trees of the tundra. Science Festival Interview with Isla Myers-Smith The Sound Revolution Dr Martin Parker, Director of Outreach at the Reid School of Music, joins Anne La Berge, Christos Michalakos and Ben Schogler to explore the ongoing influence of digital technology on music. 8pm, 12 April, Summerhall Science Festival Interview with Dr Martin Parker Why Places Matter for Mental Wellbeing Professor Jamie Pearce of the School of GeoSciences and Professor Sarah Curtis of Durham University will join a discussion of how our surroundings affect our health, Why Places Matter for our Wellbeing. 5.30pm, 11 April, Summerhall Science Festival Interview with Jamie Pearce and Sarah Curtis Isaac's Eye Carmen Marcon is the director of Isaac’s Eye, a contemporary play on the life of a young Isaac Newton and his transformation into a great scientific thinker. The production is presented by Bedlam Theatre and the Edinburgh University Theatre Company in collaboration with the Carol Tambor Theatrical Foundation and the University of Edinburgh. 7.30pm, 7-15 April (not Monday 10 April), Bedlam Theatre Science Festival Interview with Carmen Marcon Wearables That Snitch On Us Paul Patras, Lecturer in the School of Informatics, gives insight into the privacy risks posed by internet connected wearable devices when he presents the BCS Sidney Michaelson Memorial Lecture, Wearables That Snitch on Us. 8pm, Monday 3 April, Summerhall Science Festival Interview with Paul Patras Test Tube to YouTube Dr Walid Magdy, Lecturer in the School of Informatics, joins a panel of experts for Test Tube to YouTube – an examination of the behind-the-scenes factors that influence our social media feeds. 8pm, Saturday 1 April, Summerhall Science Festival Interview with Dr Walid Magdy This article was published on 2024-10-29
