How to engineer intelligence
19 March 2012“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”
Gurgling guts, electricity, snot, pus and blood!
07 March 2012The Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March. Academics from the University of Cambridge led exciting workshops, giving science talks and demonstrations to pupils from six primary schools and from Sawston Village College.
The sweet sound of science
15 February 2012Musicians and music-lovers alike are invited to this year’s Cambridge Science Festival – the UK’s biggest free science festival – which runs from March 12-25 at venues across the University and City.
Pushing science to its limits
06 February 2012Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival
Impacting poverty with new technology
17 March 2011A leading expert on technology and development will discuss the impact of new technologies on poverty, in a public lecture, today (Thursday 17, March).
What does Twitter have to do with the human brain?
11 March 2011We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is set to test that assumption – by conducting a live experiment using Twitter.
Obesity theories from thrifty to drifty: why some people are lean and others fat
04 March 2011With an abundance of food available, it’s not surprising that people are getting fatter. But why do some people remain lean? A Cambridge University scientist suggests that the reason is rooted deep in our DNA.
Cambridge opens its doors to the world
04 February 2011How babies see the world around them, the wizardry behind Microsoft’s Kinect and the chance to examine the entrails of a fruit fly are just three of this year’s offerings from the UK’s largest free science festival – held by Cambridge University.
Launch of the Madingley Lectures
13 December 2010Astronomer Royal Lord Rees leads an international line-up of speakers when the University of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) launches its first series of Madingley Lectures next year.
Sixth formers mix science and politics
10 August 2010Scientific advances, ethical issues in personalised medicine, genetic testing and stem cell research were among the topics discussed during a science youth parliament held at the University of Cambridge from August 4-6.
