Event of the week
How the media promotes the public misunderstanding of science, with media critic Ben Goldacre, 26 June, Friend’s Meeting House
Ben Goldacre has made a name for himself as a science journalism watchdog, highlighting egregious reporting and conflicts of interest. Hear some of his best tales on Tuesday at this event from the Royal Institution.
Workshops and conferences
The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine & Hygiene is running a course on 27 June for postgraduate researchers interested in working in this field. The workshop is at the Royal Geographical Society.
Materials of Invention (25 June, The Building Centre) and Advances in the Chemistry and Physics of Complex Materials (25–27 June, UCL) will appeal to material scientists. The latter conference celebrates the 60th birthday of UCL’s Professor Richard Catlow.
On 25 June, the Royal Society of Chemistry holds a meeting for those interested in ‘developing alternatives to animal testing and raising awareness of the emerging technologies and innovations in this field’.
Public talks
The Natural History Museum hosts another Nature Live event (nothing to do with us) on 26 June. ‘Under the Antarctic Ice’ explores the diversity of this extreme polar environment. Continuing the watery theme, AbuBakr Bahaj from the University of Southampton presents ways to harness marine energy. He speaks at the RSA, also on 26 June. HRH The Duke of Edinburgh chairs the talk.
Fans of the television program, CSI might like to attend Croydon’s Café Scientifique on 26 June. Stephen Hempling talks us through forensic medicine at the Clocktower. If you’re still stuck for something to do that day, the Dana Centre debates the green credentials of the Beijing and London Olympics.
Tech-heads can get their fix on 28 June with a session on silicon animals at the Institution of Engineering and Technology. David Harel from the Weizmann Institute and Stephen Muggleton from Imperial provide an update on the use of computers to model animal behaviour.
And finally…
Don’t forget the Nature Network London drinks on Wednesday. Same time, same place.
Browse a further 80 scientific events over the next week in our events calendar