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current eventsPanel Discussion: Taboo or not Taboo - That is C Question
We have teamed up with Cancer Research UK to bring
together a panel of local experts for an informal discussion of the
issues and research surrounding bowel cancer, the second most common
cancer in women in the UK and the third in men.
Time: Tuesday, 27th February, 2012 from 18.30
Venue: The Voodoo Rooms, 19 West Register Street, EH2 2AA
The event is free but ticketed - please visit http://baascruk.eventbrite.co.uk for bookings
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SciScreen: Memento with Prof. Sergio Della Sala
Speaker: Professor Sergio Della Sala
Film: Memento
Date: Tuesday, 21st February, 2012
Time: 18.00
Venue: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
SciScreen: Wargames with Christian Redl
Speaker: Christian Redl
Film: Wargames
Date: Monday, 5th November, 2011
Time: 17:45
Venue: Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
SciScreen: Enigma
Speaker: Prof. Tom Stevenson
Film: Enigma
Date: 7th November - 5.45pm
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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SciScreen: Krakatoa
Speaker: Dr. Stuart Monro
Film: Contact
Date: 3rd JOctober - 5.45pm
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Cafe Scientifique: Antarctic fossils with Dr Alistair Crane of the British Antarctic Survey
Date: Monday 11 July
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Gallery Bar, Edinburgh Filmhouse, 88 Lothian Road, Edinburgh, EH3 9BZ
Speaker: Prof. Arjun Berera
Film: Contact
Date: 6th June - 5.45pm
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Speaker: Prof. Jonathan Rees
Film: BBC Documentaries: "Moon Children" and "The truth about tanning"
Date: 9th May, 5.45pm
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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In collaboration with 
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A full day of practical, hands-on activities of animation, technology, developments and methods for communicating science in the wider community.
Date: Saturday 12th March 2011
Time:
9:30am to 4:30pm
Location: Donaldson's School, Linlithgow
Cost: FREE
Mon. 7th March: SciScreen: The Stone Tape
Speaker: Prof. Richard Wiseman
Film: The Stone Tape
Date: Mon., 7th March 2011
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Annual General Meeting:
The Branch would welcome new committee members to help out with the existing, highly successful SciScreen programme, and in the development and delivery of new initiatives. They would also like to hear from anyone willing to introduce a film and lead a discussion on a topic drawn from the film.
Date: Wednesday 26th January
Time: 7.30pm
Location: Guild Room, Edinburgh Filmhouse Cinema (Location Map)
Mon. 6 Dec. 2010: Talk/Film: Prehistory – Quest for Fire
How did Neanderthals and anatomically modern humans live during the Ice Age in Europe? Archaeologist Dr. Nikos Kourampas will discuss what we currently know about this critical time in human history.
Speaker: Dr. Nikolaos Kourampas
Film: Quest for Fire
Time: Mon., 6 Dec. 2010, 20:15
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
Fri. 26 Nov. – Sun. 28 Nov. 2010: Psychiatry Ethics Film Festival
A weekend of films and panel discussions on ethical questions raised by modern psychiatry, organised by the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics in cooperation with the British Science Association and other partners.
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Mon. 8 Nov. 2010: SciScreen: The Vanishing of the Bees
Are the bees in crisis or is the modern practice of beekeeping the problem? Faye Gibbins will discuss the issues around the "Vanishing of the Bees".
Speaker: Faye Gibbins
Film: The Vanishing of the Bees
Time: Mon., 8 Nov. 2010
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Tue. 19 Oct. 2010: Panel Debate: Climate Change in Scotland
A panel of experts looks at the science of climate change and what it means for Scotland.
Time: Tue., 19 Oct. 2010, 19:15-21:00 (bar and exhibiton: 19:00-22:00)
Venue: Bongo Club, Holyrood Road, Edinburgh
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Mon. 11 Oct. 2010: SciScreen: Vision in Animation – Sky Blue
Freelance Animator Iain Gardner will introduce this evenings film and lead a post-film discussion exploring principles of vision that contribute to the illusions of animation.
Speaker: Iain Gardner
Film: Sky Blue
Time: Mon., 11 Oct. 2010, 20:15
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon. 13 Sep. 2010: SciScreen: Is the will extended? – A Clockwork Orange
Mon. 20 Sep. 2010: Cafe Scientifique: Is the will extended?
A double event, run in cooperation with Café Scientifique, looking at the philosophical questions in Kubrick's "Clockwork Orange", with the film and short discussion on the 13th and an extended informal discussion on the 20th. Feel free to come along on the 20th even if you haven't watched the film in the previous week.
Speaker: Dr. Tillmann Vierkant
Film: A Clockwork Orange
Time (Film): Mon., 13 Sep. 2010, 20:00
Time (Cafe Sci): Mon., 20 Sep. 2010, 20:30
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon. 16 Aug. 2010: SciScreen: Volcanoes
As part of our regular talk/film series, we look at the science behind volcanoes, the activity at Yellowstone and the recent Icelandic eruption.
Speaker: Prof. John Underhill
Film: Supervolcano
Time: Mon., 16 Aug. 2010, 17:45
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Sun. 15 Aug. 2010: Altered States of Consciousness
(Part of the Skeptics on the Fringe programme)
What's happening in the brain during meditation or dreams? A talk in a series of Festival events organised by the Edinburgh Skeptics in the Pub.
Speaker: Stephan Matthiesen
Time: Sun., 15 Aug. 2010, 18:00-19:00
Venue: The Banshee Labyrinth, 29-35 Niddry Street, Edinburgh
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Thu. 22nd July. 2010: Special film event with Malcolm Longair FRS, CBE
Speaker: Professor Malcolm Longair FRS, CBE
Film: Star Trek (2009)
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
Mon. 24th May.2010: SciScreen: Free Will and Determinism
Speaker:Till Vierkant
Film: Run Lola Run
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
Thu. 18 Feb. 2010: SciScreen: Food Production
Speaker: Dr. Alistair Stott
Film: Food Inc.
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon. 18 Jan. 2010, 20.30: SciScreen: Oil
Speaker: Professor Patrick Corbett
Film: Crude (2009)
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Fri-Sun 20-22 Nov. 2009 – Biomedical Ethics Film Festival – Eugenics: Science Fiction or Future Reality?
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
This year's Biomedical Ethics Film Festival will feature films and panel discussions on the theme of Eugenics. It is organised by the Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, the Edinburgh Filmhouse, the ESRC Genomics Forum at Edinburgh University and the British Science Association, Edinburgh and SE Scotland Branch.
Mon., 19 Oct. 2009 - 6.00pm: SciScreen: Artificial Intelligence
Speaker: Henry S. Thompson
Film: Colossus: The Forbin Project
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Thu., 8 Oct. 2009 - 7.00pm: Branch AGM (More details...)
8.00pm: ScienceNews (More details...)
We present and discuss current news items about science in an informal atmosphere. Note that the ScienceNews starts at the usual time of 8pm, with the Branch AGM at 7pm - all supporters welcome!
Venue: Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street
Sun., 13 Sep. 2009 - 1.00pm: SciScreen: Time travel
Speaker: Fergus Simpson
Film: Twelve Monkeys
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
Thu., 10 Sept. 2009 - 8.00pm: ScienceNews
Venue: Meadow Bar, 42-44 Buccleuch Street, Edinburgh
We present and discuss current news items about science in an informal atmosphere
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Mon., 24 Aug. 2009 - 5.45pm: SciScreen: Drug testing
Speaker: Victoria Robertson
Film: The Constant Gardener
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon, 20 July 2009 - 5.45pm: SciScreen: Autism
Speaker: Stephan Matthiesen
Film: Snow Cake
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon, 15 June 2009 - 8.30: SciScreen: Memory and Memory Erasure
Speaker: Stephen Potts
Film: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
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Mon, 16 March 2009 - SciScreen: Aliens
Speaker: Duncan Forgan
Film: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
Mon, 16 February 2009 - SciScreen:Evolution and Creation
Speaker: Gordon Rutter
Film: Inherit the Wind
Venue: Filmhouse, Lothian Road
