Science

Many of us struggle to remember a new person’s name 5 minutes after being introduced but have that one friend who never forgets a face! And a few special people have phenomenal memories that seem to know no bounds. For example, memorising 884 randomly shuffled playing cards in just 30 minutes!

We’re going to learn from the great brains and discover how to enhance our memory using simple techniques.

Is your diet changing your DNA? We’ve all heard that the DNA we inherit from our parents determines our appearance, health and cognitive abilities.

Scientific research from the last twenty years, has shown that our lifestyle choices have a profound and lasting effect on the structure and function of our genes in the DNA.

So you think the Earth is round, do you? Is that just what you’ve been told, or can you prove it? If you think you can, then come along, because I bet you can’t. Even the UN agrees with me (look at its flag).

Denying the scientific consensus has serious consequences for issues like climate change and vaccination. But how do you distinguish science from pseudoscience, especially when the evidence of your senses differs from what the experts say?

We (seemingly) live in a three dimensional world – three different directions that we can move in: up/down, left/right and forward/back. But there is a chance we are either too small or too large to perceive any extra dimensions that might exist. Whilst we cannot visualise these possible extra dimensions we can still explore them using beautiful tools from a mathematical subject called “Bundle Theory”.

The hidden geometry of nature is a class that explores beauty, pattern and symmetry in nature – an adventure into the living rhythms, form and number in nature through the language of geometry. This class offers an introduction to the language and symbolism of geometry, and a different perspective to our relationship with the natural world.
We will explore the beauty of nature expressed by its hidden geometry (and sometimes not so hidden!) and the ways we are inspired and respond to this beauty through Art, Science and Philosophy.

This class is all about pleasure! Sex educator Louise Bourchier will teach you the ins and outs of your pleasure anatomy and physiology so you can maximise pleasure in your sex life. Rather than the reproductive focus most of us learned in school, Louise’s style of grown-up sex-ed focuses on the feel-good aspects of sex, regardless of sexual orientation or relationship status.

Have you ever wanted to make more sense of the night sky? Or see the rings of Saturn for yourself? Whether you’re completely new to astronomy or have some experience, exploring and learning about the night sky is something everyone can enjoy.

Many of us struggle to remember a new person’s name 5 minutes after being introduced but have that one friend who never forgets a face! And a few special people have phenomenal memories that seem to know no bounds. For example, memorising 884 randomly shuffled playing cards in just 30 minutes!

We’re going to learn from the great brains and discover how to enhance our memory using simple techniques.

Have you ever wanted to make more sense of the night sky? Or see the rings of Saturn for yourself? Whether you’re completely new to astronomy or have some experience, exploring and learning about the night sky is something everyone can enjoy.

The role of renewable forms of energy generation in combating climate change is undeniable and pretty well understood by most people. Yet many myths surrounding the efficiency and reliability of renewable energies such as solar power persist – some of these myths even enter into political discourse, influencing the voting public. In this class you will learn the low down on renewable energy, the different types – wind power, hydro power, solar power and storage.