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Bright ideas

The best of cutting-edge and innovative science and research. Question those in the know and discuss the future.

Interested in the latest hot topic? Love mathematical puzzles? Amazed by the engineering behind Manchester's most inspiring buildings? Discover the brightest of ideas and create your own.

 

 

a few suggestions...

White Rubik cube

How to cut a cake and Math hysteria

Tue 27 Oct 2009 18.30 - 19.30 at Blackwell Bookshop

Each quirky tale presents a fascinating mathematical puzzle - challenging, fun, and also introducing the reader to a significant mathematical problem in an engaging and witty way.

Evolution chalk board

Evolving words

Thu 22 Oct 2009 19.30 - 21.00 at The Manchester Museum - Animal Life Gallery

Manchester poets Shirley May and Ali Gadema have been working with the vibrant Young Identity young people’s collective to create poetry that explores how Darwin's science connects to our 21st Century lives.

A pile of empty bottles, tins and plastic containers

Future tech workshop

Tue 27 Oct 2009 and 5 more at MOSI

Use your imagination and a variety of everyday materials to make your own piece of futuristic technology to take away with you. What will you make?

Neurons

Comixed: A networked conversation

Wed 28 Oct 2009 12.30 - 14.00 at Zion Arts Centre

Join the Manchester Beacon and Research Councils UK over lunch as we co-create a comic strip exploring the scientific challenges of our time.