All events
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28 October 2010, 15.00 - 16.30
AC Grayling in conversation with Brian Greene.
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27 October 2010, 19.30 - 22.00
With Robin Ince, writer and comedian.
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24 October 2010, 15.00 - 17.00
A walking tour of spies, sorcerers and scientists
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24 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
Medicine for the poor in Bloomsbury's golden age
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23 October 2010, 15.00 - 17.00
A walking tour of spies, sorcerers and scientists
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23 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
A walking tour on sickness and madness in literary Bloomsbury
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21 October 2010, 19.00 - 19.45
Medicine Man gallery tour focussing on the African material on display.
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21 October 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Find out more about Henry Wellcome - his life, work and collecting.
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20 October 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Eleanor Stride, biomedical engineer.
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13 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
Medicine for the poor in Bloomsbury's golden age
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10 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
A walking tour on sickness and madness in literary Bloomsbury
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9 October 2010, 14.30 - 15.30
Fascinating, illuminating and lurid tales of London life.
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9 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
A walking tour on sickness and madness in literary Bloomsbury
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7 October 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
A balloon debate to battle out the public health priority for London
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7 October 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
Fascinating, illuminating and lurid tales of London life.
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6 October 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Peter Ayton, psychologist.
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3 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
A walking tour on the art of making money from medicine
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2 October 2010, 14.30 - 15.30
Reading the faces of 19th-century London luminaries.
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2 October 2010, 11.00 - 12.30
AC Grayling in conversation with Kevin Marsh.
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2 October 2010, 11.00 - 13.00
A walking tour on the art of making money from medicine
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29 September 2010, 19.30 - 22.00
With Bompas and Parr, jellymongers.
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24 September 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Nick Lane, biochemist.
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23 September 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
Changing attitudes to the relationship between mind and body through history
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17 September 2010, 19.00 - 23.00
Next-generation Nightingales
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10 September 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Isabel Jones, burns and plastic surgeon.
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9 September 2010, 19.00 - 21.00
An evening with artists and scientists on the nature of elasticity
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9 September 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
How women in the 17th century attempted to achieve perfect skin.
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2 September 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
Find out more about William Morris the collector.
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30 July 2010, 12.00 - 17.00
Scratch beneath the surface with activities for all ages. Drop in anytime.
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22 July 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
An exploration of why people get tattoos, and the tattoos they choose.
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16 - 17 July 2010
A special event devoted to the intimate topic of nudity.
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15 July 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Changing attitudes to gender crossing and sexuality.
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3 July 2010, 14.30 - 16.00
Meet Michelle Lovric, author of 'The Book of Human Skin'.
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1 July 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
The science of healthy skin.
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26 June 2010, 12.00 - 16.00
A Midsummer picnic incorporating art, food and performance, for the local Somerstown Community.
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24 June 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
The future of medicine?
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18 June 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Jane Wardle, health psychologist.
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17 June 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
How women in the 17th century attempted to achieve perfect skin.
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11 June 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With astrobiologist Lewis Dartnell.
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4 June 2010, 19.00 - 23.00
Quacks and Cures is back by popular demand: a new improved remedy!
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3 June 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Native American cultures through the eyes of Europeans.
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29 May 2010, 12.00 - 17.30
An interactive day of musical colours, seeing instruments and bumblebees
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27 May 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Storytelling for adults with stories from around the world.
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21 May 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With physicist Jonathan Butterworth.
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20 May 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Changing ideas about the nature and treatment of 'madness'.
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13 May 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
An introduction to elements of Western occult beliefs.
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6 May 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Exploring character through reading faces.
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29 April 2010, 18.30 - 19.30
Fascinating, illuminating and lurid tales of London life.
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22 April 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Cartoons and caricatures in the Wellcome Library's collections.
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15 April 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Teens, technology and the future.
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9 April 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Charlie Dunnill, materials scientist.
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8 April 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
A magnificent, if delicate, work in progress.
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8 April 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Find out more about the science behind the headlines
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8 April 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Native American cultures through the eyes of Europeans.
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7 April 2010, 19.30 - 22.00
An evening with designers Dunne and Raby.
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1 April 2010, 18.00 - 19.30
Explore the changing ideas about face reading.
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25 March 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Do our memories make us who we are?
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25 March 2010, 15.00 - 16.30
Reassess these controversial figures.
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24 March 2010, 18.00 - 20.00
With Ruth Richardson.
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19 March 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Tali Sharot, cognitive neuroscientist.
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18 March 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Tales of identity and behaviour from the animal kingdom
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18 March 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Tales of globe-trotting explorers.
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5 March 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With John Hutchinson, evolutionary biologist.
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4 March 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
In turmoil and out of rhythm.
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4 March 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Find out more about William Morris the collector.
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26 - 27 February 2010
A two-day symposium of performance and discussion exploring the complex nature of Chinese identity.
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25 February 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
The cultural construction of adolescence.
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25 February 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
Changing attitudes to gender crossing and sexuality.
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18 February 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
How would you spend one million pounds to tackle ageing?
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18 February 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Explore the Library's Ephemera collection.
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11 February 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
How our perceptions of old age have changed.
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11 February 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Find out more about the stories behind the headlines.
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11 February 2010, 18.00 - 19.00
Changing attitudes to gender crossing and sexuality.
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10 February 2010, 19.30 - 22.00
Tim Smit on the Eden Project.
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4 February 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
Whose DNA and for how long?
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4 February 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
An introduction to elements of Western occult beliefs.
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29 January 2010, 13.00 - 13.45
With Pete Coffey, stem cell researcher.
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28 January 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
What does science mean for race and identity?
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23 January 2010, 15.00 - 16.30
Why do people lead them and how do they do it?
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21 January 2010, 19.00 - 20.30
...And what is the role for science?
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21 January 2010, 15.00 - 16.00
Changing ideas about the nature and treatment of 'madness'.
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14 January 2010, 18.01 - 21.29
How can we do it better?
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10 December 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Find out more about the stories behind the headlines.
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4 December 2009, 13.00 - 13.45
With Rachel Armstrong, synthetic biologist.
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3 December 2009, 19.30 - 21.00
A C Grayling in conversation with Seth Shostak.
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3 December 2009, 15.00 - 16.00
Reading character through faces.
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28 November 2009, 14.30 - 15.30
Fascinating, illuminating and lurid tales of London life.
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28 November 2009, 9.00 - 10.00
A C Grayling in conversation with Rajendra Pachauri.
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26 November 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Author Lydia Syson discusses 'the world's first sex therapist'.
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24 November 2009, 19.00 - 21.30
Mike Wilson on good bugs and bad bugs.
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19 November 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Spoken word and music inspired by Darwin's ideas.
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19 November 2009, 15.00 - 16.30
Exploring Darwin and his legacy through the galleries and Wellcome Library collections.
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13 November 2009, 13.00 - 14.00
With Dan Martin, extreme environment physiologist.
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12 November 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Join us to debate the issue of overpopulation.
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6 November 2009, 13.00 - 14.00
With Mark Zuckerman, swine flu expert.
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5 November 2009, 19.00 - 20.15
Storytelling for adults, inspired by historical objects.
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5 November 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
A C Grayling in conversation with Tejinder Virdee.
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5 November 2009, 15.00 - 16.30
Exploring Darwin and his legacy through the galleries and Wellcome Library collections.
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29 October 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Hear from the authors shortlisted for the Wellcome Trust Book Prize.
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28 October 2009, 19.00 - 21.30
With magician and psychologist Professor Richard Wiseman.
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23 October 2009, 13.00 - 13.45
With Val Curtis, hygiene specialist.
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22 October 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
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16 October 2009, 13.00 - 13.45
With Catherine Mercer, sexual health researcher.
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15 October 2009, 15.00 - 16.00
Behind the scenes at the Library's conservation studios.
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10 October 2009, 12.29 - 17.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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10 October 2009, 11.00 - 13.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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9 October 2009, 15.00 - 17.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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9 October 2009, 11.00 - 13.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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8 October 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
A C Grayling in conversation with Patricia Churchland.
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3 October 2009, 15.00 - 17.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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3 October 2009, 11.00 - 13.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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2 October 2009, 15.00 - 17.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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2 October 2009, 11.00 - 13.30
All abilities welcome. Materials provided.
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1 October 2009, 15.00 - 16.00
Find out more about the Moving Image and Sound Collection.
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24 September 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Titillation, curiosity and fear in 19th-century England.
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19 September 2009, 11.00 - 17.00
Performances, discussions and talks on the neuroscience of music.
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23 July 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
With movement director, Lorna Marshal
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10 July 2009, 19.00 - 23.00
A full-building spectacle with music, performance and discussion.
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9 July 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
With dancer, Catherine Long.
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25 June 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Exploring the anatomy behind the voice.
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20 June 2009, 12.00 - 17.00
A Midsummer picnic on the theme of collectors and amateurs for the local Somerstown Community
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18 June 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
With physical theatre practitioner, Andrew Dawson.
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17 June 2009, 13.00 - 13.45
Join our new daytime discussions.
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14 June 2009, 18.30 - 20.30
A guided night walk through Soho. Meet at Tottenham Court Road Tube station (Exit 4)
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14 June 2009, 15.30 - 17.30
A guided walk through bohemian medicine in Chelsea. Meet at Sloane Square Tube station.
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13 June 2009, 11.00 - 13.00
A guided journey through the 'Plague Year'. Meet at Tower Hill Tube station.
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11 June 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
With Emma Reading, Head of Dance Science at Trinity Laban.
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7 June 2009, 11.00 - 13.00
A guided walk through medicine and the British empire in Greenwich. Meet at Cutty Sark Tube station.
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6 June 2009, 15.30 - 17.30
A guided walk on the medieval Thames. Meet at Mansion House Tube station.
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6 June 2009, 11.00 - 13.00
Discover London's medical quarter. Meet at Holborn Tube station.
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5 June 2009, 13.00 - 13.45
Join our new daytime discussions.
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28 May 2009, 22.00 - 23.59
NOW BOOKING STANDBY TICKETS ONLY
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27 May 2009, 22.00 - 23.59
NOW BOOKING STANDBY TICKETS ONLY
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26 May 2009, 21.30 - 23.30
NOW BOOKING STANDBY TICKETS ONLY
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25 May 2009, 21.30 - 23.30
NOW BOOKING STANDBY TICKETS ONLY
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14 May 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
From Freud to brain imaging, cognitive behavioural therapy and more.
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7 May 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Explore the mind, madness and criminality in a new multimedia performance.
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30 April 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
Mark Henderson and Mark Walport in conversation.
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23 April 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
The history of London's famous asylum.
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18 April 2009, 11.00 - 17.00
A day of workshops and protesting peas.
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16 April 2009, 19.00 - 20.30
An opportunity to hear from the artist about her life and work.
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26 February 2009, 19.00 - 20.00
The science of sword swallowing
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19 February 2009, 19.00 - 20.00
The science of juggling
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12 February 2009, 19.00 - 20.00
The absurd science of contortion
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30 - 31 January 2009
Recollections and reflections of individuals and nations.
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14 November 2008, 19.00 - 22.00
An event for the incurably curious
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8 November 2008, 11.00 - 17.30
Music with the brain in mind
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26 - 28 September 2008
Festival launching The Big Draw 2008.
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18 September 2008, 19.00 - 20.30
What should we do with the dead of our city?
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18 - 19 July 2008
A marathon performance and spectacular activities exploring ways of seeing
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17 July 2008, 19.00 - 21.00
What will you vote for?
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10 July 2008, 19.00 - 21.00
Should it be illegal to sell genetic tests except through a doctor?
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26 June 2008, 19.00 - 21.00
What will you vote for?
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21 June 2008, 11.00 - 16.00
Atoms, origami, cake, balloons, music and more
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27 March 2008, 19.00 - 20.30
Is it time we changed our organ donation system?
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13 March - 8 May 2008
Wellcome Collection ran a series of events in partnership with Poet in the City exploring various aspects of the human body. These videos feature performances from three of the poets who took part in these events.
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9 November 2007, 18.01 - 21.29
Investigating the stuff of life.
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19 July 2007, 19.00 - 20.30
Exploring the relationship between religion, culture and health.
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5 July 2007, 19.00 - 21.30
Take part in an open-heart operation.