A series of events at and around Science Oxford.

Play: Interior Traces
Michael Pilch Studio
13 May 2010, 19.30, £7/£5
A live performance of a radio drama exploring how new ways of seeing the brain might change how we see ourselves. Followed by a post-show discussion with ethicists and neuroscientists. Find out more and buy tickets

Opera: The Lion's Face
Oxford Playhouse
23 May 2010, 19.30, £24.50/£21.50/£17.50
An opera exploring the experiences of dementia through the eyes of patient, carer and research scientist. Find out more and buy tickets

Film: Nature's Great Experiment
Modern Art Oxford
24 June 2010, 19.00, free
A film in three parts, which explores the experiences of twins and (primarily) the mothers of twins, through case-studies, interviews, archive footage and drawings. The film will be followed by a question and answer session with the filmmaker, Jordan Baseman.
No booking required

Discussion: The Impact of Alzheimer's
Science Oxford Live
1 July 2010, 19.30, free
The film Ex Memoria (MIA Films) will provide a starting point for discussion led by Science Oxford staff, focussing on the impact of Alzheimer's disease on individuals, families and society.
No booking required
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Discussion: A Culture of Difference
Science Oxford Live
8 July 2010, 19.30, £3/free
Anthropologist Professor Joy Hendry from Oxford Brookes University leads a discussion of how different cultures tackle questions of identity and individuality.
No booking required.
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Discussion: Working at the Edge
Science Oxford Live
15 July 2010, 19.30, £3/free
Dr Domenico di Ceglie from Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation describes his work with young people whose gender identities have developed in unusual ways. Followed by a discussion on how we can help those who don’t fit easily into society's usual 'female' and 'male' categories.
No booking required.
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Discussion: The Me in Memory
Science Oxford Live
29 July 2010, 19.30, £3/free
Dr Carinne Piekema from Oxford University discusses how our memory works and what happens when it goes wrong.
No booking required
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Discussion: Decoding Human History
Science Oxford Live
5 August 2010, 19.30, £3/free
Professor Gil McVean from the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics discusses what genetics can tell us about how and why different modern human populations differ from each other, and what that might mean for Homo sapiens today and in the future.
No booking required
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Discussion: The Law of the Beehive
Science Oxford Live
12 August 2010, 19.30, £3/free
Local beekeeper Chris Richmond rounds off the 'Identity' season by explaining how honeybee society works, exploring whether they can tell us anything about our own society.
No booking required
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