Catalyst Club
The Catalyst Club meets on the second Thursday of the month in the relaxed surroundings of the Latest 7 Music Bar. For the Brighton science Festival, three guest speakers talk on science subjects close their hearts - and not far from the bar.
Tuesday 23rd February 2010 / 7.30pm
Latest 7 Music Bar, Manchester Street, Brighton, BN2 1TF
£6.00 - available on the door.
The Royal Society was founded 350 years ago; its mission was to remove superstition and muddled thinking. As we know, it has been only partially successful.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
We are right to celebrate Isaac Newton, one of the founders of the Royal Society. we are wrong not to celebrate his rival Robert Hooke, a genius unjustly left in the footnotes of the Royal Society. Steve Inwood catalogues his achievements.
The Flat Earth Society
Two thousand years ago, everyone thought the world was flat. Then science taught us not to be so silly. But the flat-earthist never quite went away. Richard Robinson tells the gory story.
Has Joni Mitchell Gone Mad?
Joni Mitchell has Morgellon’s Disease which causes your skin to burn and itch. How do you catch it? By reading about it on the internet. Michael Brooks, New Scientist writer, explores this and other baffling medical phenomena.
