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166,000 visitors, 700 competition entries and 1 live experiment! As part of the Brain Diaries exhibition, which took place at the Oxford University Museum...

166,000 visitors, 700 competition entries and 1 live experiment! As part of the Brain Diaries exhibition, which took place at the Oxford University Museum...
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It’s the organ that pumps our blood around our body to keep us alive…the heart. But what happens after a heart attack? If you are lucky and rushed to...

It’s the organ that pumps our blood around our body to keep us alive…the heart. But what happens after a heart attack? If you are lucky and rushed to...
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Who is Mary Somerville?
If you immediately thought ‘she was a scientist!’ you would be right! But she is so much more than that! Somerville college...

Who is Mary Somerville?
If you immediately thought ‘she was a scientist!’ you would be right! But she is so much more than that! Somerville college...
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The New Forest cicada is the only cicada native to the UK. During May to July it sings with a very characteristic high-pitched song, which is at the limits...

The New Forest cicada is the only cicada native to the UK. During May to July it sings with a very characteristic high-pitched song, which is at the limits...
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How do you become an astronaut?
Within the next few decades, humans could be leaving their footprints on the Red Planet! That's the plan, as NASA...

How do you become an astronaut?
Within the next few decades, humans could be leaving their footprints on the Red Planet! That's the plan, as NASA...
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When the ground shakes on Earth we call them earthquakes. Even weak ones can be detected by 'seismometers' and from listening carefully to them we can learn...

When the ground shakes on Earth we call them earthquakes. Even weak ones can be detected by 'seismometers' and from listening carefully to them we can learn...
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The Origins of Music
Anthropologist Dr Iain Morley explores the evolution of our musical capabilities, their relation to other animal species, and their influence on shaping...
CHEESEOLOGY AT ABINGDON ABBEY
Thursday, 26th April 2018 7.30PM - 9.30PM Suitable for ages 18+ £20 includes a glass of wine
Reinventing the Wheel: Milk and Microbes. Join us for a fromage-focused evening of cheese-tasting and discovery (plus a free glass of wine) as we explore how this scrumptious snack has changed over the past one hundred years with Big Cheeses...
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