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A selection of hot Edinburgh A International Science Festival events for the grown-ups
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City Art Centre, Thu 2 Apr Calling all adults: get stuck into the Science Festival’s children’s activities for one night only. Roll up your sleeves and dive into the Blood Bar, ER and lots more.
GAME MASTERS National Museum of Scotland, until Mon 20 Apr Your last chance to catch this fascinating exhibition about the evolution of video games, from Space Invaders to Fruit Ninja.
LATELAB: ENCOUNTERS Summerhall, Mon 6 Apr Author Matt Haig and mindfulness technologist Rohan Gunatillake discuss mood-tracking tool Ginsberg. Part of the LateLab series.
CELEBRATING MARY MIDGLEY National Library of Scotland, Mon 6–Fri 17 Apr Moral philosopher Midgley will receive this year’s Edinburgh Medal: find out more about her in this festival-long exhibition and see her in conversation with James Lovelock on Wed 8 Apr.
PETER HIGGS IN CONVERSATION Queen’s Hall, Wed 8 Apr Edinburgh’s most famous contemporary scientific figure chats to Professor Frank Close about bringing the masses to science.
BIG BANG BASH! National Museum of Scotland, Fri 10 Apr Think Museum Lates with a science theme: wander around the museum’s Grand Gallery with a space-themed cocktail in hand as experiments abound around you.
TUNNEL VISION National Museum of Scotland, Sun 12 Apr Everyone’s favourite death-defying cyclist, Danny MacAskill, chats to psychologist Professor Ian Robertson about brain function and how focus can lead us to extraordinary things.
THE ROAD TO PARIS National Museum of Scotland, Thu 16 Apr Environmental journalist Fred Pearce hosts an urgent discussion about climate change in the run-up to December’s IPCC summit in Paris.
DIY MOUSE TAXIDERMY Summerhall, Sat 18 Apr If you’ve ever wanted to create a real-life Donnie Murdo, here’s your chance. Note: this is categorically not a BYOM (Bring Your Own Mouse) event and all mice are ethically sourced.
EDINBURGH MINI MAKER FAIRE Summerhall, Sun 19 Apr A true Science Festival highlight, the Edinburgh Mini Maker Faire is back for a third year. Makers flock to showcase everything from nifty gadgets and robots to their own virtual worlds.
■ Edinburgh International Science Festival, Sat 4–Sun 19 Apr.
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