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• Ghosts in the Machines

  18 February 2025

  That’s right! In this family show, Jon Wood will explore what happens when we turn out the lights as he takes a (not too scary) look at how ghost hunters use technology to find the paranormal, and how it really works!

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• ADHD Unpacked with Max and Tess Davie

  18 February 2025

  Max and Tess Davie are the father-daughter duo behind the ADHD Science Podcast. Together, they will take you on a journey through the science of ADHD – offering insight into their experiences and the amazing work being done in ADHD research.

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• Science Festival Harvest Heroes!

  18 February 2025 - 22 February 2025

  Become a soil scientist in this immersive workshop for children, using the latest techniques to help find out why a local crop is failing. You’ll use DNA to reveal the critters living in the soil underneath our feet.

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• Making Rainbows

  18 February 2025 - 22 February 2025

  Discover the science behind rainbows in this interactive children’s workshop, full of colour, light and creativity. Featuring fibre optics, prisms and dark dens, the wonder of rainbows and clouds will be revealed!

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• Science Festival WonderTots!

  18 February 2025 - 22 February 2025

  Designed by former biochemist and STEM Ambassador Dr Lucy Catto, we’ll make science child’s play – with lots of hands-on experiences, playful activities, and a dressing up station for budding vets, engineers, doctors and astronauts!

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• Light up the City!

  18 February 2025 - 22 February 2025

  Learn how to make simple electricity circuits, launch flying saucers and make a giant human electricity circuit to help light up the city in this hands-on workshop for children.

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• Science Festival: Art and Light

  18 February 2025

  A creative workshop for families! Explore – and experiment with – art and light in this creative workshop with The Common Lot.

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• Boom, Bang, Whoosh!

  18 February 2025

  The science behind the spectacle of chemical reactions. Dr Nikhil Mistry brings an unmissable show exploring the science of combustion to Millennium Plain – featuring colourful flames, rocketing bottles and propane bubbles!

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• Forensics: The Past, Present and Future

  17 February 2025

  Professor Anne Coxon, Deputy Director of the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science. Explore how forensic science has developed alongside these fictional stories.

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• Unique Digital You

  17 February 2025

  From the shape of your ear to the swipe of your fingerprints, science can capture your individuality in surprising ways.

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