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Drop-in video talks!

Tue 10 September at 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm BST

Free short videos
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Drop in and view sample videos of fascinating talks at BRLSI for Heritage Open Days Week 2024! No booking required, just go up to the Draper Room (top of the stairs, right hand side). Please contact us for alternative access arrangements.

For more on our Heritage Open Days programme, read our blog here.

Approximate schedule as follows:

13.15

Linking the Mind & the Brain: Neuropsychologist Prof Chris Frith looks at physical aspects of brain function

13.30

What makes Bath a World Heritage City? By Barry Gilbertson and Prof Tim Mowl

13.36

Slowing the decline in insect populations: By Prof Stuart Reynolds

13.56

Culture and the Brain: Prof Chris Frith explains how simply being exposed to our culture modifies our brains

14.06

Hegel and the end of History: Andreas Wasmuth explains German philosopher Hegel’s universe in a nutshell

14.18

Questions about the plan to redevelop the rugby ground on Bath Rec: Paul Jackson looks at the risks and architect Mark Wilson-Jones suggests an alternative

14.26

Imitation and alignment: Prof Chris Frith explains how empathy helps us survive and thrive

14.41

Bath Floods: Dr Thomass Kjeldsen looks at terrible flooding in Bath’s past and how it was prevented

14.53

AI & Protein Folding: Professors Stuart Reynolds and Jean van den Elson on the contribution of artificial intelligence to the solution of a thorny problem in biological science

15.04

The Mental World: Prof Chris Frith explains how our perceptions affect how we see the world

15.18

Heideggar & the Question of Being: Andreas Wasmuth explains the thinking of German philosopher Martin Heideggar

15.33

Panoramas, Virtual Spaces & Immersivity: John Law explores virtual reality from historical panoramas to modern technical innovations

15.42

Creating Culture: Prof Chris Frith explains how sharing experiences builds social cohesion

15.59

Was the Hiroshima Bomb justifiable? Francis Pike explains why the Americans dropped the atom bomb

16.02

John Herschel’s Enduring Legacy: Dr Stephen Case highlights an international celebrity scientist now overshadowed by his more famous father

16.17

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Date:
Tue 10 September
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Live at Queen Square
BRLSI 16-18 Queen Square
Bath, Somerset BA1 2HN United Kingdom
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01225 312084

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