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SCIENCE NATION
Intel’sNao robot at the Sponsors of Tomorrowtechnology exhibition in the ScienceGallery inMay
Dublin’s hosting of Euroscience Open Forum2012 is being complemented by a year-long programme of science-themed activities in the capital and throughout Ireland
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AS DUBLIN PLAYS HOST TO EUROSCIENCE OPENFORUM(ESOF)THISYEAR, the accompa- nying range of science-themed activities around the country aims to demonstrate the reach of science into almost every aspect of life – education, culture, busi- ness, arts, sports and communities – as well as how sciencetouchesandshapes thepast,presentandfuture. Activity is set to peak during the 10days around the
ESOF symposiumwith the ‘Science in theCity’ festi- val from6–15 July 2012. The year-long national programme spans theatre,
exhibitions,music, film, public talks, photography, fes- tivals and fashion and is designed to enable the pub- lic to experience science in newand innovativeways. To date, more than 160 events have been scheduled to take place during the year. Some of the highlights so far have included
‘Happy?’ in theScienceGallery, a national exploration of the factors that shape happiness and how these intersect with culture, innovation, health, creativity, ageing, entrepreneurship and social cohesion;Science HackDay, a 36-hour event that brought together sci- entists, engineers, computer scientists and designers to find solutions (hacks) to real-life problems and questions during a brief but intense period of collab- oration; and Improbable Frequency, a Rough Magic production of the popular musical set in Ireland in 1941 during the Second World War, when a British code-breaker is sent toDublin to investigatemysteri- ous radio messages and encounters Flann O’Brien (Myles na Gopaleen), John Betjeman and Dublin-
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basedNobel physicist Erwin Schrödinger. One of the most visible highlights was the 2012 St
Patrick’sFestivalParade inDublin,which had the sci- entific theme of ‘How? Why? What?’. Street per- formers and pageant companies taking part responded to the theme by portraying various con- cepts from questions asked by Irish schoolchildren. Another element of the festivalwas a science-themed treasure hunt. There are ongoing activities during the year like
‘Amaze YourHead’ at the Irish FilmInstitute (IFI), a series of events providing an opportunity for active public engagement with science and related themes through
film.The IFI is also running ‘FutureVisions’, a year-long nationwide secondary schools’ project of- fering students the opportunity to engagewith some of cinema’s most exciting depictions of the future. And, throughout 2012, Dublin City’s public libraries are running a co-ordinated programme of eventswith a scientific theme. During the 10 days around ESOF, events include
‘Marvels of Science: Books that changed the world’, an exhibition atMarsh’s Library in Dublin; ‘Faces of MarieCurieActions’, an exhibition atTrinityCollege of some of thewinners of theMarie Curie Fellowship awards; ‘The Reception of Newton’, an international conference at the Edward Worth Library on the influence and impact of Newton; and Icarus at the Edge of Time, two performances of the Brian Greene and Philip Glass collaboration at the National Concert Hall.
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