Yes, it’s very, very cold out, but it’s okay, you can go and visit Science indoors — it’ll keep you warm!

 

On Saturday 11th of February, the Natural History Museum will host a tour illustrating the connection between the museum and Darwin.  The tour will start at 2pm and no booking is required.  Click here for the event details.


On February 13th, Astronomy Ireland are hosting a lecture titled ‘Robots in Space’, where spacecraft engineer Dr. Leah-Nani S. Alconel of Imperial College London will talk about her work. Details on Astronomy.ie.

 

On Valentine’s Day, 14th February, the Science Gallery will host an evening of science and art.  Aoife McLysaght and David Rothenburg will discuss the various merits of genetics and beauty.  Tickets are €5. For more details and to book, visit sciencegallery.com.

 

On the same day but in a different venue is the first in a series of interesting physics talks aimed at the general public. UCD School of Physics has teamed up with the Royal Dublin Society to bring some of the world’s leading physicists to speak in Dublin about the latest developments in their fields of research. Check out ssmr.ucd.ie for details.

 

Engineers Week will run from the 27th of February to the 4th of March.  There will be many events running all over the country, so to find the nearest ones to you, visit engineersweek.ie.  Some of the ones Tríona thinks are cool include Blackrock Castle Observatory’s “Build your own ham radio” and…

 

…Science Hack Day Dublin , which runs for 36 hours from 9am on Saturday the 4th of March in DCU.  The event is open to everyone who’d like to bring a project or help out on somone else’s.  To sign up and share ideas and suggestions, visit sciencehackdaydublin.com.

 

The Irish Skeptics Society will hold their February lecture on March 8th (hey, who are we to judge?).  Síle Lane, campaigns manager of the UK’s Sense about Science, will discuss scientific claims and the media. The talk will happen at the Gibson Hotel, Point Village, Dublin 1 from 8pm (yep, not their usual venue).  Tickets are €3 for members and concessions, and €6 for everyone else.  Keep an eye on irish-skeptics@googlegroups.com for updates and details of their April lecture).