BBC Focus - 09.2019

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WHAT’S LIGHTING UP OUR ANTENNA THIS MONTH

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1. Celebratescience
   ThisyeartheBritish
   ScienceFestival
   willtakeplacein
   Coventryand
   Warwickshireand
   includesa programmeof
   over 100 freeevents,
   includinganaddress
   fromProfAliceRoberts.
   10-13September
   britishsciencefestival.org

3.Allaboutus

Wellcome’snew

permanentexhibition,

BeingHuman, openson

5 September.The

displaylooksatour

placeinthe21stCentury,

whatit meanstobe

human,andour

interactionswiththe

worldaroundus.

wellcomecollection.org

4.Toomanypeople?

Inhisnewestshowfor

theBBC,ChrisPackham

looksatpopulation

growth.Heasks:forthe

sakeoftheplanetand

ourownsurvival,is it

timewestopped

reproducing?

PopulationWithChris

Packham,BBCTwo

Airs in October

5.Planetaryparty

SpaceRocksis a day-long

festivalcelebratingour

SolarSystemand

beyond,followedbya

space-inspiredlivemusic

set.Aendingtheevent

willbeastronautTim

Peake,rocketscientist

KateUnderhill,andmore.

21 September

spacerocksocial.com

2.Gameonthego

Thededicatedhandheld

versionofNintendo’s

popularSwitchconsoleis

releasedthismonth.

Withfixedcontrollers,

theLiteonlysupports

gameswitha handheld

mode– butat£200,it is

atleast£80cheaperthan

itsmorediversesibling.

bit.ly/switch_lite

6.Worrynot

TheONEDGEexhibit

andaccompanying

eventsprogramme

bringsscientistsand

artiststogetherto

exploreanxietyin

today’ssocietyand

considerthefutureof

ourmentalhealth.

From 19 September

london.sciencegallery.com

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