Simon Singh Public Talk

starn

Simon Singh

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A quick heads up. Simon Singh is giving two sets of public Lectures next week one in Trinity on the 12th http://www.astronomy.ie/lecture0602singh.html part of his big bang tour

He's also preforming his Theatre of Science show at the Young Scients expo Next week. http://www.simonsingh.net/Simon_Lectures.html

I have priviously seen both of these shows and there unmissable

Steveire

Could you tell me who Simon Singh is, and what happens in the shows?

starn

Singh is a science writer and brodcaster. He priviously worked as a producer on both Tomorrows World and Horizon. He has front and prosuced two shows. One on Andrew Wills search for Fermats Last Therom shown on BBC 2. The other on The Science of Sercecey was brocast on Channel 4 a few years back. He has also penned two accompaning books on both subjects. Along with that he is also a regular talking head on popular science shows. The first talk is a Public lecture on the big bang. All the way from Pythagouris up to roger penrose. The second Show in the RDS is a theature show tyhe highlight being when singh stands in a metal gage next to a thosand volt van de graff generator.

Steveire

starn wrote:

The second Show in the RDS is a theature show tyhe highlight being when singh stands in a metal gage next to a thosand volt van de graff generator.

Ah, a faraday cage. I saw Richard hammond demonstrate the same effect on Top Gear, although this'll probably have a more rigorously scientific approach. I think I remember him now alright.

starn

Steveire wrote:

Ah, a faraday cage. .

Exactly