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Lunchtime Talk

Evolving Atomic and Molecular Aesthetics

Fri 4 Sep 2015 14:00-15:00

Long-term Studio project danceroom Spectroscopy (dS) has successfully combined science, art and technology to reveal the hidden beauty which is encoded into the mechanics of the natural world. This multi-award winning project has been deployed as an art installation, interactive dance environment…

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Lunchtime Talk

Is the earth hollow? Storytelling with obscure theories and unusual optics

Fri 28 Aug 2015 14:00-15:00

On the 19th century American lecture circuit, skilled orators attempted to dazzle and capivate their audiences with the latest technologies, stories from distant lands, or bold new scientific theories. Studio resident Tom McDonagh and his team are currently developing a theatre production called…

South West Data talk: Apache Storm Vs. Apache Spark
Event

South West Data talk: Apache Storm Vs. Apache Spark

Tue 25 Aug 2015 20:00-21:00

There has been lots of excitement recently around stream and real time processing with Big Data. Two great stream processing technologies are Apache Storm and Apache Spark. But which one should you choose, and what are the differences?

Cuisine+Colour - What artwork will you create?
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Cuisine+Colour - A Unique Dining Experience

Fri 21 Aug 2015 20:00-23:30

Cuisine+Colour is a bespoke sit-down meal, where colour is delicious and cuisine is to dye for. Designed by Visual Artists and Artisan Chefs, Cuisine+Colour transforms the dining tradition into an artistic experience by serving dishes of colour made from natural ingredients.

Photo of REACT Wildcamp. Photograph by James Richards.
Event

Lunchtime Talk: summer break

Fri 24 Jul - Fri 21 Aug 2015

The lunchtime talk and Open Studio Friday programme will be taking a break over the summer so that we can take our sandwiches out into the sunshine. Fear not, we're already busy lining up exciting speakers for September. Keep checking our events page for details.There are lots of other ways to stay…

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Event

Help us to design the prosthetic hand of the future

Wed 12 Aug 2015 11:00-16:00

Studio resident and lead designer at Open Bionics, Vitória Maurício is hosting a workshop for potential wearers of their 3D printed robotic prosthetic hand to test out different designs and functionality. If you already use a prosthesis, or are looking into doing so, we would love you to join us…

DELCO
Lunchtime Talk

Hardware Startups, Manufacturing, and the Far East: a how to

Fri 17 Jul 2015 14:00-15:00

This week we welcome back product designer, maker, manufacturing engineer and 3D printing enthusiast Richard de Lancey. He was nominated for Stuff Magazine's Design of the Year award for his work on AlphaSphere and is currently running his third startup business; DELCO - a design and manufacture…

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Lunchtime Talk

Time for Rights

Fri 3 Jul 2015 14:00-15:00

Time for Rights is a project to engage young people around the world about human rights issues. It is the first commission of 1215.today, an initiative led by the University of Lincoln (UK) from an Exceptional Award from Arts Council England, to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta.Time for…

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Lunchtime Talk

Making Data Meaningful

Fri 26 Jun 2015 14:00-15:00

Data can give us windows into hidden worlds that we don’t see in our day-to-day lives. Nuggets of information are buried in the vast swaths of data around the world. How do we get at this data? How can we manifest the data so it becomes meaningful to people?Studio Resident and founder of Data…