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Research: Putting A Very Big ‘open’ Sign On The Door
At the end of last month, the Science Museum Group formally launched its new Research and Public History Department. Research is at the heart of every great museum; without it we cannot understand the...
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Music, Noise and Silence
In 1935, the Science Museum staged a very uncharacteristic temporary exhibition, on the theme of noise abatement. The Museum’s exhibitions in those days usually celebrated new technologies, such as...
View ArticleBeing Modern: A Conference Devoted to Science and Culture
Dr Robert Bud, Research Keeper at the Science Museum, previews a new conference devoted to science and culture in the early 20th century. Tickets are available at the early bird rate here until 28th...
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Researching the humble audio guide
In 1960 the thirteenth Duke of Bedford, owner of Woburn Abbey, and the Science Museum went head-to-head in a curious battle. They had decided to experiment with a pioneering new technology known as the...
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Health Hacking
Tim Omer is one of the innovators whose story is being explored as part of the Science Museum’s new exhibition, Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution. Type 1 Diabetes is a condition that needs to...
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How the art of eclipses changed science
Since the dawn of human consciousness, a total eclipse has been seen as unsettling, even frightening, a short-lived triumph of evil over good that was thought to be a bad omen. Attitudes towards this...
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The RI’s Christmas Lectures remind us of the value of chemistry
By Alison Boyle, Keeper of Science Collections We’ve got plenty of Christmas cheer planned here at the Science Museum, but we also always look forward to what our friends at the Royal Institution have...
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Voyaging into the grey zone of consciousness
Adrian Owen, one of the pioneers of the use of ‘mind reading’ to communicate with patients with serious brain injury appeared at a packed ‘in conversation’ event in the Science Museum last night....
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Mathematics reveals difference between Facebook friends and real friends
A mathematical argument for forging friendships has been found by researchers, reports Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs and coauthor, with Martin Nowak, of Supercooperators. A revealing...
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Robots Revealed – Meet the Robots
On eight days over the Easter holidays engineers will be bringing their cutting-edge robots to the Museum to interact with visitors and learn from them as part of our Robots Revealed events. Senior...
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Research: Putting A Very Big ‘open’ Sign On The Door
At the end of last month, the Science Museum Group formally launched its new Research and Public History Department. Research is at the heart of every great museum; without it we cannot understand the...
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Music, Noise and Silence
In 1935, the Science Museum staged a very uncharacteristic temporary exhibition, on the theme of noise abatement. The Museum’s exhibitions in those days usually celebrated new technologies, such as...
View ArticleBeing Modern: A Conference Devoted to Science and Culture
Dr Robert Bud, Research Keeper at the Science Museum, previews a new conference devoted to science and culture in the early 20th century. Tickets are available at the early bird rate here until 28th...
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Researching the humble audio guide
In 1960 the thirteenth Duke of Bedford, owner of Woburn Abbey, and the Science Museum went head-to-head in a curious battle. They had decided to experiment with a pioneering new technology known as the...
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Health Hacking
Tim Omer is one of the innovators whose story is being explored as part of the Science Museum’s new exhibition, Beyond the Lab: The DIY Science Revolution. Type 1 Diabetes is a condition that needs to...
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Launching the Tomorrow’s World partnership
Today marked a memorable day for science and culture as representatives from five great British institutions joined forces in the Science Museum to announce the relaunch of the vintage science brand...
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The Universal Laws of Pretty Much Everything
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs, describes the pioneering research of Geoffrey West, who will discuss his latest book, Scale, in the Wonderlab Show Space, 19.30-20.00, during Lates on 31...
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Researching faces: how data gathered at the Science Museum could help...
Dr.Allan Ponniah is a Consultant Plastic Surgeon at the Royal Free Hospital, London. He has been involved in the latest Live Science experiment at the Science Museum – ‘Are your facial expressions...
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Take part in the World’s Largest Sleep Study
Many theories have been put forward over the years to explain why we need to sleep, how much is the right amount, and the fundamental purpose of slumber. You can help scientists to explore the mystery...
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Take part in the world’s first AI test of human intelligence
Roger Highfield, Director of External Affairs explores a new online intelligence test with an AI twist. So many key questions about intelligence remain unanswered that it seems that the human brain is...
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