PubSci (Science in the Pub)

Hurrah!

Not long now until PubSci welcomes @defjaf.bsky.social to The Old King's Head to ask if everything we know about the Big Bang is wrong!

Only a handful of places left, so grab yours ASAP. Prof Jaffe will also be signing copies of his book

🧪 The cost of a PubSci ticket? Whatever you want it to be! 🍺

18th March – Is everything we know about the Big Bang wrong? Does the Big Bang stand up to scrutiny from ever-improving space telescopes, or do we need to rethink our models of everything we know?

Looking forward to your @PubSci talk in London next Wednesday, Andrew.

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18th March – Is everything we know about the Big Bang wrong? Does the Big Bang stand up to scrutiny from ever-improving space telescopes, or do we need to rethink our models of everything we know?

Wednesday 18th March: Is everything we know about the Big Bang wrong?
🧪 Is the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate?
🧪 Does cosmic inflation have your head in a spin?
🧪 Do our models fit the observations – and why can't cosmologists even agree?

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At last night's PubSci, Prof Mark Lythgoe pulled out all the stops in a fantastic talk that included this unique 3-d model of Albert Einstein's actual brain (reconstructed from 240 individual pieces)!

Many thanks to Mark for a fantastic evening.

Watch this space for news of next's month's PubSci 🧪

Just yer average @pubsci.bsky.social. where you get to hold the world's only 3d print of Einstein's brain. And get your mind blown by Mark Lythgoe in the future of medical imaging.

February blog: The Sci-Fi future of Diagnostics; Antarctic Beers at Old Kings Head; One of Our Dinosaur’s *isn’t* Missing; plus: Zombie Ant Fungus, er – the Musical..? In this issue: Februray’s PubSci talk with Mark Lythgoe, January’s Antarctic barnstormer, rediscovering a childhood favourite movie, and a preview of the most unlikely musical ever!

I've had a sneak preview... and it's going to be brilliant!
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Just 10 places left for tomorrow's PubSci.
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Read all about it – and much, much more – in my latest blog post (event booking link in the blog).
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An excellent opportunity for someone nearing the end of their PhD to gain deep experience in science history and heritage conservation

18th Feb – Naked to the Bone: Next Gen Medical Imaging From the first X-rays to futuristic body scanners, Prof. Mark Lythgoe explores the history and amazingly sci-fi future of medical imaging.

Just a few tickets left for "Naked to the Bone: Next Gen. Medical Imaging" on Wednesday 18th February with the amazing Prof. Mark Lythgoe.
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If you're near London, grab yours on Eventbrite before they all go. PubSci is a "pay what what you can" event!
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18th Feb – Naked to the Bone: Next Gen Medical Imaging From the first X-rays to futuristic body scanners, Prof. Mark Lythgoe explores the history and amazingly sci-fi future of medical imaging.

🧪 At PubSci next week, the one and only Prof Mark Lythgowe of @ucl.ac.uk and @crick.ac.uk presents the wonders of biomedical imaging in "Naked to the Bone: Next Gen Imaging" — from the first X-ray image to imaging's colourful 3-d future, all in a cosy London pub!
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21st Jan 2026 – Antartica 2.0: The Heat is On (talks & pub quiz) Join PubSci and Polar Beers for an Antarctic special, featuring talks on volcanoes, oceans and climate change, followed by a polar pub quiz!

Next week's 🧪 PubSci is nearly sold out, with no publicity!

Don't miss this special event on 21st January with UK Polar Network, APECS and a Polar Beers pub quiz!

Last few tickets on Eventbrite – book now.

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Only 5 spaces left for PubSci's final event of 2025

November Blog: Final event of 2025 / New PubSci programme / PubSci at the IoP / Events / AMR takes centre stage / The Science Show podcast in this issue: November’s PubSci, AMR gets a renmix, The Science Show podcast, two great science-based arts events, and next year’s talks programme is released .

PubSci's latest blog post is packed with news, events, a casting call and details of the last PubSci of 2025 🧪

Mike and I were at the IoP Communicators Conference yesterday to talk about PubSci. Regulars will be pleased to hear that "Scampi and chips!!!" got a mention.

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Lost in Translation? Why Brain Cells Stop Communicating in Dementia Dr Emma Clayton explores the processes that lead to dementia and how a better understanding of them could offer hope for future treatments

PubSci looks into the root causes of dementia in our final event of the year.

Join 🍺 PubSci and 🧪 Dr Emma Clayton from @ukdri.ac.uk and @kingscollegelondon.bsky.social at The Old King's Head on Weds 26th November for "Lost in Translation".

#dementia

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Clear Spot - 9 October 2025 (The Science Show) The Science Show. Richard and Mike from Science in the Pub present a show about science and science culture. This month: unmissable exhibitions, old news is good news, strange neanderthal diets, an in...

⚛️ The Science Show 🧪 is new on Resonance FM and can be streamed at any time on Mixcloud.

Our magazine-style pilot episode looks at science news from 1825, science happenings in London, the importance of real science in fiction, neanderthal eating habits and penguin poo!

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Many thanks to Prof @jennyrohn.bsky.social for a brilliant talk on antimicrobial resistance last week. Watch this space for news of November's talk on Wednesday 26th

Meanwhile, why not check out the radio show pilot Mike and I made for Resonance FM!

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October Blog: Antimicrobial Resistance, the Passing of Two Greats, a New Science Show on the Radio, and a World of Maths in this issue: antimicrobial resistance, the passing of two greats, a new science show on the radio, and a world of maths and the PubSci programme to download and keep

New blog post!
AMR with @jennyrohn.bsky.social, Jane
Goodall and John Searle, Ig Nobels, @mathsworld.com with
@robeastaway.bsky.social, science and poetry with
@samillingworth.com, and The Science Show begins on
@resonancefm.bsky.social

I think you should read it!

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You certainly did that, Rob!

Quite so!

Last chance to book for Wednesday's PubSci talk by @jennyrohn.bsky.social. Don't miss this chance to hear a leading scientist with a drink in your hand at Science in the Pub.

Antimicrobial Resistance – How do we beat the silent pandemic? Why are drug-resistant infections on the rise? What happens when antibiotics stop working? And what are scientists doing about it?

On 15th October, Prof Jenny Rohn presents the low-down on antimicrobial resistance, a silent pandemic behind millions of deaths every year, before exploring our options.

With drug-resistant infections up 69% in 4 years, this may be our most important talk ever.

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Many thanks to @robeastaway.bsky.social for a brilliantly entertaining and informative talk on Shakespeare, Maths and Science last Wednesday.

Follow PubSci on Bluesky for news of October's talk on Wednesday 15th when Prof Jenny Rohn will talk about the global threat of Antimicrobial Resistance.

Last chance to book for tomorrow's brilliant evening of Sipping, Supping and Science with @robeastaway.bsky.social

September Blog: AI, Shakespeare’s Maths (going fast), Hamlet’s Astronomer, and Microorganisms In this issue: September’s event, AI, the Bard’s astronomer, Microorganisms, and the PubSci programme to download and keep

There's a new 🧪 blog in town. This month I discuss why AI is like Disney cartoons, celebrate International Microorganism Day, ask whether Hamlet references bonkers-genius astronomer Tycho Brahe, and preview Wednesday's unmissable PubSci talk with @robeastaway.bsky.social

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We're delighted to be hosting @robeastaway.bsky.social as our next speaker at the Old King's Head. Tickets are flying, so grab yours ASAP.

Shakespearean Maths: 'Much Ado About Numbers'? — with Rob Eastaway The acclaimed broadcaster delights with tales of how the Tudors multiplied and why the Bard peppered his plays with the new mathematics

At PubSci you'll enjoy great 🧪 science talks with a drink in your hand. This month there's culture too!

Discover the surprising ways Shakespeare used maths in his plays on 17th September.

Signed copies of Rob's book, "Much Ado About Numbers", will be on sale

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I thoroughly enjoyed chatting about my book, The Science of Weird Shit, with Sunny Paul for the Appauling Podcast.

Well done to Colin Beveridge for spotting the #AnagramOfTheYear:
Sarina Wiegman = 'I win as manager'

Demystifying AI with Dr. Ruth Stalker-Firth Should we fear AI? Should we embrace it? Perhaps both? PubSci examines the surprisingly long history of AI and lays to rest a few myths.

Does artificial intelligence confuse you? Scare you? Bore you with hyperbolic claims?
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Come to PubSci on Wednesday 20th August and let us demystify AI for you.

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Excellent talk by @adamjkucharski.bsky.social at last week's @pubsci.bsky.social event on the science of certainty- including a great graph on a *correlation* between college alcohol spend and 1st class degree awards!