Cheltenham Science Festival?

[jerome]

Anyone planning to be in town? The fringe events from Chelt Skeptics `in the Pub are all listed here -- http://cheltenham.skepticsinthepub.org/

j x

[campermon]

[quote="jerome";p="876357"]Anyone planning to be in town? The fringe events from Chelt Skeptics `in the Pub are all listed here -- http://cheltenham.skepticsinthepub.org/

j x[/quote]

Darn!! wrong bloody week mate!!!

I've just had a week off!!

[jerome]

That's a real shame, because the fringe events are good, and the main ones even better! http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science If you can make it down the trains are good and it's only half an hour or so down the M5, I'd definitely be up for a drink.

j x

[campermon]

[quote="jerome";p="876367"]That's a real shame, because the fringe events are good, and the main ones even better! http://www.cheltenhamfestivals.com/science If you can make it down the trains are good and it's only half an hour or so down the M5, I'd definitely be up for a drink.

j x[/quote]



The Jim Al-Khalili talk looks interesting BUt it's a bloody work night!!

I'll peruse the dates and see what I can do!

[twistor59]

I might be up for something ....

[campermon]

Buggers!! I was thinking about the Saturday 11th, but it's mini-campermon #4's school fayre and he's really excited about it!

Why couldn't the festival have been this week!!!!

[twistor59]

There'll hopefully be others coming up.... we can have a RatSkep invasion force


Edit " #4". Shit Camper, you've been a busy bee haven't you ?

[campermon]

[quote="twistor59";p="876410"]There'll hopefully be others coming up.... we can have a RatSkep invasion force


Edit " #4". Shit Camper, you've been a busy bee haven't you ?[/quote]



I'd be at the science festival if it wasn't for them (my) pesky kids!!

[jerome]

A fringe event well worth seeing - http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/eve ... ent_invite

[jerome]

Quick review of the Festival of the Spoken Nerd http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2011/06/0 ... nge-event/

[campermon]

Is anyone going to be youtubing the talks?

I'd love to have gone tonight to see Dr Alkali (can't spell his bloody name!!)

[jerome]

Hopefully some will appear on YouTube eventually. For now here is another review -- http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2011/06/1 ... ival-2011/

[mrjonno]

Always wanted to go to it but its just so ridiciously expensive, if they have some general pass for it I would be quite prepared to pay £80-£100 or so for it but paying £8-£10 per lecture is just silly.

[jerome]

[quote="mrjonno";p="885417"]Always wanted to go to it but its just so ridiciously expensive, if they have some general pass for it I would be quite prepared to pay £80-£100 or so for it but paying £8-£10 per lecture is just silly.[/quote]

Yep. As you may have gathered from my blog I too have issues with pricing, but the superb fringe events were all free. If you want to come next year let me know and I'll help you work something out for cheap accommodation etc, I live here so it's easy for me

[mrjonno]

Always be curious if normal members of the public actually go to the main events or is just professional scientists and press?

[jerome]

Teenagers, lots of young women, some tweedy gents, a real mix, yes. But a huge number of science journalists too.

[jerome]

Last day of Festival was today, and only one more review to write. here are my thoughts on Martin Ree's talk
http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2011/06/1 ... he-cosmos/

[campermon]

[jerome]

And my last review -- http://jerome23.wordpress.com/2011/06/1 ... -part-one/ on Richard Wiseman's show so you know it will be long, and I will have to do part 2 tomorrow as I'm tired out now.