Futures Forum: The fifth Sidmouth Science Festival >>> Friday 7th - Sunday 16th October
Preparations for the 2016 Sidmouth Science Festival are now well under way
Possibly the highlight of the Fest is happening tomorrow evening - and has been flagged for some time now:
Dr Simon Singh to appear at Sidmouth Science Festival - News - Exmouth Journal
Dr Singh has been influential beyond the world of science:
British Chiropractic Association (BCA) v. Singh was an influential libel action in England and Wales, widely credited as a catalytic event in the libel reform campaign which saw all parties at the 2010 general election making manifesto commitments to libel reform and passing of the reformed law ‘Defamation Act 2013’ by the British Parliament in April 2013.[1][2]
British Chiropractic Association v Singh - Wikipedia
Simon Singh wins libel battle against chiropractors | New Scientist
And his remit goes far and wide, including very popular science:
Simon Singh: "The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets" | Talks at Google - YouTube
The Festival website tells all:
Simon Singh: From Theorems to Serums, From Cryptology to Cosmology ... and The Simpsons
Thursday 13th October 2016 7:30 PM
Join Simon Singh, one of the world’s most popular science and maths writers on a whistle-stop tour through the bestselling books that he has written over the last two decades.
Fermat’s Last Theorem looks at one of the biggest mathematical puzzles of the millennium; The Code Book shares the secrets of cryptology; Big Bang explores the history of cosmology; Trick or Treatment asks some hard questions about alternative medicine; and Simon’s latest book (The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets) enters the world of the world's most popular TV show.
Simon Singh MBE is a well-known author whose works often contain a strong mathematical element.
Venue: Parish Church
Price: £3, half of which will go to go to Good Thinking, a charity founded by Simon Singh that promotes science and challenges pseudoscience.
Booking is advised. Payment: cash only at the door.
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