Cambridge Science Festival


What does Twitter have to do with the human brain?

We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is set to test that assumption – by conducting a live experiment using Twitter.


Kinect for Xbox – the story behind the science

Have you ever wondered about the story behind one of the most exciting computer gaming inventions of late? If so you’re in luck, because Jamie Shotton, one of the developers of Kinect for Xbox, will be telling the story behind it at Cambridge Science Festival later this month.


Cambridgeshire pupils wowed at school science hubs

A series of exciting science workshops are engaging pupils from across the region’s primary schools this week. The events are being held as part of Cambridge Science Festival which runs from March 14-27 at the University of Cambridge.


Enter the Map of Life and meet a thorny devil

A new website that explains why humans have the same type of eye as an octopus, and how animals separated by millions of years have evolved in the same way, has been launched by a team of scientists at Cambridge University.


Cambridge opens its doors to the world

How babies see the world around them, the wizardry behind Microsoft’s Kinect and the chance to examine the entrails of a fruit fly are just three of this year’s offerings from the UK’s largest free science festival – held by Cambridge University.