Live Screening: Royal Institution Christmas Lecture

Humans share 99.4% of their genes with other humans, 98.7% with a chimp and even 44% with a fruit fly – yet we are also entirely unique. In this year’s Royal Institution Christmas Lecture, Prof Alice Roberts will seek to answer the most fundamental question: ‘Who am I?’ Alice explores our animal family, meeting our distant cousins - from fish to fruit flies - unearthing clues to our evolutionary past and revealing surprising similarities as she discovers our true place in the tree of life. This is an exclusive opportunity to enjoy the Royal Institution’s iconic Christmas lecture in Manchester ahead of its broadcast on the BBC this December. This year, for the first time, the Royal Institution has teamed up with venues outside London to stream the lectures live on screen as they happen. Alice, who has appeared on Coast, Time Team and Horizon and is Professor of Public Engagement in Science at the University of Birmingham, said: “The study of biology and our own evolutionary past gives us a really interesting way to understand who we are, today. I’m looking forward to sparking some young imaginations with this amazing area of science.“ To complete the festive experience, there will be mulled wine, mince pies and festive punch on offer, and a team of carol singers will welcome guests.

Suitable for
14-15
11-13
16-17
18+

Admission
£5 full price / £3 concessions

Website
https://www.scienceandindustrymuseum.org.uk/whats-on/christmas-lecture-live-screening

Source: https://www.culture24.org.uk/nw000070?id=EVENT592962