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My Chemical Romance by The Chemical Brother – inaugural lecture from Professor Hal Sosabowski

Published 25 January 2012

Event 29 March 2012

How many times have you read a popular science book and not been convinced by what you've read? Or not believed an item you've seen featured in a popular science programme? The welcome resurgence in public interest and engagement in science may not be all that it seems and might eventually be the author of its own misfortune. Is this the only way?

Does 'popular' have to equate to 'spectacle without learning outcome?' Can we appeal to the public’s thirst for science presented in understandable and informative ways without resorting to the lowest common denominator? When does science spectacle become science titillation? Can we be informative and increase the influence of science in society without the usual chemistry clichés of pops, flashes and bangs.

The inaugural lecture by the University of Brighton's Professor of Public Understanding of Science, Hal Sosabowski, will enlighten, enthral and answer these questions. Come along to find out more…

Professor Hal Sosabowski inaugural lecture

My Chemical Romance by The Chemical Brother

Hal Sosabowski
Professor of Public Understanding of Science

Thursday 29 March 2012 at 6.30pm

Huxley Building
University of Brighton
Lewes Road
Brighton BN2 4GJ

Light refreshments will be served after the lecture. All welcome.