THE CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL (June 2012)
Pillar Room,
Cheltenham Science Festival
Parabola Arts Centre,Cheltenham,
before “Up, Up and Away”
(children/family event)
Cheltenham Science Festival
tents and gardens
THE CHELTENHAM SCIENCE FESTIVAL (June 2012) showcased 26 soundscapes composed by Jean Hasse and Norman Worrall.
Heard before 30 lectures/presentations, the music soundscapes were designed to create an ambience appropriate both to the lecture topics and to audiences of all ages..
Speakers included Jim Al-Khalili, Vivienne Westwood, Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Rev Richard Coles, Kevin Fong, David Shukman and others.
Soundscapes played before the following lectures (grouped here into categories):
ENVIRONMENT
Does the sun cause climate change?
The Ecosystems Revolution (7:25)
A Glimpse of Greenland (7:33)
An Iceberg as big as Manhattan (5:00)
Tomorrow is too late (6:50)
Wind Power: The Great Debate (7:40)
SCIENCE/GENERAL
Can robots think? (3:18)
Hunt for Higgs Boson (8:15)
Organ regeneration (3:40)
Science of honey (6:10)
Why are we scared of bugs? (7:50)
Zombie Science (6:55)
SPACE
Alien hunters (6:00)
Dark Matters (4:10)
Fly like a bird (6:10)
Generation space: Can we reach the stars? (6:30)
Generation space: Humans in space (6:55) listen on SoundCloud
Generation space: Satellites (6:55)
Space: 3D (5:55)
My tourist guide to the solar system
Up, Up and Away (5:40)
SPIRITUAL
Live in the moment (6:15) listen on SoundCloud
Love and Betrayal (7:25)
Playing God (7:50)
What happens when you pray? (4:05)
VARIOUS
Dinosaur (6:55)
Formula One (5:40)
Paradox: the nine enigmas (5:55) listen on SoundCloud
The re:generative power of sleep (6:45)
Sweet dreams (4:15)