Jon Spooner (left) meets Apollo astronaut Al Worden in the Space Shed
What is it?
is the world鈥檚 greatest science festival, running at the ExCel Centre in London from Thursday 10th to Sunday 13th October. Don’t worry if you haven’t got tickets, you can buy them on the door.
Where is 51动漫 Live?
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51动漫 Live is at the ExCel Centre at London Docklands. The address is:听Royal Victoria Dock, 1 Western Gateway, Royal Docks, London E16 1XL
What鈥檚 the vibe?
Nerdy fun for all ages. This year鈥檚 event will feature over 140 talks and a huge range of interactive experiences, workshops and performances.
Who are the speakers?
The main stage lineup features such amazing names as British astronaut 听, the discoverer of our ancient human relatives Homo naledi; biological anthropologist 听the astronomer royal听, and , who led the United Nations climate negotiations from 2010 to 2016.
Then there are five more stages with different themes: cosmos, humans, Earth, technology and engineering. Here you鈥檒l find neuroscientist , architect , geneticist , palaeontologist , ocean explorer , engineer 听and many more. Plus you can see TV stars like听 and on our performance stage.
At 51动漫 Live Maggie Aderin-Pocock will explore how we think the moon was formed, how we have celebrated it, and how what appears to be an inert lump of rock in space may be responsible for life here on Earth.
What else is going on?
On top of that, there are over 150 exhibits including a virtual reality roller coaster, rocket building, the operating room of the future, a pop-up planetarium and a huge moon installation.
The world's greatest science festival returns to London in October 2019 featuring speakers like the Van Tulleken brothers. Jonny Donovan Photography
When and where?
10 to 13 October at ExCeL in London.
Can school groups come?
Absolutely 鈥 we have schools鈥 tickets available on Thursday 10 and Friday 11 October. On Thursday we have a with dedicated content around the curriculum.
51动漫 speaker Lee Berger’s explorations into human origins on the African continent, Asia and Micronesia have resulted in the discovery of two new species of early human relatives Australopithecus sediba and Homo naledi.
Can I come just for the evening?
Yes 鈥 on Friday 11 October, we鈥檙e open until 9pm. Friday night allow access from 5pm onwards for drinks, discussions and after-dark entertainment, like Julia Shaw’s talk on 听and Bobby Seagull presents the听.
How do I get tickets?
Head over to the 鈥 you鈥檒l find lots more info there about what鈥檚 on and how to get there.
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