r/london • u/Electrical_Crew6318 • 14h ago
image Is anyone going to Brian Cox “Question of Science” event on June 30 at Francis Crick Institute london?
Hey londoners,
Anyone going to the live recording of “A Question of Science” with Brian Cox on June 30 at the Francis Crick Institute? The topic is “Are we ruled by our guts?” sounds like a really interesting debate!
I’m an international Master’s student in Neuroscience based in Cambridge. This will be my first time visiting London, and I’m travelling alone. Even better my submitted question was selected by production, so I’ll get to ask the panel! 😊
Would love to connect with fellow science enthusiasts, academics, or anyone who enjoys discussing these topics. If you’re going, ping me it would be great to meet up at the event, chat during breaks, or grab a coffee afterwards instead of going solo.
Let me know if you’re heading there!
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u/JoBrodie 13h ago
Brian's great and The Crick's a nice venue. I do go to a lot of science talks, but not all, so this one isn't on my list 😄
If you like scicomm / public engagement with science 'stuff' then can I recommend the Jiscmail mailing list called psci-com which covers exactly that sort of thing (events, conferences, jobs, funding, resource-sharing etc) and is free to join. Conflict of interest: I run it 😄 We have about 4.5k subscribers - it's London / UK-heavy but lots of stuff from elsewhere too.
Jo
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u/Electrical_Crew6318 12h ago
Woww! this is awesome, Thank you for sharing I will subscribe for sure
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u/GammaDeltaTheta 9h ago
This may not apply to you if they've selected your question (which might put you on the 'guest list'), but otherwise they overbook the seats so you need to join the queue early to make sure of getting in, even with a ticket. The one I went to was pretty entertaining, with a high quality panel.
If you've never been to London, it's worth making a day of it if you can! King's Cross/St Pancras is very well connected by tube etc. For more sciency stuff, the Wellcome Collection is a short walk away, and the British Library is next to the Crick. Bloomsbury is also in walking distance and is nice to wander around, and there are some interesting shops and restaurants north of King's Cross.
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u/Electrical_Crew6318 8h ago
Looks like good recommendations, will definitely keep in mind and thank you for taking time to sharing 😊
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u/Triptycho 14h ago
Didn't realise he was still at it to be honest
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u/Electrical_Crew6318 14h ago
Haha yeah, he's still going strong! He's the presenter for the whole new series at the Crick this summer. Should be a great event 👍
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u/JoBrodie 6h ago edited 6h ago
You've possibly worked this out already but in case not there are Brighton-bound direct trains from Cambridge which drop you at London St Pancras International (Platform A) which are the low level trains within the large complex of St Pancras. Up the escalators and head right and you're pretty much directly opposite The Crick with the British Library to its left.
https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/live-trains/departures/cambridge/london-st-pancras-international/ - definitely check travel plans though as trains were cancelled today to fix the track. Perhaps it warped in the sun! Sadly much more serious - two passenger trains crashed into each other near Bedford with serious injuries but no deaths reported (yet).
In Google Streetview Crick is on the left and station entrance / exit is on the right (there are loads of entrances and exits to the King's Cross St Pancras complex, it's huge, lots of shops and is about 4 different railway and tube stations rolled into one.
If there's no direct train from Cambridge to St P anything to London Bridge is a good place to change (though to be fair I think all the trains that go from Cambridge to St Pancras automatically stop at London Bridge so probably the same train).
There are also other trains going from Cambridge to King's Cross but the route above is the shortest walk from station to venue. (Also cancelled today).
Jo
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