Café Scientifique

Purecraft bar 30 Waterloo street, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

Café Scientifique is a programme of informal science talks with time for Q & A and debate built in. With no prior knowledge needed, the events are a chance to socialise, relax and enjoy learning about contemporary research. Cafe Scientifique 2019 kicks off by delving into the archaeology of Park Street graveyard, a cemetery in the […]

Free

This Grief Thing

To be announced Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

This Grief Thing is a project that invites people to think, talk and learn about grief. It takes place in a series of pop-up shops where people can have conversations, and buy clothing and objects. It's for people who have experienced grief, and for people who haven’t. We’re living at a time when many people […]

A Matter of Life and Death: a Pint of Science Festival

The Birmingham Whisky Club 75-80 Vyse Street, Birmingham

Rather brilliantly there is another event this May which shares our Festival's title. This time brought to Birmingham by the PINT OF SCIENCE FESTIVAL. During the mixture of talks they explore how recent advances in artificial intelligence are bringing technology to life, enabling computers to make complex decisions in a number of exciting situations. But […]

£4.00

How Can Laughter Help Us Talk About Death & Grief? Comedian Robin Ince and undertaker, Carrie Weekes in Conversation with Nikki Tapper

BrumYODO is delighted to present another 'In-Conversation With' event. A series of facilitated conversations with interesting people from the world of art, comedy & literature about death, dying and remembrance. In this next In Conversation event, BBC Radio’s Nikki Tapper talks to Robin Ince, acclaimed comedian and co-host of Radio 4s The Infinite Monkey Cage; […]

Free

Virtual Death Cafe followed by Undertaker Q&A

We can't have a face to face gathering at this time- so you'll have to provide your own food and drink for this one! But never in our lifetimes have we had to contend with such unprecedented changes to our lifestyle, and threats to our health and wellbeing. Never has there been such a need […]

Free