Sidmouth festival overcomes weather in the name of science

PUBLISHED: 11:00 19 October 2018

Sam Cooper

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Saturday saw children and adults looking at brain waves, making tornadoes, exploding a volcano and being a weather forecaster.

There were also many talks spanning a variety of subjects with Professor Iain Stewart giving a talk at the Manor Pavilion.

A team from King’s College, London, used choppy sea waves to help educate children on brainwaves.

There was a packed Sunday schedule at the Norman Lockyer Observatory including an entertaining microscope talk by the One Show’s Dr Marty Jopson and jet car racing.

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Liz Bramley of the Science Festival team said: “It has been really great to see so many people enjoying the events at this year’s Sidmouth Science Festival. We managed to deliver a packed programme despite the weather.”

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