Sidmouth festival overcomes weather in the name of science
PUBLISHED: 11:00 19 October 2018
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Events ranging from talks to explorations of the brain made this year’s Sidmouth Science Festival a success despite the weather.
Sidmouth Science Festival. Ref shs 42 18TI 2927. Picture: Terry IfeSaturday 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.
Sidmouth Science Festival. Ref shs 42 18TI 2923. Picture: Terry IfeLiz 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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