Next Event, News and ‘Thank You’s

Greetings from steamy South London.

July’s event is up on Eventbrite, and whilst I will be writing a blog post about it soon, you can read the most important details and find the booking link at our regular Next Event page (or click the image above). Meanwhile, here at PubSci towers, we’re breathing a sigh of relief as the temperature slowly drops, because the heat seems to have convinced WordPress that Orange is the new Black. 

In case you’re wondering, we’ll be welcoming back Professor Chris French to talk about the science and psychology of freaky coincidences. He’ll also be offering copies of his excellent new book for sale, rather wonderfully titled, The Science of Weird Shit: Why Our Minds Conjure the Paranormal. As always it’s the third Wednesday of the month, in this case Weds 17th July.

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Huge thanks, of course, to June’s speaker, Eva Amsen. Remember, next time you hear about DNA fingerprinting or genetic testing, that it’s only possible thanks to some soupy bugs living in Yellowstone’s hot springs.

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Roughly half of all humans experience menopause but it’s rarely talked about in public, and both policy and education are shamefully inadequate despite the efforts of a few notable voices. In fact research by the Fawcett Society found 80% of menopausal women feel unsupported in the workplace. Our friends at the Vagina Museum (the first museum of its kind in the world, now permanently housed in Bethnal Green), want to help set this right with an exhibition called Menopause: What’s Changed?

It’s due to open on 18th October 2024 – World Menopause Day – but over a dozen arts and heritage funders have declined to support it, so they’re running a fundraiser instead. If you want to support it, or know an organisation who would, just follow this GoFundMe link.

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Don’t forget to register for July’s PubSci talk. As always. it’s a pay-what-you-can event – please consider making a donation with your reservation to help us cover our costs.

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Support PubSci

There is no charge for attending PubSci talks, but we have a traditional whip-round to cover expenses – consider it a “Pay What You Can” event. Very few of us carry cash these days, so you can contribute digitally through our TipJar or make a donation when registering for ticketed events with Eventbrite. Please help PubSci continue putting on events. PubSci has no other source of funding.

We aim to keep PubSci accessible for all, although it is unsuitable for under 18s as we meet in the function room of  a pub. Regrettably, there is no wheelchair access. 

Check out the Future Events page where you can also subscribe to our Google Calendar so PubSci events automatically appear in your own Calendar.  You can find all our links on our LinkTree.

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We used to meet on the first Wednesday of the month but PubSci is now on the third Wednesday. Join us upstairs at the Old King’s Head near London Bridge Underground (Borough High Street east side exit) every month apart from December for a regular dose of Sipping, Supping & Science.

Address:

The Old King’s Head (upstairs room)
King’s Head Yard
45-49 Borough High Street
London SE1 1NA