Ice, Ice, Baby! Forget the winter blues… journey to the frozen continent with PubSci this January!
Emperor penguins look across the Antarctic ice. Photo: USAP
On Wednesday 17th January, PubSci is delighted to welcome science journalist and photographer, Michael Lucibella, as our first speaker of 2024. Mike will be talking about conducting science on Earth’s southernmost continent. Tickets are on Eventbrite now, free or for a donation.
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Antarctica holds 90% of the world’s ice and has no permanent residents, yet 5,000 international scientists and support staff are based there. Why is an ice-covered continent — where wind speeds can reach 180 mph, temperatures can drop to −89 Celsius and everything moves 30 ft (9 m) a year — so important to scientific research that 55 countries operate research stations there, in some of the harshest conditions on the planet?
Michael Lucibella, spent five seasons in Antarctica with the United States Antarctic Program, documenting their work and editing their official newspaper, The Antarctic Sun.
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Join Mike upstairs at the Old King’s Head, near London Bridge tube on Wednesday 17th January. Doors open at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Talks run for ~45 minutes and are followed by a Q&A session. The Old King’s Head has a happy hour before 7pm, and the kitchen serves excellent pub grub.
Reserve your place now! PubSci is free to attend but please consider making a donation to help cover costs.
We use Eventbrite to manage numbers. Please reserve your spot ASAP each month to avoid disappointment.
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About the speaker
Science journalist and photographer, Mike Lucibella, has called London home since 2020. Before crossing the Atlantic eastwards, he went south to Antarctica as journalist, photographer and podcast producer for The Antarctic Sun, official newspaper of the US Antarctic Program. As its editor, he spent six years documenting the life and vital scientific research carried out on the Earth’s icy continent.
Before joining USAP, Mike was staff science writer for the American Physical Society. He produced their newsletter, APS News, and worked with their outreach department to promote science and physics to the general public.
Mike holds a master’s degree in digital journalism and a bachelor’s in print journalism with minors in history, international relations and applied physics from American University. As a science communicator, he’s spoken in schools, comic book conventions, science cafes, scientific society meetings, and has occasionally been known to perform science standup comedy.
An avid photographer, bike rider and hiker, you can often find Mike exploring London. He currently works in Media Relations at UCL where he connects academics with journalists to get the word out about the latest science and research.
Don’t miss this chance to join Mike at PubSci this January for a trip to the frozen continent.
Aurora over the IceCube laboratory. Photo: Martin Wolf
There is no charge for attending PubSci talks, but we have a traditional whip-round to cover expenses. 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 receives no 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.
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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
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