Tuesday 25 March

	Morning			Registration
	Afternoon			Visit to Edinburgh International Science Festival, EISF Small Is beautiful Simon Gage Quirkology Dr Richard Wiseman
	Evening			Personality: who are we? Daniel Nettle Reader in Psychology in the Evolution & Behaviour Research Group School of Biology & Psychology University of Newcastle

Wednesday 26 March

	Morning			Behold the beholders Participant introductions and interviews Quentin Cooper
	Afternoon			Beauty parlour games Richard Wiseman Visit to the Royal Observatory Tea and Telescopes The Void Professor Frank Close University of Oxford

Thursday 27 March

	Morning			Rules of attraction: choosing the right words Toby Murcott and Quentin Cooper
	Afternoon			Bus tour: science and Edinburgh The Hot Topic Sir David King Former Chief Scientific Adviser to the Government
	Evening			Four laws that drive the universe (EISF) Professor Peter Atkins SmithKline Beecham Fellow and tutor in Physical Chemistry University of Oxford

Friday 28 March

	Morning			Attraction – Reaction Toby Murcott and Quentin Cooper Ugly truths: communicating climate change Dave Reay Looking good, sounding great: interview technique Quentin Cooper
	Afternoon			Rock & role models Stuart Monro and Aubrey Manning Free time for shopping or sight seeing Postcard from Mars Dr John Mason Astronomer, author & broadcaster

Saturday 29 March

	Morning			Gorging on the gorgeous Subathra Subramaniam Truth & Beauty Dr Mark Matfield Feedback Quentin Cooper & Simon Gage
	Afternoon			Free time to visit the festival exhibitions, go shopping or see the city
				Closing dinner

Sunday 30 March

Morning

Breakfast and close of event

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