Adult Event and Activities
Thinktank offers a range events and activities specifically aimed at adults. Whether you are looking for an informal event in a pub or a reminiscence session in your local group venue, we have a variety of events that might just suit your needs.
Birmingham Cafe Scientifique
Cafes Scientifique are informal and lively discusion events around contemporary science issues that take place in local bars, cafes and pubs. Taking place on the first Tuesday of every month, we feature a variety of local scientists and engineers, talking about their work and how it affects the average person in the street. Always fun, sometimes controversial, these events are a great way to get to the heart of the matter.
Please follow this link for more information.
Newcomen Society
The Newcomen Society is the world's oldest learned society devoted to the study of the history of engineering and technology. The Society is based in London and is concerned with all branches of engineering: civil, mechanical, electrical, structural, aeronautical, marine, chemical and manufacturing.
The Midlands Brach of the Newcomen Society holds its series of Winter evening Lectures in the Thinktank Theatre.
Please follow this link for more information.
Evening Talks
Lunar Society Boulton and Watt Lecture
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Jaqueline Mitton A woman's place is in the dome Jacqueline Mitton of the Royal Astronomical Society will highlight the lives of some of the most prominent women astronomers from the 17th century to the present. The women featured are fascinating, determined characters, like Mary Somerville, who taught herself mathematics by candle light from her brother’s books, and Maria Mitchell, who discovered a comet while her parents entertained guests. Saturday 18 September 5.30pm for a 6.00pm start, 1 hour Thinktank Planetarium, Level 3, Millennium Point Tickets £3 Prior booking essential, please book via the British Science Festival Website |
West Midlands British Science Association Prestige Lecture
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Prof Ian Stewart FRS Thursday 14th Oct, 6.30 for a 7.00pm start For previous evening talks, please follow this link or scroll to the bottom of the page. |
Adult Outreach
Thinktank has recently launched an adult Outreach service. We currently provide cognitive stimulation sessions such as reminiscence or handling collections to Nursing and Care homes but the activities are suitable for any group of adults that would like to handle some of the museum collections in their own environment.
For further details, please contact Kenny Webster on 0121 202 2245 or Email kenny.webster@thinktank.ac.
Previous Evening Talks
Anna Starkey: Angels, Demons and Antimatter
Prof Steve Fuller: Intelligent Design
Mario Di Maggio: Aliens on Earth
