For under €100, you could have your genome sequenced today. Simply send some saliva in the post to a personal genetics company, and they’ll have a look at your DNA before telling you whether or not you’re genetically predisposed to certain conditions or diseases. Genetic prediction could be revolutionary to healthcare, but a few aspects of the field remain open to intense debate.
Events
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:30 Free - prebooking essential |
Tuesday, June 18, 2013 - 18:00 to 20:00 Free - prebooking essential What inspires you to think differently about how we live in the city? |
Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 11:00 to 18:00 Free - Please register for a day even if you only intend to come to one or two sessions; registration helps us know potential numbers
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Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 11:00 to 18:00 Free - Please register for a day even if you only intend to come to one or two sessions; registration helps us know potential numbers
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Friday, June 14, 2013 - 09:00 to 20:00 Free - Please register for a day even if you only intend to come to one or two sessions; registration helps us know potential numbers
Join us on Friday 14th June for a free screening of nominated productions: |
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 18:00 to 19:15 Free - prebooking essential Visitors to RISK LAB have been exploring the maths of probability and chance by playing roulette, sharing coincidences, and spinning the tombola of far-fetched fatalities. How does this hands-on approach to maths differ from the equations traditionally taught in the classroom? |
Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 13:00 to 14:00 Free - prebooking essential The biggest leak in the history of US security or nothing to worry about? A breach of trust and a data protection issue or a necessary secret project to protect American interests? This lunchtime Science Gallery Rapid Response event will pick through the jargon, examine the minutiae of the National Security Agency's PRISM project and the whistle blower Edward Snowden's revelations, and discuss what it means for you and everyone. And we'll look at the bigger picture too. Journalist Una Mullally will chair a panel of guests on the story that everyone is talking about. |
Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 19:00 to 20:00 Free Python Ireland will be meeting up for a talks in Studio 1, and then to O'Neills for more banter. Aswell as Mark McLoughlin on the night you can expect lighting talks being presented too. Speaker: Mark McLoughlin Duration: 30mins |
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Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 18:00 to 20:00 Free - prebooking essential REFRESH DUBLIN is an event that promotes design, technology, usability and standards. Refresh Dublin is a part of and inspired by the Refreshing Cities movement. The intent of Refresh Dublin is to provide a cross-discipline insight into all things design, interactive, creative and technical, so that different disciplines can learn from each other. Please contact one of the organisers if you want to speak. |
Monday, June 10, 2013 - 08:30 to 17:00 Free - prebooking essential In this one day event hosted by Intel, in association with Science Gallery, global experts will discuss the future of water and how it impacts on people, trends, technologies, ecosystems and business opportunities. |
