MRW12: The Litmus Project: Science and Poetry Event
- Time:
- 10:00 - 12:00
- Date:
- 9 February 2012
- Venue:
- Building 85, Observatory
Event details
What can a writer learn from a scientist? Why would a poet visit a high-voltage lab? The Litmus Project answers these questions. Come and meet science post-graduates from Faculties throughout the university and creative writers from the University of Southampton Creative Writing MA.
The writers will be presenting some of the poems/short stories inspired by the science they learned about:
- Complexity modelling and imaging
- Genetic adaptation to rising CO2 levels in plants
- The nature of biological individuality
- How life on Earth went from simple physical/chemical systems to biological systems
- Numerical modelling of wave resistance
- The human sensation of discomfort caused by vibration and noise in cars, trains and airplanes
- Voice following cochlear implantation
- Photonics
- High voltage electricity
Join poet Professor Robyn Bolam , Professor Peter Middleton , Dr Will May and others and discover the innovative university research which bridges literature and science.
To register your interest in attending, please email interdisciplinary@southampton.ac.uk
This event is part of Multidisciplinary Research Week which is happening here at the University of Southampton from Monday February 6 to Friday February 10, 2012.
The programme brochure can be viewed here: BROCHURE AS PDF