A glass of wine, no kids, and one hundred of the world’s best nature photographs. Here at Science Oxford Live we love kids, but we know that sometimes they’re not the best accompaniment to a photographic exhibition… So Wildlife Photographer Late allows you to soak up the wonders of the natural world in a Toddler-Free Zone!

Friday, 10 February 2012 6:30pm

Cost:
SO Live Friend (more info):    FREE
Per Person:    £5.00
Family/Group (up to 5 people):    £16.00

Mindfulness is increasingly being put forward as an antidote to our frantic world. But what exactly is it? Who is it for? Can it really help? And how does it work? Professor Mark Williams, clinical psychologist and a leading authority on mindfulness, will explore the science behind it and look at its practical application in everyday life.

Suitable for 13+

For the second year, Oxford Literary Festival is devoting a whole afternoon to a series of panel discussions around a common scientific theme. The theme for 2012 is “Uncertain Futures”.

We still have much to learn about the nature of the Universe. And we continually set ourselves new questions about the impact that technology and social change will make on ourselves and on our environment. Through three panel discussions, this seminar will explore the question of how we deal with uncertainty in science.

See Combe Mill's double blacksmiths forge at work and try your hand at making something.  Other visiting blacksmiths will demonstrate their skills. Steam- and water-powered machinery will be running as usual. This site was the workshop for Blenheim Palace Estate and not just a timber mill. Upstairs in the Mill building was the pattern shop. The Cornish boiler, beam engine, waterwheel, blacksmith forge, wood-turning and belt-shafting can all be seen working.

Come along to Combe Mill to see our working beam engine and line shafting together with the restored waterwheel.  Demonstrations of craftsmen™ tools together with our collection of working historic tower clocks make for an enjoyable visit.