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Between rhyme and reason

Away from labs and fieldwork, scientific theories have long been interpreted and creatively portrayed by the arts. The advancement of technology and increasingly specialised science have made this collaboration more challenging. However, the emergence of citizen science, as well as the burgeoning partnership between art and science, is providing an exciting way forward.

  • 07 February 2019, 19:00 - 20:30
  • Free
Add to Calendar 02/07/19 07:00 PM 02/07/19 08:30 PM United Kingdom (GMT) Between rhyme and reason <p>Join us for a conversation with award-winning poet Don Paterson to discuss where science and poetry meet, and the role of citizen science in modern research.</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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Hosted in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature, join a Royal Society Fellow in conversation with poet Don Paterson.

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Away from labs and fieldwork, scientific theories have long been interpreted and creatively portrayed by the arts. The advancement of technology and increasingly specialised science have made this collaboration more challenging. However, the emergence of citizen science, as well as the burgeoning partnership between art and science, is providing an exciting way forward.

Join us for a conversation between Professor Veronica Van Heyningen CBE FRS FMedSci and award-winning poet Don Paterson OBE FRSL to discuss where science and poetry meet.

Before the discussion, Don Paterson will perform poetry from his role as poet in residence on the Constructing Scientific Communities project, based at the University of Oxford, which is run in partnership with the Royal Society. Don will be accompanied by acclaimed guitarist Graeme Stephen. 

This event is being hosted in partnership with the Royal Society of Literature.

Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Don Paterson
Don Paterson, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature