Don't Miss: Are viruses alive? A timely talk at the Royal Institution

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Don't Miss: Are viruses alive? A timely talk at the Royal Institution

18 August 2021

ECF1N3 Scanning electron micrograph of HIV particles infecting a human H9 T cell. — T:Stocktrek Images/Alamy

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asks New York Times science columnist Carl Zimmer in this Royal Institution talk. Can viruses and other difficult to pin down microbes help us answer the question: what is life? Streaming live on 26 August at 7pm BST.

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by Lucy Jones and Kenneth Greenway is a handy guide to raising adventurous, nature-loving children, full of fires, potions, foraging and make-believe. Discover the awe in a humble cracked pavement or your local park.

Revolution or protests. Hands holding smartphones — oxinoxi/Getty Images

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is a live conversation at FACT Liverpool on 28 August from 2pm BST that asks whether social media and instant messaging can be used to effect meaningful change in an age of digital unrest. It will also be streamed online.

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