How the Zebra Got Its Stripes – Getting to the Heart of Pattern Formation
UCL, Darwin Lecture Theatre, 1.15
Dr Andrea Sella reveals how living organisms use chemical reactions to create patterns and designs – from zebra stripes to diatom architecture. You may even see some magic: “If all goes well, we may even bring an inorganic system to life,” promises the blurb.
_Dana Centre, 6.30pm
We’re all scared of something, aren’t we? For me, it’s hairdressers. I’ve no idea why – I’m not afraid of being cut by a latter-day Sweeny Todd, and it’s not the inevitable banal conversations that perturb me. It’s something else. Maybe the Dana Centre can help me get to the bottom of it, with this fear-themed event on Thursday night.
Our events calendar lists 25 science events around town for Thursday.