August 26, 2010
Green Man: In Photos
Check out our flickr site for all the pics from this weekend at Green Man, including Jelly Brain Dissections with Guy Billings
the Flavour Feast
August 25, 2010
Green Man: Liars’ Picnic
“I don’t believe your favourite film’s Inception – that is definitely a lie!”
Accusations and deceit were on the cards at our Liars’ Picnic in the Green Man yurt tent last weekend. Lynsey Gozna and Rachel Taylor, both psychologists who study deception, joined us to speak about what the latest research can tell us about lying: why people do it, the strategies they use, and how best to spot it…
To test the audience’s deception skills, I worked with Lynsey and Rachel to devise a number of games that would reward successful fibbers and the best lie detectors.
First of all we asked volunteers to read out 4 statements that included two truths and two lies. The audience had to pick fib from fact, and the volunteer who conned the audience most effectively won themselves a bottle of Guerilla Science patented ‘truth serum’ (it really works, honest).
Next up, contestants had to pick between two picnic hampers, one containing a prize, the other containing a tome penned by an infamous liar. Standing in their way were two gatekeepers, one truthful and one deceiver.
Then, for the grand finale, we challenged the audience to test themselves against a lie detector that delivers a mild electric shock if it thinks your lying! It only hurt a bit…
August 19, 2010
Green Man Festival, August 20-22
The sublime Brecon Beacons beckon. Catch us August 20 to 22 in Einstein’s Garden.
Sounds of the Universe: Lewis Dartnell & Andrew Pontzen
Walks: Friday 1330 & 1630, Saturday 1100, 1400 & 1715, Sunday 1300 & 1545
Talks: Friday 1630 w/ Andrew & Sat 1330 w/ Lewis, Yurt Stage
Hear the the bassy reverberations of the surface of our Sun, the eerie shrieks of Jupiter, and feverish radio pulses from the cores of dead stars. Plus a talk on astrobiology with Lewis on Saturday.
The Synaesthesia Game: Guerilla Science & Coney
Saturday 1215 and Sunday 1345, Yurt Stage
The Professor has made a brain – but it has synaesthesia: it hears sounds when it sees colours. Come see what it thinks you sound like to look at. Unlike anything you’ve seen – or heard – before.
Flavour Feast: Becki Clarke & Rachel Edwards Stuart
Friday 1530, Saturday 1630, Sunday 1745, Workshop Tent
Celebrate the manifold facets of flavour with our sensory smorgasbord. Sample from our menu of taste tests with expert food scientists and explore the tantalizing mysteries of your senses.
Jelly Brain Dissections: Guy Billings
Friday 1530, Saturday 1630, Sunday 1745, Workshop Tent
Come for a cuppa and a slice of delicious jelly, set in the shape of your marvellous cerebrum. We will dissect, discuss and digest the most complex thing in the known universe: your mind.
Liars Picnic: Lynsey Gozna & Rachel Taylor
Friday 1900 & Sunday 1445, Yurt Stage
How good are you at spotting a lie? Forensic psychologists will teach you to spot the telltale signs. Then put your newfound shifty skills to the test in a lying match. Prizes for the finest fibbers. Cheating is compulsory – no exceptions.
August 14, 2010
Green Man Festival, August 20-22
If you missed us at Lovebox and the Secret Garden we’ll be heading to the beautiful Brecon Beacons in two weeks time for the Green Man festival. Whilst based in Einstein’s Garden for our Flavour feast and Liars picnic, we’ll be invading the woods with our Synaesthesia Game and Sounds of the Universe walk. Look out for our musical brain amongst the trees…more info to follow!
By Jen
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