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“Do we actually want machines to interact with humans in an emotional way? Will it be possible for them to interact with us?”

̽��ֱ��Cambridge Science Festival Schools Roadshow programme kicked off last week with a Schools Hub at Sawston Village College on Thursday 1 March. Academics from the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge led exciting workshops, giving science talks and demonstrations to pupils from six primary schools and from Sawston Village College.

Musicians and music-lovers alike are invited to this year’s Cambridge Science Festival – the UK’s biggest free science festival – which runs from March 12-25 at venues across the ̽��ֱ�� and City.

Bookings for the UK’s largest free science festival open this morning at: www.cam.ac.uk/sciencefestival

A leading expert on technology and development will discuss the impact of new technologies on poverty, in a public lecture, today (Thursday 17, March).

We like to think the human brain is special, something different from other brains and information processing systems, but a Cambridge professor is set to test that assumption – by conducting a live experiment using Twitter.

With an abundance of food available, it’s not surprising that people are getting fatter. But why do some people remain lean? A Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� scientist suggests that the reason is rooted deep in our DNA.

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How babies see the world around them, the wizardry behind Microsoft’s Kinect and the chance to examine the entrails of a fruit fly are just three of this year’s offerings from the UK’s largest free science festival – held by Cambridge ̽��ֱ��.

Astronomer Royal Lord Rees leads an international line-up of speakers when the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge’s Institute of Continuing Education (ICE) launches its first series of Madingley Lectures next year.

Scientific advances, ethical issues in personalised medicine, genetic testing and stem cell research were among the topics discussed during a science youth parliament held at the ̽��ֱ�� of Cambridge from August 4-6.