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------=_Part_15993973_1390827571.1620909175370 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_15993974_914044055.1620909175370" ------=_Part_15993974_914044055.1620909175370 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable =C2=A0 **Public newsletter =C2=A0 **What is (quantum) life? Join science author and broadcaster Adam Rutherford as he talks to the winn= er of the 2020 Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar medal Professor Jim Al-Khalili about = his work in quantum physics and documentaries on the history of science.=C2= =A0This free event will take place on the Royal Society YouTube channel on = 20 May at 6pm.=C2=A0 Join us [ l-khalili-wbm/] =C2=A0---------- **Gaia Vince, Jim Al-Khalili and Camilla Pang in conversation As part of this year=E2=80=99s Hay Festival, three of the authors shortlist= ed for the 2020 Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize come to= gether. Gaia Vince, author of Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fir= e, Language, Beauty, and Time, Jim Al-Khalili, author of The World Accordin= g to Physics and the Prize=E2=80=99s winner, Camilla Pang, author of Explai= ning Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships a= re in conversation on 5 June at 7pm. Register now for this free online even= t. Register now [ hay-festival/] =C2=A0----------- **The Art of Data How can an understanding of numbers help us to make informed decisions abou= t our own lives? In this online event Professor David Spiegelhalter, 2020 w= inner of the Royal Society's Michael=C2=A0Faraday Prize for his work in mak= ing statistics and probability entertaining and accessible, is joined by da= ta artist Stefanie Posavec who finds playful ways to communicate data visua= lly. Together, they seek to help us to interpret fact-based data for our ev= eryday lives. =C2=A0 This is a partner event hosted as part of the Cheltenham Science Festival a= nd will be live streamed on the Cheltenham Science Festival YouTube channel= on Sunday 13 June at 9.15pm. Read more [ rt-of-data/] =C2=A0----------- **Catch up: You and the planet: oceans Watch the latest in our You and the planet series, in which we focus on the= fight to save our seas from the threats of overfishing, pollution and risi= ng global temperatures and explore how science and technology can help us t= o live sustainably and in harmony with the ocean. Watch now [ -and-the-planet-oceans/] =C2=A0------------ **A spoonful of sugar Once known as white gold, sugar appears in multiple discussions in letters = to the Royal Society, piquing the interest of scientists, explorers and col= onialists through its relationship to agriculture, politics and engineering= , and its role in systems of exploitation such as the transatlantic slave t= rade and indentureship. Read our blog [ ----------- =C2=A0 **Bats, rabies and COVID-19: can we stop animal-borne diseases? COVID-19 is just one of many zoonotic diseases thought to have spread from = bats to humans. Dr Daniel Streicker, Senior Research Fellow at the Institut= e for Biodiversity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at the University o= f Glasgow, examines the need and tools available to take preventative measu= res to stop animal-borne disease. Watch now [ =C2=A0------------- **Take part in the 2021 Summer Science Exhibition Summer Science returns to the screen for 2021 with a digital showcase of th= e latest developments in UK science. With a packed programme of inspiring t= alks, fascinating interactive workshops, fun science from home activities a= nd exciting digital content, there is something for all ages. =C2=A0 Join us from Thursday 8 to Sunday 11 July to explore the research that is s= haping our future and discover the people looking to answer some of life=E2= =80=99s big questions. hibition/ =C2=A0=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D =C2=A0 [ [ View in browser [ cb5c6e42edb686714bba052525/13/898/4f37f9af-a39d-4717-8ada-adf283368322] Did someone forward you this email? 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Join science au= thor and broadcaster Adam Rutherford as he talks to the winner of the 2020 = Wilkins-Bernal-Medawar medal Professor Jim Al-Khalili about his work in qua= ntum physics and documentaries on the history of science.=C2=A0This free ev= ent will take place on the Royal Society YouTube channel on 20 May at 6pm.= =C2=A0 [Join us](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"](3D" Gaia Vince,= Jim Al-Khalili and Camilla Pang in conversation As part of this= year=E2=80=99s Hay Festival, three of the authors shortlisted for the 2020= Royal Society Insight Investment Science Book Prize come together. Gaia Vi= nce, author of Transcendence: How Humans Evolved through Fire, Language= , Beauty, and Time, Jim Al-Khalili, author of The World According = to Physics and the Prize=E2=80=99s winner, Camilla Pang, author of Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relation= ships are in conversation on 5 June at 7pm. Register now for this free= online event. [Register now](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"=](3D" The Art of = Data How can an unde= rstanding of numbers help us to make informed decisions about our own lives= ? In this online event Professor David Spiegelhalter, 2020 winner of the Ro= yal Society's Michael=C2=A0Faraday Prize for his work in making statistics = and probability entertaining and accessible, is joined by data artist Stefa= nie Posavec who finds playful ways to communicate data visually. Together, = they seek to help us to interpret fact-based data for our everyday lives.= p> =C2=A0 This is a part= ner event hosted as part of the Cheltenham Science Festival and will be liv= e streamed on the Cheltenham Science Festival YouTube channel on Sunday 13 = June at 9.15pm. [Read more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"=](3D" Catch up: Y= ou and the planet: oceans Watch the lates= t in our You and the planet series, in which we focus on the fight to save = our seas from the threats of overfishing, pollution and rising global tempe= ratures and explore how science and technology can help us to live sustaina= bly and in harmony with the ocean. [Watch now](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"](3D" A spoonful = of sugar Once known as w= hite gold, sugar appears in multiple discussions in letters to the Royal So= ciety, piquing the interest of scientists, explorers and colonialists throu= gh its relationship to agriculture, politics and engineering, and its role = in systems of exploitation such as the transatlantic slave trade and indent= ureship. [Read our blog](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"](3D" Bats, rabie= s and COVID-19: can we stop animal-borne diseases? COVID-19 is jus= t one of many zoonotic diseases thought to have spread from bats to humans.= Dr Daniel Streicker, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Biodivers= ity Animal Health & Comparative Medicine at the University of Glasgow, exam= ines the need and tools available to take preventative measures to stop ani= mal-borne disease. [Watch now](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"=](3D" Take part i= n the 2021 Summer Science Exhibition Summer Science = returns to the screen for 2021 with a digital showcase of the latest develo= pments in UK science. With a packed programme of inspiring talks, fascinati= ng interactive workshops, fun science from home activities and exciting dig= ital content, there is something for all ages. =C2=A0 Join us from T= hursday 8 to Sunday 11 July to explore the research that is shaping our fut= ure and discover the people looking to answer some of life=E2=80=99s big qu= estions. = =C2=A0 =20 Image credits You and the planet: oceans, fishing boat on ocean =C2=A9 P= ham Hung = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Facebook"](3D" [3D"Twitter"](3D" [View in browser](3D") Did someone forward you this email? [Sign up](3D" [= Update preferences](3D"=) | [Unsubscribe](3D"=) [Privacy Policy](3D"=) Please note: if you unsubscribe from all emails,= but you are a Fellow or Research Fellow, you will still receive emails about your fellows= hip or award. =C2=A0 =C2=A9 The Royal Society | Registered Charity No 207043= ------=_Part_15993974_914044055.1620909175370-- ------=_Part_15993973_1390827571.1620909175370--