Exploring the intricateness of the mind in our Lates event

------=_Part_21919589_1619758143.1707385663390 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_Part_21919590_1747913693.1707385663390" ------=_Part_21919590_1747913693.1707385663390 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable [ =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Public newsletter =C2=A0 [ ] **Lates: what=E2=80=99s on your mind? Join us at the Royal Society on Wednesday 21 February for our next Lates ev= ent to explore your brain. Find out more about cutting-edge neuroscience re= search through hands-on activities and lightning talks, join our headline l= ecture about neurodiversity or delve into the Society=E2=80=99s archives. Find out more [ /lates-brains/] =C2=A0 ---------- [ and-opportunities/resources-for-teachers/brian-cox-experiments/secondary-le= vel/] **New: Brian Cox School Experiments The Royal Society is delighted to announce the launch of three=C2=A0new Bri= an Cox School Experiments [ -skills/teacher-resources-and-opportunities/resources-for-teachers/brian-co= x-experiments/secondary-level/], a set of resources focussed on engaging st= udents aged 11 to 14 in practical science, alongside in-depth discussions w= ith STEM professionals working in industry and research. =C2=A0 This series features new and emerging STEM technologies, with the first thr= ee topics covering=C2=A0genome editing and photosynthesis, machine learning= and Artificial Intelligence (AI), and ocean acidification. Read more [ resources-and-opportunities/resources-for-teachers/brian-cox-experiments/se= condary-level/] ---------- =C2=A0 **Why do dogs wag their tails? A recent paper [ 07] published in Biology Letters explores why dogs wag their tails and how = much control they have over this behaviour. While tails are known to be use= d for communication among domesticated dogs, uncertainties remain about the= factors influencing the frequency of wagging and its connection to human p= references or selectively bred genetic traits. Read more [ ehaviour-humans-domestication-process] =C2=A0 ---------- [ remony-2023/] **Young People's Book Prize Award Ceremony 2023 Join us online on Tuesday 19 March as we announce the winner of the Young P= eople=E2=80=99s Book Prize 2023. This year's award ceremony will be hosted = by BAFTA-winning television presenter Maddie Moate and is an excellent occa= sion to meet the authors and discover this year's winner. Find out more [ /ypbp-award-ceremony-2023/] ---------- [ -lecture/] **Consciousness in humans and in other things Professor Anil Seth gives his Michael Faraday Prize Lecture on 26 March. Pr= ofessor Seth will explore consciousness, how subjective experiences arise f= rom brains, and what is the =E2=80=98self=E2=80=99?=C2=A0 =C2=A0=C2=A0 Read more [ aday-prize-lecture/] ---------- =C2=A0 [ **Nominate a brilliant scientist or team for a Royal Society award Royal Society medals and awards recognise outstanding contributions to scie= nce from individuals and teams. =C2=A0 Around 30 medals and awards are announced each summer, celebrating excellen= ce across the biological, physical and applied sciences. Several medals are= accompanied by prize lectures. =C2=A0 The Society welcomes nominations from a broad range of academic institution= s, career stages and industries, as well as international nominations. =C2=A0 You do not need to be a Fellow of the Royal Society to be nominated or to n= orminate for an award. =C2=A0 Nominations close on 23 February. How to nominate [ ---------- =C2=A0 [ rson-prize/] **Professor Mohan Edirisinghe: Making small structures from soft matter in = scalable ways Join us at the Royal Society on 25 April to hear Professor Mohan Edirisingh= e, winner of the Clifford Paterson Medal, deliver his prize lecture. =C2=A0 Professor Edirisinghe will present his research on scalable and sustainable= methods for making small structures (bubbles/vesicles, particles/capsules = and fibres) of the micro-nano scale. He will also discuss how boosting publ= ic healthcare is an essential part of manufacturing engineering sciences. Book now [ ford-paterson-prize/] =C2=A0 ---------- Image credits Consciousness in humans and in other things: Image of a brain.=C2=A0=C2=A9 = peepo,=C2=A0iStock. Lates: What=E2=80=99s on your mind?: Image of a brain.=C2=A0=C2=A9=C2=A0baw= anch, iStock. 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Find out more about cutting-edge neuroscience research throug= h hands-on activities and lightning talks, join our headline lecture about = neurodiversity or delve into the Society=E2=80=99s archives. [Find out more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Im=](3D") New: Brian= Cox School Experiments = The Royal Soc= iety is delighted to announce the launch of three=C2=A0new Brian Cox School Experiment= s, a set of resources focussed on engaging students aged 11 to 14 in pr= actical science, alongside in-depth discussions with STEM professionals wor= king in industry and research. =C2=A0 This series f= eatures new and emerging STEM technologies, with the first three topics cov= ering=C2=A0genome editing and photosynthesis, machine learning and Artifici= al Intelligence (AI), and ocean acidification. [Read more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 Why do dogs= wag their tails? A [recent paper](3D"=) published in B= iology Letters explores why dogs wag their tails and how much control = they have over this behaviour. While tails are known to be used for communi= cation among domesticated dogs, uncertainties remain about the factors infl= uencing the frequency of wagging and its connection to human preferences or= selectively bred genetic traits. =20 =20 [Read more =20](3D"=) =20 [3D"R=](3D") = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Image](3D") Young Peop= le's Book Prize Award Ceremony 2023 = Join us onlin= e on Tuesday 19 March as we announce the winner of the Young People=E2=80= =99s Book Prize 2023. This year's award ceremony will be hosted by BAFTA-wi= nning television presenter Maddie Moate and is an excellent occasion to mee= t the authors and discover this year's winner. [Find out more](3D"=) =20 [3D"Image](3D") Consciousn= ess in humans and in other things = Professor Ani= l Seth gives his Michael Faraday Prize Lecture on 26 March. Professor Seth = will explore consciousness, how subjective experiences arise from brains, a= nd what is the =E2=80=98self=E2=80=99?=C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 [Read more](3D"=) = =C2=A0 =20 [3D"Medals](3D") Nominate a= brilliant scientist or team for a Royal Society award = Royal Society= medals and awards recognise outstanding contributions to science from indi= viduals and teams. =C2=A0 Around 30 med= als and awards are announced each summer, celebrating excellence across the= biological, physical and applied sciences. Several medals are accompanied = by prize lectures. =C2=A0 The Society w= elcomes nominations from a broad range of academic institutions, career sta= ges and industries, as well as international nominations. =C2=A0 You d= o not need to be a Fellow of the Royal Society to be nominated or to normin= ate for an award. =C2=A0 Nominations c= lose on 23 February. 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