The Story Collider is an evening of story-telling with a twist at the Burgess Foundation. Brought to you in partnership with the British Science Association, this event is part of the Manchester Science Festival and hosted by Sam Illingworth, whose current horizons span poetry, theatre, and teaching Science Communication at MMU. In a thought-provoking fusion of disciplines, the Story Collider’s speakers are Simon Wheatcroft, blind ultramarathon runner; Aravind Vijayaraghavan, lecturer in nanomaterials; Bella Starling, Wellcome Trust Engagement Fellow; Russell Garwood, palaeontologist and Charlie-Hooson Sykes, writer and blogger.
Tue 25 Oct, International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Engine House, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester, M1 5BY, Tel: 0161 235 0776, 6.30-9pm, £8, www.manchestersciencefestival.com
- Words:
- Ian Pennington
- Published on:
- Thu 27 Oct 2016
