Enjoy a fascinating lecture at The Home of Charles Darwin, Down House. Each week join one of English Heritage’s expert speakers as they share their knowledge about the Darwin family and the house and gardens they called home for 40 years…
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How will your weekend evolve? Make it interesting with the Origin Weekend at Down House
Join English Heritage for Origin Weekend at the Home of Charles Darwin in Kent on 24th & 25th November 2012…
London for free: Medical minds in Central London
In a bid for a free day out in Central London, Contrary Life visits a trio of medical museums, full of quirky exhibitions and fascinating facts…
Can electricity make you feel happy?
Ray Lee and BAC present Ethometric Museum from 18th – 26th May 2012…
FutureEverything festival in Manchester
Manchester’s pioneering FutureEverything festival takes place city-wide from 16th – 19th May and features ground-breaking artists and thought-leaders in a range of interesting venues…
Meccano Mania at Ironbridge
Visit the Enginuity design and technology centre over the Spring bank holiday weekend and see an amazing display of working Meccano models…
Pregnant men, chocolate caviar and human regeneration… it must be the Science Museum Lates
Every month the Science Museum has an adults-only late night opening with talks and activities all centred around a theme…
The Ethics of Progress at Jacksons Lane in London
Unlimited Theatre present The Ethics of Progress, a theatrical presentation exploring the impact of research in Quantum Physics at Jacksons Lane…
Wacky wooing: something different for Valentine’s Day 2012
Contrary Life has compiled a list of 20 fun, interesting and exciting things to do on Valentine’s Day 2012…
February Frolics at Willows Farm Village
Willows Farm Village, a family attraction in Hertfordshire, has lambs being born in their Lambing Marquee every day during its February Frolics event…
Eyes on the stars
Eyes on the stars – Space as inspiration was a free event organised by the Royal Society in partnership with the Royal Shakespeare Company…
Night at the Museum
The Science Museum has a late night opening on the last Wednesday of each month, Contrary Life went along to the Space themed event to see what it was all about…
Who says penguins can’t fly?
Festo’s AirPenguins are feats of engineering and wonderful crowd pleasers. Discover a little about them and the valuable knowledge that this research project has provided…