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It’s a big celebration of the gifted human race today! Come and help us celebrate all that is amazing about human beings.
Modern medicine often astounds and amazes. With the skills of extremely talented surgeons, our chances of surviving accidents and fully recovering from operations of all kinds are continuously improving. Top surgeons are able to perform under immense pressure even with the responsibility of peoples lives in their hands. Today, you can find out what it is like to be a surgeon. We have a live link to our simulated operating theatre in Performance under Pressure: Operation Live at 6.30pm. Dr Dawn from channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies will be joining a full surgical team for the very realistic demonstration, which will be followed by a discussion on how they perform under pressure.
If something a little lighter-hearted is your thing, School for Gifted Children at 9.30pm has been described as a cross between The Royal Variety Performance and The Royal Institution Christmas Lectures. Featuring comedian Robin Ince, this promises to be an evening of brilliant comedy, laughter, debate along with Ray Tallis, Kate Lancaster and Steve Mould.
Continue reading...We’ve tagged this post with Ben Miller, Jim Al-Khalili, Kathy Sykes, Robert Winston, Robin Ince, science, Sue Harris on Saturday 12 June 2010.
