Thursday, April 10, 2008, 6.30pm
The Neuroscience of Creativity. A Lecture by Baroness Susan Greenfield

This lecture will explore neurological and psychiatric scenarios where individuals are more creative than the norm. Could there be common features in these diverse cases that could give a clue to the creative and even the “aha” moment of creative insight itself?Baroness Greenfield is Director of the Royal Institution of Great Britain. Greenfield specialises in the physiology of the brain, and has worked to research and bring attention to Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.

£5, free for Institute members

Tuesday, April 15, 2008, 6.30pm
THE LOGIC OF LIFE: Uncovering the New Economics of Everything

Eye-opening and accessible, The Logic of Life sets out to prove that nearly everything in life – even when we least suspect it – has its basis in rational decision-making. By weaving together engaging stories, Tim Harford will convince you that life is surprisingly logical: everything from the most intimate decisions – to have sex, to take drugs, to lead an honest life – to the logic of neighbourhoods, large corporations, cities themselves, and even history. This is the economics of everything you never thought was economics, and will show you the world in a new way.

£5, free for Institute members

Tuesday, April 29, 2008, 7pm - 10pm
The nothing and the nothingness - a happening by Matthew Lee Knowles

All kinds of performers come together for an evening of exploration into nothingness at the Louise T Blouin institute. They will present to visitors a wide range of aural and visual impressions about the subject of nothingness in art, music, philosophy and literature. Visitors will be able to freely move around a series of aural, visual and participatory events by musicians, performance artists, composers, poets, actors, dancers, artists and filmmakers. Come and see nothing happening and experience nothingness for yourself. Performers confirmed so far include - Jeremy Beardmore & The Tropical Noir, John Callaghan, Shyama Persaud, Halal Kebab Hut – algorithmic junkestra, Simon Katan, Catalina Niculescu, Neil Luck, John Lely, Tim Parkinson, Adam Delacour, Rowyda Amin, Lily Barson, Shola Reynolds.

£5, free for Institute members

Thursday, May 01, 2008, 6.30pm
A Portrait of the Brain. A talk by Adam Zeman

Adam Zeman will discuss his book “A Portrait of the Brain” weaving together fascinating case histories, clear accounts of concepts and discoveries in neuroscience, and an intimate view of the suspense, excitement, fun and angst, that colour a neurologists days. Zeman will examine various neurological disorders, ranging from the familiar such as epilepsy and memory loss to the relatively mysterious narcolepsy and Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Join us as Zeman takes us to the very frontiers of current scientific knowledge and elucidates the workings of the brain in astonishing detail.

£5

Friday, May 16, 2008, 19.00
Musical Recital with Violinist Jennifer Pike

An evening with aspiring young violinist Jennifer Pike, Winner of the 2008 South Bank Show / The Times Breakthrough Award. This award acknowledges the impact that she has made during 2007, both in own field and throughout the arts as a whole. Ticket price includes a glass of champagne.

£5

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