Science Gallery announces new exhibitions for 2013

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The Science Gallery in Trinity College Dublin has announced four flagship exhibitions as part of its 2013 programme.

The world of vibrations, oscillations, and feedback will be explored in OSCILLATOR will feature everything from cyclical chemical reactions to swinging bridges, and out-of-control automated pricing schemes to weather phenomena. RISK LAB will feature experiments that span neuroscience, genetics, and the mathematics, and will explore how we determine the probability of everything from a car crash to a coin toss. Science Gallery’s summer show, ILLUSION, will explore the neuroscience and physics of illusion, and investigate how perception underpins how we see, feel, think and understand the world. Finally, LIVING MACHINES will tackle the provocative questions raised by synthetic biology, evoking the themes of living versus non-living, human versus nature, and design versus evolution.

Speaking at the announcement, Science Gallery founding director Michael John Gorman said: "In 2012 Science Gallery welcomed its millionth visitor after just four years of existence. In 2013 we are inviting our visitors to dream big, through a dynamic programme of future-facing exhibitions and events. From creating new organisms through synthetic biology to exploring the science of risk, our exhibition programme will draw art and science into creative collisions to spark off new ideas around frontier areas of science and technology, helping to inspire the next generation of creative minds. Science Gallery is also expanding internationally, and we are excited to be partnering with King’s College London on developing a Science Gallery in London Bridge."

Also attending the launch, Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht Jimmy Deenihan said: "2013 is also going to be the year of the Gathering and with over a quarter of a million visitors expected by the end of this year alone, Science Gallery is certainly a success story that we will be eager for all the visitors to Ireland to hear about and see."

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