In an age where first attractions are more common through a digital screen than from across the room, TechFest 2017 has a double bill of presentations exploring what love really is in the 21st century.
Using STEM theories and calculations, the mechanics of modern love will be analysed during two comical events.
The Mathematics of Why I Don’t Have a Boyfriend (September 13) will be held at the Fraser Noble Building at the University of Aberdeen at 6.45pm.
Presented by electrical engineer Dr Trina Dinnis, this event promises to answer the single person’s question of whether you will ever find ‘the one’ by using communication theories and the novels of Jane Austen.
During this unforgettable presentation, Trina will explain these mathematical concepts and explore the advantages and limitations of using them to solve everyday problems.
Is Monogamy Dead? (September 13), presented by award-winning comedian, broadcaster and writer Rosie Wilby, will be held at The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen at 8.30pm.
Contradictory to finding ‘the one’, Rosie’s presentation explores the 21st century’s new relationship trend and why she thinks spending the rest of your life with one person is unrealistic.
Rosie’s presentation will be sure to make you laugh out loud as she talks through the unexpected discoveries from her first book ‘Is Monogamy Dead?’
Alies Bartelds, acting managing director of TechFest, said: “We are excited to welcome Dr Trina Dinnis and Rosie Wilby who will be providing an evening of educational entertainment.
“Combining STEM with comedy is a theme that we always enjoy delivering at TechFest and we look forward to discovering the science behind love from the days of Jane Austen novels and how it differs to relationships in the 21st century with two hilarious presenters.”
The North-east’s annual festival of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), will run from September 11 to September 25.
One of the aims of TechFest 2017, which is supported by joint principal sponsors BP and Shell, is to engage young people in the four main STEM subjects and encourage them to go on to follow a career which utilises these skills by demonstrating that they are both fun and relevant in day to day life.
Highlights from this year’s public programme, which is sponsored by Statoil, include medical students from Aberdeen presenting how tomorrow’s doctors are shaping cutting-edge research into fields such as common chronic diseases in Tomorrow’s doctors: Medical Students Leading Cutting-Edge Research (September 20). Author Nick Arnold presents fun for all the family in The Horrible Science Show (September 23) and there’s even a social walking event using an app designed by academics at the University of Aberdeen in [M]apping Aberdeen (September 24).
The closing event on September 25, Social Engineering – Manipulation for Information, will be presented by Jamie Woodruff, one of the world’s leading authorities on hacking and cyber security.
Jamie has uncovered holes in numerous high-profile operations, including how Kim Kardashian’s website was putting her fans’ data at serious risk.
The Mathematics of Why I Don’t Have a Boyfriend event will be held on Wednesday, September 13 at 6:45pm at the University of Aberdeen’s Fraser Noble Building. Tickets are priced at £4 or £3 concession, available from Aberdeen Box Office.
The Is Monogamy Dead? event will be held on Wednesday, September 13 at 8:30pm at The Blue Lamp, Aberdeen. Tickets are priced at £5 concession, available from Aberdeen Box Office. Ages 18+ only.