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Hiranya Peiris unveils the story of the universe at “Science and Cocktails” in Copenhagen
17 December 2021
In November, Hiranya Peiris gave a talk at “Science and Cocktails”, an international event series which combines public lectures with music/art performances, followed by discussions over smoky dry-ice chilled cocktails.
The events aim to create a relaxed platform where researchers and audience are on equal footing, and talks are followed by direct engagement between scientists and the public. At DR Konserthuset in Copenhagen, Hiranya Peiris gave a talk titled “The Universe: a detective story”.
Hiranya said: “It was amazing to talk at this stunning venue to about a thousand people in person, especially after the enforced zoom-world of the recent years. The composition of the audience was a wonderful surprise, unprecedented in my experience of talking about cosmology: about 60% female. I enjoyed talking to so many people afterwards about science, cocktail in hand.”
Science & Cocktails was founded by Jácome Armas in 2010 in Copenhagen, and currently runs events in Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, and Johannesburg. It is a non-profit organisation dedicated to improving the communication of scientific research to the general public, and was awarded the Genius Prize for science communication by the Danish Association of Science Journalists.
Hiranya Peiris’s Talk is available here. More info on “Science and Cocktails and upcoming events can be found here.