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Don’t miss: tiny patterns, a transgender scientist and a Mars meeting

Explore science-art tie-ups examining the microscopic world, read about a transgender scientist's career and go to the first meeting of Mars Society London

Deconstructing Patterns exhibition

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In , Ben Barres recaps a stellar scientific career and his gender equality advocacy. It was after transitioning to a man that he realised how differently male and female scientists are treated.

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The will be at RocketSpace on 26 November. Among the speakers will be Robert Zubrin, a founder of the society.

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Artist and “private ear” Lawrence Abu Hamdan interviewed former Syrian prisoners for a human rights probe. They could only provide sonic evidence as they were kept in the dark or blindfolded. In at Chisenhale Gallery, London, to 9 December, Abu Hamdan examines the politics of listening.

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, an environmental toxicologist at the University of Leeds, UK, is Jim Al-Khalili’s guest on BBC Radio 4’s The Life Scientific on 27 November at 9 am. He will talk about eliminating chemical weapons.

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This is your last chance to see (pictured above) at London’s Francis Crick Institute, which ends on 1 December, with its riveting science-art collaborations examining microscopic phenomena.

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Topics: Books / Exhibition / Gender / Mars / theatre