For the second year, we’ve worked closely with organisers and our partner network to provide chairs for 13 talks from authors with a STEAMMS connection at this year’s festival, which runs 9-19 March.
From architecture to astronomy, neuroscience to the NHS, geology to giants of engineering – there’s something for everyone to enjoy. Take a look at the great range of talks in our mini-guide below and book your tickets early to avoid disappointment!
Download a .PDF of the full Aye Write! 2017 brochure (5.22 MB)
To book tickets or find out more, visit www.ayewrite.com
Jump to the featured speaker(s) in our mini-guide: Dianne Watters | Julian Glover | Mark Stevenson | Adam Rutherford | Caroline Williams | Philip Lymbery | Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones | Gary Fildes | Aarathi Prasad & Margaret McCartney | Vybarr Cregan-Reid | Jenni Murray | Alan McKirdy | Mark O’Connell
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Dianne Watters – St Peter’s, Cardross
9th Mar 2017 • 6:00PM – 7:00PM • Mitchell Library
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Diane Watters will present an illustrated talk which looks at the story of an architectural failure which morphed into a tragic modernist myth.
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Julian Glover – Man Of Iron
10th Mar 2017 • 7:45PM – 8:45PM • Mitchell Library
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Julian Glover’s book is the first full modern biography of Telford, at once intimate and expansive, is an utterly original portrait. Chaired by Sara Thiam, Director, Institution of Civil
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Mark Stevenson – We Do things Differently
11th Mar 2017 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library
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In We Do Things Differently, futurologist Mark Stevenson travels the world to find the visionary individuals who are re-imagining our future.
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Adam Rutherford – A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived
11th Mar 2017 • 3:00PM – 4:00PM • CCA
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Adam Rutherford’s A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived is a demystifying and illuminating new portrait of who we are and how we came to be. Chaired by Professor Kevin O’Dell, University of Glasgow.
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Caroline Williams – Brain Training
11th Mar 2017 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • CCA
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Caroline Williams’s Override is a fascinating journey into discovering what neuroscience can really do for us. Chaired by Professor David Wyper.
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Philip Lymbery – Dead Zone
12th Mar 2017 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • CCA
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From the author of the internationally acclaimed Farmageddon, Dead Zone takes us on an eye-opening investigative journey across the globe, focussing on the extinction of a dozen iconic species. Chaired by Stuart Kelly.
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Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones – We Know All About You
12th Mar 2017 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Mitchell Library
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We Know All About You is the story of surveillance in Britain and the United States, from the detective agencies of the late nineteenth century to ‘wikileaks’ and CIA whistle-blower Edward Snowden. Chaired by David Pratt of The Herald.
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Gary Fildes – An Astronomer’s Tale: A Bricklayer’s Guide to the Galaxy
12th Mar 2017 • 8:15PM – 9:15PM • CCA
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Gary Fildes book, subtitled A Bricklayer’s Guide to the Galaxy is an inspirational memoir of a former brickie who followed his passion for the stars and built his own observatory. Chaired by Steve Owens, Planetarium Manager at Glasgow Science Centre.
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Aarathi Prasad & Margaret McCartney – National Health Services
18th Mar 2017 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library
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The NHS is the closest thing the UK has to a national religion. This fascinating session will compare our NHS with the healthcare system in India. Chaired by Chitra Ramaswamy.
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Vybarr Cregan-Reid – Footnotes: How Running Makes Us Human
18th Mar 2017 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Mitchell Library
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In Footnotes, Vybarr Cregan-Reid sets out to discover why running means so much to so many. Chaired by Chris Dolan.
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Jenni Murray – A History of Britain in 21 Women
18th Mar 2017 • 4:45PM – 5:45PM • Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
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The popular broadcaster and host of Woman’s Hour, Jenni Murray tells the stories of twenty-one women who pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Chaired by literary agent Jenny Brown.
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Alan McKirdy – Scotland’s Geology
19th Mar 2017 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library
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Alan McKirdy has written many popular books on geology and has helped to promote the study of environmental geology in schools. He will be presenting an illustrated talk on his work.
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Mark O’Connell – To Be a Machine
19th Mar 2017 • 1:15PM – 2:15PM • Mitchell Library
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Mark O’Connell’s To Be a Machine, presents us with an exploration of transhumanism – a movement whose aim is to use technology to fundamentally change the human condition
Download a .PDF of the full Aye Write! 2017 brochure (5.22 MB)
To book tickets or find out more, visit www.ayewrite.com