The Science Museum 's Dana Centre - the UK 's only venue for adults to discuss contemporary and controversial science

The Dana centre is launching a series of provocative debates exploring one of the most important crises the world currently faces: climate change.

Last year Sir David King, the UK 's chief scientific advisor claimed "Climate change is the most severe problem that we are facing today, more serious even than the threat of terrorism." However, it also competes for attention against other global concerns such as disease, malnutrition and conflict.

Deciding where and how money is spent is an exceptionally difficult task. Are today's environmental concerns really a big deal or just fashionable fads? If the public could make the choice would they choose differently to the scientists and policy makers? What would they prioritise?

Running from Wednesday 6 to 20 April, this series of events is the public's chance to challenge the opinions of campaigners, scientists, and architects and argue their own views about what should be top of the list.  

Naked Science: Is our climate worth the cost? brings together experts including: controversial campaigner Bjorn Lomborg, Mark Lynas author of High Tide:  News from a Warming World, renowned architect Will Alsop and Mike Hulme Executive Director of the Tyndall Centre for Climate Research.

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The Science Museum's Dana Centre, Time Out Critics' Choice 2004
"With live brain surgery... and discussions on everything from smoking in public places to stem cell research in an informal café and bar setting this Science Museum annex for over-18's, dedicated to making science sexy, really took off in 2004."  www.danacentre.org.uk

Browse over 30,000 images from the Science Museum , the National Museum of Photography, Film & Television and the National Railway Museum at www.ingenious.org.uk.  

Rich media resources give virtual visitors a new way to explore the icons of invention in the Science Museum 's landmark gallery Making the Modern World,
at www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk.

  (21/2/05)