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The Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society
Have a look at the calendar text here to see what's coming up.
Tonight we use electronic tracking to shed light on the secret lives of the fish that once again call Cornwall home for a few months of the year.
More information Check times : BookJoin Chris Smith at The Poly for a family tale of mining, clog making … and spies!
More information Check times : BookThis art history talk looks at the imaginative art of Alfred Wallis who was a genuine naive painter.
More information Check times : BookWhat weapons made Pirates the scourge of the 7 seas? Come and find out!
More information Check times : BookAn illustrated presentation of this period in Falmouth's past including many from the records found in the Poly History Archive
More information Check times : BookA fascinating discussion with Jenny Kleeman about the people who put a price on our lives, how and why these numbers are calculated, and what this means for our humanity. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookJoin us in conversation with Helen as she discusses the spectacular story of Earth's dynamic ocean and our human relationship with it. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookIn Witchcraft, Marion Gibson delves into the history of the witch trial but also their persevering relevance. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookJoin us for the Wayward Pub Quiz - a not-entirely-bookish quiz hosted by Above the Bookshop. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookJoin us in conversation with Lucy Holland about her powerful new novel and the historical influences behind it. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookSave Me from the Waves is an inspirational story of physical and mental endurance which starts on the streets of London and culminates on top of the world, fuelled by song. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookAn evocative exploration of the lessons the earth can teach us about grounding, resilience and recovery, from a geologist turned pioneering psychotherapist. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookExploring the 19th- and early 20th Century legal history that influenced the modern-day stances on issues such as domestic abuse, sexual violence and divorce. Part of The Wayward Book Festival 2024.
More information Check times : BookPieter Bruegel created some of the best-loved paintings in the world. What do we know about one of the most important personalities in the history of art? Why are his paintings admired everywhere? What makes them recognizable at once?
More information Check times : BookIn part two of his exploration of this paradigmatic shift in the life sciences, Robin will be delving deeper into what bio-semiotics all may mean for the ways we can understand ourselves.
More information Check times : BookPellers, charmers & Cunning Folk – A history of Witchcraft in Cornwall. A talk by Keith Wallis exploring Cornish Witches
More information Check times : BookKewbanda perform songs from ‘The Cornish in the Caribbean’ project. Sue Appleby, author of The Cornish in The Caribbean, will be avalible for a Q&A.
More information Check times : BookA piece of joyful and inventive storytelling that explores growing up in a rural town, family, and the joy of riding a...
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