Free Monthly Talk - "Moon Geese, Strange Love & The Doctor" With Mark Brake

Join us for this month's FREE monthly talk "Moon Geese, Strange Love & The Doctor", a FREE Talk centred on Wales and Science Fiction, delivered by scientist and author Mark BrakeMark writes for the many, not the few.

He is an award-winning writer of popular science books that look at the links between science, history, and culture.

Mark has undertaken science communication work in film, television, print, and radio on five continents.

He has communicated science for NASA, Seattle's Science Fiction Museum, the BBC, the Royal Institution, the British Association for the Advancement of Science, Nature, the British Council, and the National Science Museum of Thailand.

Mark is perhaps best known for his work in popularising the relationship between space, science and cultureMark's books include a series of 'Science of' books ('Star Wars', 'Harry Potter', and 'Superheroes'), those written about the relationship between science and fiction ('Different Engines' and 'FutureWorld'), those communicating science for a younger public ('The Big Earth Book', 'Space Hoppers', 'Really, Really Big Questions about Space and Time', 'The Alien Hunters Handbook' and 'How To Be A Space Explorer'), and two rather more academic works ('Revolution in Science: How Galileo and Darwin Changed our World' and 'Introducing Science Communication')Mark's book with Cambridge University Press, 'Alien Life Imagined: Communicating the Science and Culture of Astrobiology', was published in November 2012.

Since 2016, Mark has worked with Skyhorse Publishing in Manhattan on his series of 'Science of' books, including Star Wars, Harry Potter, and James BondMarks books have been translated into over a dozen languages, including Dutch, German, Chinese, Croatian, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Mexico), Turkish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, and PolishAdmission to the event is FREE but advance booking is recommendedSpires coffee shop will be open before and after the event