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This will be Leeds Cafe Scientifique's third Science Slam.  The theme will be "scientific myths".  Six speakers will each speak for 5 minutes about a common scientific misunderstanding.  Myths will be firmly debunked; fallacies will be laid to rest - and all at quickfire pace.

You will be able to put questions to the speakers, or challenge their treatment of your favourite scientific theory.

The six speakers and their topics are:

Miriam Moss - Why a crowd is not a mob

Bruce Yardley - Soaking up the idea of underground lakes

Hugh Hubbard - The futility of the search for extra-terrestrial intelligence

Des McLernon - The most complicated solution is not always the best

Anzir Boodoo - Rail timetabling: it's not rocket science!

Alasdair Beal - Why did the World Trade Center's twin towers really collapse?