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The next SciBar is on learning in your sleep. What does the brain do when we are asleep? You may think it just switches off, but scientists know that this is far from the case. Dr Penny Lewis from the University of Manchester will talk about the complex patterns of brain activity that make up a night of sleep, and explore the mysterious question of what sleep could possibly be for.
Remember there's no such thing as a silly question at SciBar!
What you didn't come along! Well you really missed out on a cool weekend of open source technology and open source thinking - if you don't know what that is then you should have come along for sure. But at least you can catch Stephen Fry talking to the huge crowd who were there.
Social Media cafe Manchester or more precising SMC_MRC are looking for Ignite style talks for it's next event in August.
These can be on - "Interesting new technology, online social movements, online trends, innovative digital projects you’re involved in or anything else you want to share – come along and tell us about it. The only thing off-limits is promotional talks for commercial enterprises."
So if you are a social media buff or you have invented a fascinatingnew gadget then read on.