Explorathon Festival goes online to celebrate research in Europe

Explorathon is the Scottish arm of 'European Researchers' Night', an EC-funded festival happening in 300 cities across Europe. This year, the festival, taking place between 23-29 November, is going online to connect the public with university research through Zoom workshops, Twitter-takeovers, Facebook Live events and more. Explorathon will feature events led by universities across Scotland in Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Fife, Tayside and Shetland. All events are free to attend. The University of Glasgow will present a diverse programme covering everything from Soviet history to neuroscience and video games. Remember the viral 'blue and black dress'- Explore the weird and wonderful world of illusions at 'Master of Illusions' (23 November), a family-friendly Zoom talk led by researchers from the Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience. Ever cared for a virtual pet, mourned a favourite character, or agonised over which video game character to date? Facebook Live event 'Digital Feelz' (28 November) will explore why we develop emotional attachments to imaginary characters.