30 Pembroke Street
Oxford, Oxfordshire OX1
UK
Science Oxford and the Manchester Science Festival team would like you to join us in unlocking the secret science of songs, an evening of science and music featuring a discussion with the experts on why we find certain songs catchier than others, including the #HookedonMusic Quiz and a silent disco.
Since developing the online game #HookedonMusic, leading cognition scientist from the University of Amsterdam, Dr Ashley Burgoyne has been analysing the data retrieved from people playing the game to unlock the secret of hooks. Why do we have to live with the fact that Spice Girls ‘Wannabe’ is voted the catchiest song of all time? Play the game and then join Science Oxford, Dr Ashley Burgoyne and Wellcome Trust Fellow Dr Erinma Ochu from the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester for an evening of scientific sing-alongs.
The bar will be open all evening.
7pm: Doors
8 – 8.45pm: Discussion about the #HookedonMusic citizen science project with Dr Ashley Burgoyne and Dr Erinma Ochu
8.45 – 9.15pm: #HookedonMusic Quiz
9.15 – 10pm: Silent Disco with #HookedonMusic’s catchiest tracks
10 – 11pm: Silent Disco D.J set