{"id":33832,"date":"2019-03-01T13:55:59","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T13:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=33832"},"modified":"2019-03-01T13:55:59","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T13:55:59","slug":"cardiff-science-festival-is-out-of-this-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2019\/03\/01\/cardiff-science-festival-is-out-of-this-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Booming Cardiff Science Festival is out of this world"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><figure id=\"attachment_33840\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33840\" style=\"width: 1163px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-33840\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1163\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33840\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33840\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1163\" height=\"872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/2-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1163px) 100vw, 1163px\" \/><\/noscript> Martha Lewis, 6 and Isla Lewis, 4, learning about Ph levels in water.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nGIANT microbes, magnetic cereal, human circuits, building vacuum cleaners, wind-up cars and a museum at night-time; the Cardiff Science Festival is back, and it\u2019s back with a boom.<br \/>\nCity Hall was lit up in orange last night for the festival\u2019s biggest event National Museum Cardiff\u2019s After Dark which invited families to a night at the museum to snoop around the exhibitions and events and take sneak peek at the new Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition.<br \/>\nWith over 1,500 tickets sold, the museum was buzzing with the excitement of science and technology.<br \/>\nMichael Haberfeild, nine, from Rhoose, said: \u201cI love science. I see myself working in space being a medical astronaut. Science is more than maths and English. In maths you know that two plus two is four but science is so much more.\u201d<br \/>\nHis dad, Lyndon Haberfeild, 55, said: \u201cIt gives the younger children an idea of what they have to aim towards and how much fun science can be. Whatever they end up doing, they will do it for a long time so it\u2019s best to be something they love.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33841\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33841\" style=\"width: 406px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-33841\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33841\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33841\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"406\" height=\"542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53089507_415567382345582_2734395447303995392_n-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/noscript> Megan Williams, 10, looking at her unwashed hands under ultraviolet light.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMegan Williamson, 10, from Rhiwbina, was lapping up the expert\u2019s scientific knowledge, with dreams of her own in the field.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cI like science a lot because it\u2019s very interesting. When I am older I want to be an immunologist so I can help people with diseases and make a difference without actually seeing them die.<br \/>\n\u201cI like Edwin Jenner because he helped people with smallpox but I think he was a bit mean because he killed one of the boys he injected.\u201d<br \/>\nMegan\u2019s grandmother, Olween Williams, 81, said: \u201cMegan has always been interested in science. Children are generally curious and this fuels their imagination, especially when it\u2019s hands-on.\u201d<br \/>\nMali Lloyd, 11, Newport, was also at the museum at night. She said: \u201cI like learning about how the world works, like about gravity and spaceships. It feels weird being in a museum at night because we don\u2019t usually get to do this.\u201d<br \/>\nThe festival has 32 events across different venues in the city from wildlife walks in Cardiff Bay, science experiments, building hoovers, remixing sounds and even the chance to make your own bath bombs.<br \/>\nThe Science Festival is based around STEM, which stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The organisers explained that using the label STEM means children are not put off by topics they might not think they\u2019re interested in.<br \/>\nEmilie Glen, 8, from Cardiff, who was playing \u2018pin the body parts\u2019, said: \u201cIt\u2019s been a confusing day but fun. I liked doing the hand washing thing. I learnt that bacteria is everywhere.\u201d<br \/>\nMartha Lewis, 6, from Penarth, was shocked to discover that microbes are in everything: \u201cI like cheese. Microbes are good.\u201d<br \/>\nVolunteers at the events came from a huge range of companies of academia, technology and science. Students and academics came from the universities of Cardiff, Swansea and South Wales, volunteers from the Royal Society of Chemistry and members of Teqniquest are all taking part to share their expertise with the children.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33845\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33845\" style=\"width: 652px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-33845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33845\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33845\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/52911793_2240503739504594_7604814702278868992_n-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/noscript> The City Hall lit up in the festival&#8217;s yellow-themed colours, ready for Night at the Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nMatthew Allen, 30, who has a PhD is Astrophysics from Cardiff, is one of the seven organisers of the festival.<br \/>\nHe said: \u201cIt inspires and educates people. Science is for everyone.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cWe have enough diversity in events like from something in lush and then having something in the wetland \u2013 it\u2019s about finding something you like because there\u2019s something for everyone.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cEverything you do is science \u2013 in future years we hope that shops will sell bath bombs but also say hey, this uses chemistry and physics and show that.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_33844\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-33844\" style=\"width: 513px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-33844\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-33844\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-33844\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"513\" height=\"684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2019\/03\/53215243_2354543491244050_7755432423596228608_n-1400x1867.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 513px) 100vw, 513px\" \/><\/noscript> Michael Grant, 5, proudly stood next to his &#8216;pin the organs on the body&#8217;.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHayley Pincott, who works in a diagnostic lab at HS Oral Pathology, is also volunteering at the event.<br \/>\nShe said: \u201cWe do practical things easy to see and explain; centrifugal force is a complicated term but can be shown clearly with a salad spinner.<br \/>\n\u201cIt\u2019s about getting them engaged. I used to hate science but it\u2019s just about that perseverance to find something you like.<br \/>\n\u201cWe\u2019re not geeks that just sit in a white lab coat with potion bubbling, we\u2019re real people and science is fun. You don\u2019t have to be the cleverest person.\u201d<br \/>\nThere are now adult-only events too because many adults were interested in attending the festival without kids. From a scientific pub quiz to A Plan to Save the World event, there really is something for everyone.<br \/>\nEvents continue on until March 3, for more information click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cardiffsciencefestival.co.uk\/events\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIANT microbes, magnetic cereal, human circuits, building vacuum cleaners, wind-up cars and a museum at night-time; the Cardiff Science Festival is back, and it\u2019s back with a boom. City Hall was lit up in orange last night for the festival\u2019s biggest event National Museum Cardiff\u2019s After Dark which invited families to a night at the museum to snoop around the exhibitions and events and take sneak peek at the new Leonardo Da Vinci exhibition. 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