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From: How To Academy < To: j <[email protected]> Subject: Superstar Physicist, Harvard Prof Lisa Randall on Dark Matter & Dinosaurs, Simon Sebag Montefiore on the Romanovs. Hand delivered Gift Vouchers. Date: Mon, 21 Dec 2015 15:04:37 +0000 How to: Spring Programme 12.01.2016 Lunchtime event. 1:00pm - 2:00pm how to: Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs with Harvard Professor Lisa Randall Join us for what will be one of the most fascinating talks you will ever hear with Lisa Randall, superstar physicist and Professor of Science at Harvard University, whose EFTA01139050 new book was one of Brainpickings science books of the year: a thrilling cosmological detective story of how the universe evolved and what made our very existence possible. Based on her book Dark Matter and the Dinosaurs which was lauded by Professor Brian Cox, Maria Popova in the New York Times and Siddhartha Mukerjee, this talk will describe how 66 million years ago, a ten-mile-wide object from outer space hurtled into the Earth at incredible speed and destroyed the dinosaurs, along with three-quarters of the other species on the planet. Where did it come from, and why? And how is this connected to dark matter — the most mysterious, elusive stuff in the universe that interacts with gravity like ordinary matter but doesn't emit or absorb light. Astronomers know it's there but it is literally invisible.... EFTA01139051 VOUCHERS EFTA01139052 how to: Gift Vouchers with how to: Academy An unforgettable experience. A how to: Academy voucher. (Hand Delivered in Central London pre- Christmas.) A how to: Academy voucher arrives as an elegantly printed, embossed card. Its recipient will know immediately that they have been given something very special. 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Read more and book now EFTA01139053 a EFTA01139054 04.02.2016 , 17.02.2016 , 02.03.2016 , 16.03.2016 , 30.03.2016 how to: Literary Gift Voucher with Will Self, Ali Smith, Deborah Levy, Joanna Kavenna, Rachel Cusk Give a Literary Gift Voucher this Christmas. 5 Unmissable Talks for £100. (Normal Price £150.) 04.02.2016 Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, with Will Self 17.02.2016 Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain. with Joanna Kavenna 02.03.2016 Virginia Woolf. To The Lighthouse, with Deborah Levy 16.03.2016 Elena Ferrante, Neapolitan Quartet, with Rachel Cusk 30.03.2016 Katherine Mansfield, Short Stories, with Ali Smith Read more and book now EFTA01139055 NEW JANUARY TALKS EFTA01139056 28.01.2016 how to: The Romanovs: 1613-1918 with Simon Sebag Montefiore The Romanovs were the most successful dynasty of modern times, ruling a sixth of the world's surface. How did one family turn a war-mined principality into the world's greatest empire? And how did they lose it all? This is the intimate story of twenty tsars and tsarinas. touched by genius and madness, inspired by holy autocracy, tainted by remorseless killing and sexual decadence. Montefiore's family chronicle reveals a secret world of unlimited power. ruthless empire-building and palace conspiracy, with a global cast of tyrants, poets and adventuresses - from Ivan the Terrible to Lenin. Tolstoy to Lincoln, and the Kaiser to Queen Victoria. Read more and book now EFTA01139057 a EFTA01139058 25.01.2016 how to: The Art of the Confidence Trickster: a Masterclass in Psychology with Maria Konnikova Would you know if you were being conned? Join New York Times bestselling author Maria Konnikova as she explores and explains the psychological principles that make swindling us so easy. From suspicious-looking emails to seductively-structured investment programmes. tricksters and grifters use everything at their disposal to persuade us to part with our money. In a world in which the internet makes it easier than ever to access information and adopt new identities, even the savviest of individuals can be tricked. Could you be? In this entertaining and insightful talk, Maria Konnikova will tell the fascinating stories about some of the most seductive imposters in history. taking us into the world of the con to examine not only why we believe in confidence artists, but how our sense of truth can be manipulated by those around us.... Read more and book now EFTA01139059 OTHER EVENTS EFTA01139060 05.02.2016 how to: Speak in Public with Edie Lush All of us have to do it —'say a few words" — at one time or another. Most of us are terrified by the thought of it. But don't panic. This three-hour workshop will enable you to make fear of your audience a thing of the past. Does the prospect of addressing a roomful of people leave you weak with terror? Does your mouth dry up and your stomach turn over at the invitation to speak? Can you imagine a future in which you can stand up and speak to a crowd without feeling like a fool? Make your fear a thing of the past. This practical and interactive session is for people who want to appear confident and in control even when they are feeling the exact opposite. By exploring concepts of effective communication we will work on your presence and your content to ensure that you have command of your impact and come across as engaging, memorable, authoritative — and relaxed.... Read more and book now EFTA01139061 a EFTA01139062 23.01.2016 - 24.01.2016 how to: Make a Film in a Weekend with Bartek Dziadosz Impossible? Not if you attend this ingeniously thorough, hands-on training course. At 10am on Saturday you will learn how to switch on the camera, and by 6pm next day you will be in a cinema seat watching your own three-minute short on the big screen. Due to the popularity of this weekend, we're repeating it for the fourth time... A weekend course to introduce you to all aspects of film-making, from turning ideas into a script, planning the production process, operating the camera and discovering the joys of editing. You will learn how to weave narratives, make persuasive arguments and compose stunning shots. Practical components form a major part of the course, where you have an opportunity to work with widely used digital still cameras and user-friendly editing software to produce your film. At each stage you will be guided by a tutor, and receive immediate feedback. At the end of the second day your film will be screened in a state of the art cinema, to which you can invite your family and friends. Read more and book now EFTA01139063 2. EFTA01139064  Follow on Facebook Follow on Twitter Copyright © 2015 How To Academy. An rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in our website http://howtoacademy.com and indicated you wished to receive news about courses and offers. 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