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Friday 24 May
- 13:00 – 14:00
- The Slow-Wave
Saturday 25 May
Part of Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2013.
- 14:00 – 15:00
- Bronwen Sleigh: Artist Talk
- 15:00 – 15:45
- A Conversation in the Library
Featuring screenings of Beau Travail and short film ISLAND, and an essay by Hannah McGill read live by artist Catherine Street.
Sunday 26 May
Part of Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2013.
Tuesday 28 May
Wednesday 29 May
This year's lecture is 'The Better Angels of Our Nature: A History of Violence and Humanity', about the decline of violence in what are often perceived be highly violent times. Given by Prof Steven Pinker of Harvard University, who studies cognition and language.
Thursday 30 May
- 10:00 – 11:00
- French Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
- 18:00 – 19:00
- Chinese Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
- 18:00 – 19:30
- Julie Brook in Conversation
Tonight's discussion with Scottish poet, writer and musician Don Paterson centres on language, poetry and artistic practice.
- 18:00 – 19:00
- Russian Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
Friday 31 May
- 18:30 – 21:00
- Talk and Forum on Meditation for Health and Wellbeing
Part of Edinburgh International Middle Eastern Spirituality and Peace Festival 2013.
Saturday 1 June
Thursday 6 June
- 10:00 – 11:00
- French Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
- 18:00 – 19:00
- Chinese Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
- 18:00 – 19:00
- Russian Conversation with Yakety Yak Language Cafe
Friday 7 June
Sunday 9 June
Monday 10 June
- 20:30 – 22:30
- Edinburgh Café Scientifique
Tonight: 'MC1R, Red Hair and Evolution in Action' with Professor Ian Jackson. Find out why gingers are so common in Scotland (hint: it has something to do with the gene MC1R) and why this might be the case.
