Events of interest coming up

The final three King's Dialogues in Literature and Medicine take place this month:

Thursday 12 May, 6.30 pm. Richard Horton, editor of the Lancet, on 'Mr Thornton's experiments: transformations in culture and health'
Thursday 19 May, 6.30 pm. Sally Shuttleworth on childhood in 19th century fiction and psychiatry
Thursday 26 May, 5.00 pm. Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan. 'What can narrative theory learn from illness narratives?'

The Dialogues take place in the Maughan Library on Chancery Lane. Book your place on 020 7848 2929.

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The Royal Institution has the following medicine-related events this month:

Tuesday 17 May, 7.00 pm. Prof. Igor Aleksander talks on 'My emerging mind.'
Tuesday 31 May, 7.00 pm. Dr Mark Thomas on 'You are what you drink': the genetics, evolution and archaeology of drinking milk.

Tickets cost £8 or £5 for concessions. Phone 020 7409 2992 to book.

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There is a lovely programme of events, 'The Healing Arts' exploring the literary influences of medicine at Keats House in Hampstead.

Wednesday 11 May, 7 pm. 'Medicine and Keats', a talk by Dr Hillas Smith
Wednesday 25 May, 7 pm. 'The strange case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hunter', a talk by Simon Chaplin
Wednesday 1 June, 7 pm. Poetry readings by U A Fanthorpe.
Wednesday 8 June, 7 pm. 'Physicians to all men', a talk on the influence of Keat's medical training on his poetry by Dr Naomi Lightman

You can book by telephoning 020 74352062. Further details here.

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The Dana Centre behind the Science Museum continues to put on a varied and interesting programme. Events this month include:

Wednesday 11 May: 'Meet the Mighty Gene Machine'. An interactive drama looking at the implications of storing genetic profiles.
Thursday 12 May: 'Can you eat yourself healthy?' Expert-panel led discussion on the link between diet and health.
Wednesday, 18 May: Dinner@Dana. Cafe Scientifique event during which Erin Brunner talks on work stress and health.
Thursday, 19 May: 'Is it you or I who should be in the asylum?' Why are people with severe personality disorders locked up?
Friday, 20 May: 'DNA, genes and the brain'. A biggie: James Watson in discussion with Colin Blakemore.
Tuesdays, 24 and 31 May: 'Punk Science: the Albert Einstein Experience'. Okay, not exactly medical but it sounds like fun.

Events are free (except Dinner@Dana) but you do need to pre-book by phoning 020 7942 4040 or e-mailing tickets@danacentre.org.uk