"It is very obvious how natural selection can create diversity, but it's not very obvious how it can create complexity."

Andrew Hart is a software developer with a degree in Chemistry. In his presentation for PechaKucha Night Asheville: "The Art of Science," Andrew describes Stephen Wolfram's computational system of cellular automata and the model that they provide for understanding how complexity can arise in nature from a very basic set of rules.

"The closer you look, the more complex they become."

In Reef Corals and Fractals from PechaKucha Night Townsville Vol. 9, Paul Muir takes us on a journey zooming in on Coral. No matter which scale you look at them from, coral reefs are incredibly complex and beautiful.  

Lucy Fisher shares her story from her initial idea to the creation of the mirrored pavillion in Aberdeen.

Fraser Lovie from the University of Aberdeen talks through the process for designing the new passive house nursery.

Kirsty Alexander is a PhD student at the University of Aberdeen, in the Institute of Education for Medical and Dental Sciences. She speaks about her research which explores widening access to Medicine. Kirsty believes this is a topic that many people have an interest in (and an opinion about!) and her presentation will address some of the most frequently asked questions.

Presented at PechaKucha Aberdeen: Drug Discovery and Development the journey from idea to reality as part of an EU funded research project. Ilaria Patruno shares. 

How can we keep our hearts healthy? And what research is being done to support healthy hearts? Alessandro Colombano shares.

How can we take images of organs inside our bodies? Beatrice Longo explains. 

Virginia Crostofori explores her work in computational biology and how this field supports new drug discovery