Ri Lates: Questioning reality

After the fun of the last Ri Lates, we are back for more hands-on activities that are normally reserved for children.

Can we trust what we perceive to be out there in reality? What happens when our brain is telling us something else? And why is it that some people see the dress as white and gold while others see it as blue and black?! Come to another adults-only building takeover with workshops, short films, demonstrations and talks to answer these questions and more.

Fool your taste buds, listen with your eyes, get your hands on a brain and have a go on an occulus rift rollercoaster to deceive your body with virtual reality. How do owls and bearded dragons perceive the world around them? Get close up to them in our animal show to find out!

Take part in touching experiments, dissect an eye, and find out whether we can ever understand something when it seems to be two things at once? There'll be food and drink to enjoy after learning about the bizarre quantum world, hearing how recreational drugs affect our pain perceptions and being put through illusions that will have you questioning reality. An alternative Friday night out.