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SUMMARY:Gods\, Devils and Alcohol - Dr Peter Wothers\, MBE
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CONTACT:Andrea Chlebikova
DESCRIPTION:Dr Peter Wothers\, a well-known lecturer and the author of sev
 eral books\, is our first speaker for the term! Here is an abstract of wha
 t you can look forward to:\n\n"This lively lecture\, based around the comp
 osition of everyday shampoo\, explores the often-convoluted history behind
  the names of the ingredients. What connects a urinating camel to a spiral
  fossil? What was the significance of a birthing rat? How did Egyptian eye
 liner end up making us drunk\, but amethyst kept us sober? In which brands
  of shampoo can you find "Fooles Bolloxe!"and “beaver testicles”? Unde
 r the surface of the dry\, impenetrable code understood only by the initia
 ted\, the language of the chemist contains a fascinating insight into the 
 ideas and achievements of mankind through the ages from astrology to zoolo
 gy. This lecture guarantees you will never look at a bottle of shampoo in 
 quite the same way again!"\n\nThe talk will be in the Pfizer Lecture Theat
 re\, the easiest access is from the main car park entrance to the Departme
 nt.\n\nThe event is free and open to anyone\, and there will be wine and r
 efreshements!
LOCATION:Pfizer Lecture Theatre\, Department of Chemistry\, Lensfield Rd\,
  CB2 1EW
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