SCIENCE LECTURE AND ACOUSTIC ROCK CONCERT COMBINED!

The Mad Hatter, Grey Matter Festival 2019 is delighted to present, Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate.

Rock band Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate have won many awards for their albums fusing progressive rock and electronic music. Many of their songs are inspired by the brain and evolution.

Lead singer/songwriter Malcolm Galloway is also a consultant neuropathologist (UCLH) / honorary senior lecturer in pathology (UCL) and lectures on the evolution of the brain.

This show takes us on a unique journey of the evolution of ourselves and our brains, covering almost 14 billion years in 90 minutes, combining an accessible engaging talk with music inspired by the science.

We start at the beginning of time and follow the journey of our atoms, through exploding stars to reach our bodies. We follow the development of life on Earth, and the times it has come close to extinction. We explore how our mind creates a unique world for each of us, fed by our senses, and the role of symbiosis and emotion in our survival. We then look to the future of the brain. Is the brain still evolving? Will we become hybridised with machines?

Join us for this exciting performance.