Edinburgh's BCS branch is hosting two talks at this year's International Science Festival. The Sidney Michaelson Lecture, entitled Affective and Wearable Computing, will be given by Rosalind Picard of MIT's Media Lab at 3pm on 11 April. The second lecture, entitled A View from the Crow's Nest, starts at 6.30pm on 14 April and will be given by Nick Shelness, chief technology officer at the Lotus Development Corporation.

Both lectures will be held at the Royal Museum of Scotland Lecture Theatre, Chambers Street, Edinburgh. Admission is by ticket only. For free tickets and more information, contact Mike Hurst on (0131) 331 7595 or email: edinsec@bcs.org.uk.