Dr Kim Page is a data scientist from Leicester University's X-Ray and Observational Astronomy Group. In this clip she discusses the fictional effects of a gamma-ray burst impacting on a biosphere such as planet Earth.

Dr Kim Page on GRB130313A

Dave Griffiths' Babel Fiche is a website and film commission exploring microfilm and the future.

In this panel conversation Mike Jones (Film and Video Umbrella) explores the transition from online project to film with Dave Griffiths (artist), Stefan Skrimshire (writer), Joe Duffy (editor) and Graham Massey (composer). The artists also discuss issues around archiving, authorship, the photographic image, and collaboration.

Babel Fiche was co-commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella & Castlefield Gallery, with support by MIRIAD and North West Film Archive.

Unwritten History: Castlefield Gallery, 13 September 2012

On 13 March 2013 a short gamma-ray burst - lasting 300 milliseconds - was observed exploding in the constellation Serpens. In this teleconference, the SWIFT X-ray satellite team verify their detection of radiation from GRB130313A, originating billions of years ago in the early Universe. The international team also discuss plans for further deep-field target observations using the SWIFT telescope. 

Produced during Dave Griffiths residency at X-ray and Observational Astronomy Group, University of Leicester. Featuring the voices of Dr Ben Gompertz, Burst Advocate, Dr Kim Page, Data Centre Scientist, and Dr Phil Evans, Data Centre Scientist (University of Leicester); Professor John Nousek, Mission Director, Dr Boris Sbarufatti, Science Planner, Dr Mike Siegel, Observatory Duty Scientist, and Dr Dave Burrows, XRT Principal Investigator (Penn State University); Dr Scott Barthelmy & Dr Neil Gehrels, Swift BAT Lead Scientists (Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA).

Thanks to Professor Julian Osborne, X-ray and Observational Astronomy Group, University of Leicester.

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