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A good science communicator will know that a bit of showmanship can go a long way in getting聽 ideas across. And so learning and entertainment sit comfortably together at this year's Swansea Science festival, were dance and even a few circus skills are being employed.

Dr Tim Cotterill, an expert in tropical ecology, honed his communication skills聽as聽a street and circus entertainer.聽Now the senior lecturer at the University of South Wales' Natural History course, he聽will聽be using some of those early skills while he聽delivers a talk on incredible insects, at the festival's Variety Night.聽聽

There will be no palm reading at the event, but Dr Alex Jones聽is good at reading faces. He聽tells Adam聽what can be gleaned from a face - and how our initial impression is often right. Other guests on this week's programme include one of the festival organisers, Sharon Bishop, and physics professor, Chris Allton, who will be explaining particle physics for sports fans. For a full itinerary聽click the link on this page.聽聽聽聽聽