The idea behind this is that scientists describe their work to an intelligent audience that's not familiar with the topic, in a pub. Colchester is short of scientists, because Essex University has closed most of its science departments over the years, so Computer Science experts get called in to talk. It sounded as if it might be fun, so I volunteered.
It was indeed fun, too. Because this was a general audience, I gave a 20-minute presentation about the ethics of dealing with sapient NPCs once we have sapient NPCs. It was basically a cut-down version of a presentation I gave in 2019 at the IEEE Conference on Games. I'll upload it when I get around to it.
I gave out three copies of my book, How to Be a God, to members of the audience, and said anyone else who was interested could download a free PDF of it from http://howtobeagod.com/. They won't finish it, because no-one ever does, but it's conceivable that I might have sold a physical book to someone before they realise this.
For taking part, I was given a pint glass:
Quite what I'll do with a pint glass featuring a brain that's wearing glasses, I don't know. I'm thinking I could drink out of it maybe.
The event took place at the Three Wise Monkeys pub in Colchester, which is big and part of a chain. The room that was hired out was next to the pub's kitchen.
The employees of the pub aren't the only ones at work there.
If there were any public health inspectors in the Pint of Science audience, they can wave cheerio to their level 5 food hygiene rating.
It's Three Wise Monkeys and a Mouse.