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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
DESCRIPTION:Over the next decade\, AI is set to transform healthcare by introducing machines with human-like intelligence that operate with greater speed and cost-efficiency than traditional methods. This technological shift spans from wearable hardware\, such as AI-powered hearing-aids and spectacles\, to core functions like diagnosing medical conditions\, discovering new drugs\, and tailoring personalised treatment plans. Beyond patient care\, AI will streamline NHS administration and enhance public health screening initiatives\, supported by significant financial backing such as the government’s £10bn AI Investment Programme commitment through 2028/29. In this wide-ranging presentation\, Ian Hawker (East Suffolk u3a) will explore just some of these exciting opportunities. \nTo view the recording\, click here… ‘Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare’\n(recordings are for personal/private use only – please do not share this link)
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/artificial-intelligence-in-healthcare/
CATEGORIES:Frontpage,Science and Technology Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260414T103000
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SUMMARY:Mineralogy in Art
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Doctor Chris Duffin\, Scientific Associate\, Natural History Museum\, London \nThis month Dr Chris Duffin will be focusing on the geological materials used in painting. Geological pigments have been used extensively from the earliest cave paintings to the mid-eighteenth century. From ochres used to provide light earth tones\, copper minerals used as the sources of green and blue pigments\, the intense blue of ultramarine from lapis lazuli through to gold and silver leaf. \nChris will look at some of the historical sources of the pigments\, the processing needed to make them functional and many examples of their uses. Hopefully your next visit to an art gallery will add a geological element to your view of the art. \nSubscribe to Geology
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/mineralogy-in-art/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Frontpage,Geology Meeting
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260416T103000
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SUMMARY:Finding the Truth in the Fog of War
DESCRIPTION:For more than a month now\, the world has held its breath ever since the Middle East was plunged into another deadly conflict between its most hard-line of sworn enemies. And as the cost in lives continues to mount\, so has the fiery rhetoric\, proving the old adage that the first casualty of war is Truth. But when none of the key players – Trump\, Netanyahu\, nor the Iranians – can be trusted to give it to us straight\, how can we\, as mere onlookers\, navigate today’s multi-media minefield to get to the true facts behind the barrage of spin\, disinformation\, and bare-faced lies that make up the so-called ‘Fog of War’. And that’s our topic this month. \nIf you haven’t yet done so\, there’s still time to join our mailing list\, which will ensure that you receive those all-important Zoom log-in details… just click here: Subscribe to the Current Affairs group
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/who-can-we-believe-in-the-fog-of-war/
CATEGORIES:Current Affairs Meeting,Frontpage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260428T200000
DTSTAMP:20260427T170238Z
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SUMMARY:Daniel Defoe... The ignored classical author
DESCRIPTION:Sadly\, the man who wrote tales like Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders is an ignored author in the current rush to reread the Classics. Why?  Is he marred by some of his other more erotic and non-mainstream titles? Let’s discuss
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/daniel-defoe-the-ignored-classical-author/
CATEGORIES:Books and Literature Meeting,Frontpage
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260429T150000
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SUMMARY:Space Debris and new approaches to rectification
DESCRIPTION:Speaker: Ray Fielding \n Head of Sustainability and ISAM UK Space Agency  \nEarth’s orbits are becoming the world’s most valuable—and most vulnerable—commons. Every bolt\, paint fleck\, and abandoned satellite hurtling around our planet threatens the systems we rely on daily: GPS\, climate monitoring\, telecommunications\, and future exploration. With over 36\,000 trackable objects and millions more too small to detect\, the challenge is accelerating faster than we can clean it up. \nJoin us as Ray Fielding reveals how the UK Space Agency is pioneering new strategies to tackle this orbital crisis. From active debris removal to in‑orbit servicing and manufacturing (ISAM)\, Ray will unpack the technologies reshaping how we build\, repair\, and protect our space infrastructure. Discover how global collaboration\, engineering innovation\, and sustainability thinking are converging to safeguard humanity’s access to space. \nIf you are not already subscribed\, subscription is free and you will receive joining details and news about forthcoming Leading Edge meetings https://u3acommunities.org/subscribe-to-leading-edge/
URL:https://u3acommunities.org/event/space-debris-and-new-approaches-to-rectification/
CATEGORIES:Frontpage,Leading-edge Research Meeting
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