Events
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Talking Art :Tuesday 22nd October
ZoomThe next meeting will be Tuesday, 22nd October at noon. We have a guest speaker, Zoe Parker, from IGO Talking Art. Of the many talks Zoe has, she has selected[...]
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Books and Literature, October 22 at 7pm (UK time)
ZoomPhilosophy in Modern Literature We will discuss the influence of philosophy on the works we read, stories we follow and genres we prefer. How have the influences changed over time?[...]
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WATER: HOW WE USE AND ABUSE IT
Water, whether too much or too little around the globe is at the forefront of how the changing climate is affecting communities. How we use this precious resource is also[...]
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Epigenetics and ‘Junk’ DNA
Speaker: Professor Nessa Carey Visiting Professor Imperial College Epigenetics refers to changes in gene expression that do not involve changes to the underlying DNA sequence itself. Environmental factors often drive[...]
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Chemistry Through the Looking-Glass: the curious world of mirror-image molecules
It was around 150 years ago that Lewis Carroll published ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’, his fantastical tale of a strange world where everything is reversed, as if in a[...]
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Backups
This month we have a talk about various aspects of backups. We'll touch on why, different backup schemes and what I do. Included is a couple of videos. Plenty of[...]
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The Middle East Crisis: Stepping Back from the Brink
A year on from the brutal Hamas incursion into southern Israel, the bloody chain of events it triggered has left tens of thousands dead across the region, and has brought[...]
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Fusion Explained for Non Specialists
Speaker: Yukata Kamada Deputy Director General of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) ITER is a monumental scientific and engineering challenge. Its construction has been delayed multiple times due to the[...]
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Andy Warhol-But is it Art? Guest speaker, Kate Scott
ZoomKate is another superb speaker who has a lot of knowledge about many artists and Andy Warhol is one of them. Come along and discover more about his art and[...]
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THE FUTURE OF ENERGY
The future of energy depends on four main factors solar, batteries, energy intelligence and China. Solar power is scalable and easy to install. Lithium-ion batteries provide the storage necessary to[...]
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The Ig Nobel Prizes 2024
For over a century, the ultimate recognition of ground-breaking scientific research has been the award of a Nobel Prize. But there’s another series of annual awards, less prestigious but no[...]
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Numerical Computing and Computing Algebra
In today's talk, Tomy Duby will show that a modern computer (including a smartphone) can also do complex scientific and engineering calculations. To achieve this, one needs suitable programs. Using[...]