Events
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The History of Timekeeping: From Stonehenge to Strontium
Ever since the advent of agriculture, our ancestors needed a way to measure the passing of time; not just the time of day but, more importantly, the time of year[...]
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Ask the group anything
15 July @ 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm This month we are trying out something different ... ask the group anything. So come along with your questions - could be[...]
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Freedom of Speech
"I disapprove of what you say, but I'll defend to the death your right to say it". This famous quotation, usually - but incorrectly - attributed to the pioneering Enlightenment-era[...]
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July is ART HISTORY month: A Knight with a Paint Brush
FeaturedJoin us on Tuesday, 22nd July at 12noon for A Knight with a Paint Brush: We will open with a brief exploration of a few of the works of Laura[...]
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Books and Literature Meeting …… Relevance of Scoop today
Back in 1938 Evelyn Waugh wrote the satire of sensational journalism and foreign correspondents called Scoop. It was named among the Best 100 Novels of the Twentieth Century. But how[...]
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UK CLIMATE IN TRANSITION
The UK climate is undergoing a significant transition driven by global climate change. We are seeing hotter dryer summers, with more frequent heat waves impacting health. Also warmer wetter winters[...]
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The Robotic Alchemist – Digital Chemistry
Speaker: Lee Cronin, Regius Professor - Chair of Chemistry, University of Glasgow Prof. Lee Cronin is a leading figure in the fields of chemistry, artificial intelligence, and robotics. His groundbreaking[...]
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Meteorites
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Helena Bates, Post Doctural Researcher Natural History Museum, London Dr Bates is working to unravel the history of an unusual group of carbonaceous chondrite meteorites that are believed[...]
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Real time bidding (how targeted ads work)
19th August @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm This month we look at the Real Time Bidding (RTB) system - this is the mechanism that provides targeted ads to your[...]
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Books and Literature Meeting …… What’s happened to Biggles?
Sorry to revive memories but Biggles flew through most of our childhoods and has now vanished almost completely. He starred in 99 novels but try and find them in a[...]
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HUMAN MIGRATION AND CLIMATE CHANGE 10am Wed 27 Aug
Over the past million years human migration has been largely driven by climate change. Since the industrial revolution green house has emissions have resulted in human generated climate change. Average[...]
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Volcanic Tsunamis
ZoomSpeaker: Dr Sebastian Watt, Associate Professor of Earth Sciences, and Head of Education, School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Birmingham Dr Watt’s research investigates the physical and[...]