External Webinars (April 2025)
Webinars listed are at different times of the day, so check from the link. Most are recorded and you can ask for a link to the recording (particularly useful for[…]
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Current Affairs meeting follow-up (Mar’25)
Thanks once again to all those who took part in this month’s meeting, about Donald Trump’s controversial new world-order. As promised, here’s the link to the book that was mentioned:[…]
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How generative AI works – followup
This month we look at Generative AI, including a bit of history, opening the pandoras box, how they work and how they compare. Will include a demo or two. If[…]
Read moreExternal Webinars (March 2025)
Webinars listed are at different times of the day, so check from the link. Most are recorded and you can ask for a link to the recording (particularly useful for[…]
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Is it time to move to the fediverse – followup
Regular social media has been a source of concern for many years, with specific concerns around data gathering, profiling and hidden algorithms used to sell more ads. In 2016 the[…]
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Introduction to the u3a.social idea There are many concerns with current proprietary social media platforms (for example see Criticism of Facebook and Twitter under Elon Musk), that users are leaving[…]
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Read morePrescription Medication in Older Patients
A series of survey studies, conducted by the Nuffield Department of Primary Care at Oxford University, to investigate the attitudes of the over-65’s to their prescription medications, and how they[…]
Read moreNext three meeting discussions
June 23 … Discussion centred on Mick Inkpen, illustrator and writer of books for youngsters. How has he impinged on our lives. July 28 … We constantly hear culture pundits[…]
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