A list of all SciBar events in reverse chronological order

8th January 2007 – Sexual Attraction

Sexual attraction- What is “it” that turns people on and why? Dr Craig Roberts from Liverpool University, introduced us to what we all need to know – (get away with your bother! – it’s never too late) and the answers were continue reading
4th December 2006 – From Big Bang to Stars and Galaxies

Dr Thomas Mohaupt from Liverpool University introduced us to the “The Big Bang” taking us back from our current Universe and where it might be heading to the first trillionth of a second after the big bang. The microwave background continue reading
6th November 2006 – North Pole Migration

North Pole Migration – Why your compass points the wrong way Professor David Gubbins from Leeds University introduced us to the wandering North Pole. How and why does the North Pole wander? Why the variable direction of magnetic North in continue reading
2nd October 2006 – Dark Matter and Multiple Universes

Dark Matter and Multiple Universes – Can we “string” them together? Dr Brian Cox from Manchester University and CERN will introduce us to the front line of today’s Physics. He will be examining the evidence for “Dark Matter” and “Multiple continue reading
4th September 2006 – Multiple Dimensions

Multiple Dimensions – How can we even think about them? Professor Nigel Ray from Manchester University explored with us what it means to have many dimensions as many current theories of Physics seem to demand. How can you travel in continue reading
7th August 2006 – Quantum Mechanics for Dummies

Professor George Lafferty from Manchester University. Incredibly, for such a complex and weird subject, Professor Lafferty was rated for “Enjoyment” by the audience at 4.8 (where 4.0 is good and 5.0 is excellent) when he introduced us to the basics continue reading
3rd July 2006 – Relativity for Dummies

Professor Jeff Forshaw from Manchester University introduced us to the basics of Relativity, the observations of light on which it is based and then some of the incredibly accurate but weird stuff that it forecasts – Big Bangs, curved space-time, continue reading
5th June 2006 – Synaesthesia

Synaesthesia – What you see is what you hear Rob Black from Liverpool University will explore with us the overlapping of senses in affected people which is Synaesthesia. What colour is a C sharp? Synaesthesia is a fascinating positive abnormality continue reading
8th May 2006 – The Evolution of Brain Size

Professor Robin Dunbar from Liverpool University will lead our discussion on what caused the incredibly fast increase in human brain size in such a very short evolutionary period of time. How do we compare with other animals? What did size continue reading
3rd April 2006 – How Memory Works

Dr Lee Wickham from Manchester University helped us explore. How does the memory manage to store such prodigious amounts of information, most of which we will not consciously use again? Why does the brain bother? Is that word “consciously” significant. continue reading
6th March 2006 – The Sperm’s Tale

The Sperm’s Tale – The Evolution of Promiscuity Professor Tim Birkhead from Sheffield University asks whether promiscuity is favoured by evolution and why sperm have to do battle in different ways to achieve success in fertilization in lots of different continue reading
6th February 2006 – Immortality and Control of the Ageing Process

Immortality and control of the ageing process – when, not if. Dr Aubrey de Grey, Cambridge University, discussed the work to make Methuselah mice that live “forever“. What is the process of ageing? Can we control it and eradicate it continue reading