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Author Archives: jrsee
8th September 2025 – Impulsivity
Why Do We Act on Impulse? Understanding the Urge to React Without Thinking Why do we sometimes speak without thinking, overspend, or react quickly in ways we later regret? In this talk, Dr. Afshi Yahya Khan will explore impulsivity, why … Continue reading
21st July 2025 – Mapping the Universe to reveal its dark secrets
Later than usual, at this month’s SciBar, our speaker will be Dr Steve Cunnington from the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation, Universities of Portsmouth and Manchester. Steve says “We sort of understand how our Universe works and evolves. However, this … Continue reading
Posted in 2025, Monthly Meetings, Past Events
Tagged astronomy, cosmology
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9th June 2025 – Graphene update. Where are we with real applications?
This talk will be given by Prof. Aravind Vijayaraghavan, Professor of Nanomaterials, Department of Materials, Head of Internationalisation, Faculty of Science & Engineering, Nano-functional Materials Group Leader, National Graphene Institute, University of Manchester. More Details to follow. Update: Prof. Aravind … Continue reading
12th May 2025 – Parkinson’s Disease Research
Our speaker for this event will be Alan Crossman, Emeritus Professor of Anatomy at the University of Manchester. He graduated with a B.Sc. in Physiology and Biochemistry and then a Ph.D. in Neuroscience at Southampton University. He took up a … Continue reading
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Tagged anatomy, biology, medicine, neurology
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10th March 2025 – Artificial Intelligence: its development, structure and use
At this meeting, Knutsford SciBarian Adrian Fisher, who has previously told us about Blockchains, and 3D Printing, will talk to us about a topic that is increasingly likely to affect all our lives, in all sorts of ways – Artificial … Continue reading
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Tagged artificial intelligence, technology
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10th February 2025 – Using synchrotron radiation to design high performance materials – from the atomic structure to the finished product
We welcome Robert Cernik, Emeritus Professor, Materials Engineering, Manchester University, who will tell us about synchrotron radiation, and will describe diffraction and imaging methods and what they give you. He will also give us some real examples, from jet engines … Continue reading
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