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7th August 2006 – Quantum Mechanics for Dummies

Posted on August 7, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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3rd July 2006 – Relativity for Dummies

Posted on July 3, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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5th June 2006 – Synaesthesia

Posted on June 5, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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8th May 2006 – The Evolution of Brain Size

Posted on May 8, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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3rd April 2006 – How Memory Works

Posted on April 3, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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6th March 2006 – The Sperm’s Tale

Posted on March 7, 2006 by DaveT

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 →

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