Author Archives: DaveT

2nd July 2013 – Fracking

Posted on July 2, 2013 by DaveT

Fracking –  the benefits and the risks Professor Peter Styles of Keele University, returns to our SciBar to update us on the facts and the implications of fracking. He is co-author of a government-commissioned report on fracking and will discuss … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Monthly Meetings, Past Events | Tagged | Leave a comment

11th June 2013 – Rocket Event with 1st Toft Brownies

Posted on June 11, 2013 by DaveT

At the request of Clementine Risley (Brownie leader), Roger Gittins (in photo) and I (Dave Thompson) attended a meeting of 1st Toft Brownies and explained how the Brownies could make pop bottle rockets. In the following week the Brownies then made … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Out and About, Past Events | Leave a comment

4th June 2013 – The Higgs Boson

Posted on June 4, 2013 by DaveT

The Higgs Boson – is it still there and does it matter? Dr Rob Appleby of the University of Manchester returns to our SciBar to update us on the Higgs boson – the facts and the implications. Have we really found … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Monthly Meetings, Past Events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

7th May 2013 – Can Animals Think Scientifically?

Posted on May 7, 2013 by DaveT

Dr Bill Sellars will address the question “When you think of the things some animals can do or make, you have to ask if they can think “scientifically” and, if so, what does this mean for humankind?”

Posted in 2013, Monthly Meetings, Past Events | Tagged , | Leave a comment

2nd April 2013 – Cloning

Posted on April 2, 2013 by DaveT

Sarah Chan, deputy director of The University of Manchester Institute for Science, Ethics and Innovation (which recently joined Manchester University’s Faculty of Life Sciences) will join us to lead our discussion. Projects that offer excellent collaboration between the University and … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Monthly Meetings, Past Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

5th March 2013 – Manchester in the Global Industry of Science and Technology

Posted on March 5, 2013 by DaveT

Professor John Pickstone of the University of Manchester recently helped arrange a series of ‘Interfaculty Lectures’ and, with friends in Manchester Metropolitan University and the City, he initiated and organised a major Manchester Histories Festival in March 2009. This proved … Continue reading →

Posted in 2013, Monthly Meetings, Past Events | Tagged , , | Leave a comment