Author Archives: DaveT

24th July 2012 – Ecton Hill

Visit to Ecton Hill – Bronze Age Copper Mine On a glorious summer evening in the middle of a very wet summer, Knutsford SciBar visited Ecton Hill copper mine. It was a very interesting evening with some eye opening concepts in … Continue reading

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2nd July 2012 – Why Do We Need To Find That Pesky Higgs Particle?

We are expecting news in early July about the discovery (or NOT) of the Higgs particle. It would seem a good time to look where science is up to prior to the event and thus be prepared to be able … Continue reading

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11th June 2012 – The Brain’s Roles in Memory

Dr. Penny Lewis from Manchester NARU (Neuroscience of Aphasia Research Unit) will talk about memory and the brain. What role does sleep play and what does the brain do when it is neither storing nor retrieving memories?     

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14th May 2012 – Water: Weird or What?

Dr Jichen Li from Manchester will talk to us about the strange properties of one of the most common materials we see around us (particularly in the Manchester area). Liquid water has importance as a solvent, a solute, a reactant … Continue reading

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2nd April 2012 – The Brain: the Impact of Tea and Coffee

The Brain – the impact of tea and coffee + plasticity: “What shall I be today?” It’s not just Quantum Mechanics which is complicated, is it? The human brain is probably the most complex object in the universe. Come and … Continue reading

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5th March 2012 – The Quantum Universe

Quantum Mechanics is complicated, isn’t it? Before you answer that question, come and listen to Professor Geoff Forshaw from Manchester University tell you about it in English – no maths (well, very little). You may still not believe it but … Continue reading

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