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Category Archives: 2021
5th July 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Tired of Listening? A journey Through the Sense of Hearing
Dr Kate Slade from the Neuroscience of Speech and Action Laboratory in Lancaster University’s Psychology Department is going to talk about her work. This is what she says about her talk: “Think back to a time when you’ve been in … Continue reading
7th June 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – How Do You Observe 1.33 Billion Km3 of Ocean?
This question will be asked by Dr Matt Donnelly, Lead Data Scientist, UK Argo Programme. The oceans play a key role in the climate and provide a habitat for a wide range of marine life, but with an average depth … Continue reading
10th May 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Just a Second/Ancient Light
It’s two for the price of one in May, when Dr Steve Barrett returns to give two short talks: Just a Second, in which Steve explores what can happen in one second, and explains why we need leap seconds; plus … Continue reading
12th April 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – 5G: The Need, Technical Challenges and Impact
Professor Nigel Linge, University of Salford, School of Computing, Science and Engineering, will be talking about 5G. From his website, this is what Nigel says about his talk: “In December 2017, the world took an important step forward in the … Continue reading
1st March 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – The Beginning of Everything
Dr Steve Barrett, Department of Physics, University of Liverpool will talk about the beginning of the universe. Several of us recently attended (virtually) Kirkby SciBar and saw Steve giving a talk about Black Holes, and were very impressed by his … Continue reading
1st February 2021 (Zoom 7pm) – Living with a Shrinking Nile for 6,000 Years:geoscience and archaeology in Northern Sudan
Prof Jamie Woodward, who spoke to us in June 2019 about microplastics in Manchester’s rivers, will return to talk to us about the Nile. More details to follow. NB this talk was going to be given in March 2020, but … Continue reading
