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Goodbye pap smears! Global access to human papillomavirus at-home testing
Note: This event takes place at our new venue, the Admiral Woods Bar, 29 Waterloo Street Doors at 7.15, kickoff at 7.30 Human papillomavirus, also known as HPV, is very common, but certain strains cause cervical cancer. Cheap, quick, and easy-to-use tests – similar to the covid lateral flow tests – are required to diagnose people in areas that don't have access to labs. Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) are techniques that involve taking a sample (of human blood, for…
Find out more »How to rig a general election
Stand-asides, vote-splitting, and tactical voting in the UKs last FPTP/first past the post election. About the speaker: Ewan Hoyle has been a regular parliamentary and council candidate for the Liberal Democrats, but is now the leader of Volt Scotland, part of the pan-European, anti-populist political organisation, Volt Europa. He has an MSc in Neuroscience from Kings College London. Point of note: Glasgow Skeptics do not endorse any political party, and it is somewhat unusual for us to have a representative…
Find out more »An Open Debate about Artificial Intelligence
An introduction to AI in general and Deep Learning by example, showing how AI is is used today. The talk will also clarify some myths around the topic, and open up to floor to discussion about risks, benefits, ethics, and other associated topics. View event on Facebook: Click here View event on Eventbrite: Click here View event on Meetup: Click here About the speaker: Professor Jorn Mehnen Design, Manufacturing and Engineering Management University of Strathclyde Jorn is passionate about Advanced…
Find out more »The sleepy teen pandemic: improving adolescent sleep and mental health
See event on Facebook: Click here See event on Meetup: Click here See event on Eventbrite: Click here An introduction to sleep - how it works, why it is important for our physical and mental health and the development of insomnia. This talk will primarily focus on teens, the most sleep deprived group in our society, and what we can do to improve sleep health. About the speaker: Stephanie is a second year PhD student at the Strathclyde Centre for…
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