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H2 Ohhh! The miracle of turning water into hydrogen – Dr Alexey Ganin
View event on Facebook here View event on Meetup here View event on Eventbrite here The electrolyser is a device that with the help of electricity splits water in two elementary components: hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen is an excellent fuel and an attractive green energy carrier if the electricity for water splitting comes from renewable energy sources. Furthermore, converting the excess of electricity, for example during summer months, into hydrogen by water electrolysis could act as energy backup system which…
Find out more »Failure & Redemption: How Science Saves Science
View on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/943905072974246 View on Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-skeptics/events/284661125 View on Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/failure-redemption-how-science-saves-science-tickets-300127478367 In the pursuit of knowledge, efforts in science have brought about some of the most disastrous, shocking, and even hilarious results. But how do we know!? Because… SCIENCE! Megan Crawford, PhD, will reprise her role as Resident Scientist Shocker and present how it’s possible that the very system responsible for humanity’s biggest failures, shockingest shockers, and cheekiest surprises, is oddly still the best system for exposing these very…
Find out more »Zombies and Vampires and bats, oh my! – Tracey Jolliffe
Is there a Zombie virus? Can you catch Vampirism? In this talk we're going to look at some pathogens that might have given rise to the myths and legends. About the speaker: Tracey Jolliffe is a microbiologist working in the NHS. She has presented many talks and posters at a national level. Most notably amongst these are her four previous appearances speaking for Glasgow Skeptics (STIs, Organ Donation, GOOP, and a sold out talk about her evening work as…
Find out more »What the movies get wrong about fire – Kristen Salzer-Frost
One of the drawbacks of expertise is that it can frequently ruin the cinematic experience. With the proliferation of explosive content in action movies, Kristen Salzer-Frost frequently has to make extra efforts to suspend her disbelief. Join us as she grabs her blamethrower to point a critical finger at the big screen's representation of fire. About the speaker Kristen Salzer-Frost is a Lecturer in Fire Engineering at Glasgow Caledonian University. She started her career in the industry 20 years ago…
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