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The Forecast Calls For More Models
Description: Direct measurement of global temperatures shows unambiguous warming over the industrial era, but where will they go next, and what will the consequences be? One way to assess possible futures is with numerical models: Taking systems of known equations governing the physics of the land, sea, and air, and using computers to solve them for different input conditions. But not every possible input parameter is known precisely, and much of the future will be determined by changes in public…
Find out more »Digital Inclusion for Disabled People
GDA is the largest groundswell of disabled people in Europe, with over 5,500 members across greater Glasgow. Disabled people are four times as likely to face digital exclusion – lacking the equipment, connectivity or confidence to access the internet – as non-disabled people. Digital exclusion is both a cause and an effect of poverty, isolation, barriers to information and services, and barriers to accessing opportunities. Since the pandemic began, the GDA Connects project has sourced, set up and distributed hundreds…
Find out more »Canine Microbiology: Man’s best friend, or in the doghouse?
Dogs... Are they man's best friend or should we put them in the dog house? As a former veterinary nurse and now human microbiologist, Tracey Jolliffe will take a look at some notable aspects of canine microbiology. Do dangers lurk in dog food? What are the hazards of being bitten? 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 many…
Find out more »Putting the sex into wellbeing – Professor Kirstin Mitchell
The science - and pseudoscience - of wellbeing is burgeoning. Surveillance of wellbeing involves aspects like health, relationships and community, but rarely includes sex and intimacy. This is odd because humans are sexual beings and sex is everywhere. This talk will explore the science of sexual wellbeing. Does measurement of general wellbeing improve if we include sexuality? What are the critical elements of sexual wellbeing and what can an individual's sexual wellbeing tell us about their social context? How can…
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