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Glasgow Skeptics visit Cafe Scientifique: Perceptions of Cancer
So we don't have an official Glasgow Skeptics event on this date ... but our friends over in Cafe Scientifique have got something to tickle your fancy instead. The topic this month: Perceptions of Cancer View on Facebook View on Meetup Dr Sara Macdonald is a primary care based medical sociologist in the Institute of Health & Wellbeing at the University of Glasgow. Sara’s research focuses on the public understanding of cancer and cancer risk and considers sources of information…
Find out more »Life, the Universe and Elderberries
The universe is made of confusing things - some of which are very big and some of which are very small but, remarkably, everything can be explained via the contents of Einstein's fruitbowl. Honest. How heavy is the internet? What does space smell like? Why do rainbows have a colour that doesn't exist? Expect fantastic facts, titillating truths and extraordinary insights from former QI elf and award-winning comedy writer Stevyn Colgan. View event on Facebook View event on Meetup About…
Find out more »PubhD: Three researchers and a flipchart
This event comes to you in association with our friends from PubhD Glasgow. The format is nice and simple: 1: Three researchers will each have 10 minutes to talk about their subject area to an interested audience in a pub 2: There will be up to 20 minutes of (friendly!) Q&A per speaker. 3: Each speaker gets at least one pint (or other drink of their choice). A whiteboard/flip chart and coloured pens will be provided. Speaker details to follow…
Find out more »Will there be (human) life on Mars?
In this talk, we will take a look at the science behind films like "The Martian” - in particular, the contingency planning that has been done for long duration space missions between NASA and ESA. This relies on work from the Apollo missions but also draws on wider sources from science fiction and C16 voyages; it will also describe more recent issues that arise when commercial organisations such as SpaceX take the lead in human exploration of the cosmos. View…
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