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How well do you know your population? LSCS
In association with Glasgow Science Festival, we're hosting social scientists from the Longitudinal Studies Centre Scotland for a fact-finding mission. See event on Facebook or Meetup PLEASE NOTE: The presenter has asked, where possible, for audience members to bring an internet enabled device (e.g. smartphone/ tablet/ laptop). Think you know your country? We'll separate population fact from fiction with smartphone and tablet based quizzes and interactive discussion. For more information please visit the Glasgow Science Festival website: https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/glasgowsciencefestival2019/adult/headline_637102_en.html Kickoff at 7pm…
Find out more »How do we know which statistics we can trust?
As a biostatistician, Dr Sarah Barry often rails against the news headlines, particularly in relation to health. We are variously told that alcohol is good for us/bad for us, bacon will give us cancer, rice will poison us, screen time will turn our children into monsters…. It can be difficult to know how to interpret all of these messages and how to apply them to our lives. In this talk we will take a look at a few recent headlines…
Find out more »Space Weather: Will we all fry in a Solar Storm?
On the 6th of September 2017 a colossal blast of energy and radiation was unleashed from the solar atmosphere. It was among the strongest solar flares in modern times, and resulted in space weather impacts on our GPS and communications. However, given the strength of the flare its effect was underwhelming, compared to some previous events, and many large flares have no noticeable effect at all at Earth. So how seriously should we take the threat of space weather? What…
Find out more »Schizophrenia Under a Microscope
Schizophrenia generally presents itself in late adolescence but has deep roots in very early brain development. The illness arises from a complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors that pose a mystery to neuroscientists. During this talk, we’ll explore schizophrenia at the microscopic level, examine the cellular clues that may help our understanding, and discuss what we might learn about schizophrenia from experiments in a petri dish. About the speaker: Ashleigh is a neuroscience PhD student at the University of…
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