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Glasgow Skeptics visit Cafe Sci: The Interplay of Science & Arts
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: The Interplay of Science and Arts in our Perceptions of the World In CP Snow's 1959 Rede Lecture his thesis was that "the intellectual life of the whole of western society" was split into two cultures – the sciences and the humanities – and that this was a…
Find out more »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…
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