Doors open at 7:00pm when the Bar and Cafe will be open for light refreshments before the event which starts at 7:30pm.
Everyone is welcome to come and express their views or just enjoy a drink and listen. No scientific knowledge is assumed and everyone can participate.
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Tuesday January 10th 2006 - LAUNCH CAFE
'Finding our way through biology's moral mazes'
Prof. John Bryant of Exeter University
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Tuesday February 7th 2006
'Plastic brains & microchip nerves'
Dr. Jane Burridge of Southampton University
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Tuesday March 7th 2006
'Hazard, risk & uncertainty: how worried should we be about new technology?'
Prof. David Coggon, MRC Epidemiology Resource Centre, Southampton University
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Tuesday April 4th 2006
'Changing sea-levels: a geological perspective' - suggested further reading
Prof. Chris Wilson, the Open University
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Tuesday May 2nd 2006
'The AIDS epidemic - whose problem is it?'
Jim Todd, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine - READ MORE!
This evening's money will be going to www.kuleanatz.org/aboutus.php
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Tuesday June 6th 2006
'Exploring the Planets - Why bother?'
Prof. Fred Taylor, is Halley Professor of Physics at Oxford University and Distinguished Visiting Scientist at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory at the California Institute of Technology
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Tuesday July 4th 2006
'Should food products be allowed on supermarket shelves before they are positively proven to be free from bacterial infection?'
Laurence Callow. Chief Executive Officer, Alaska Food Diagnostics Ltd.
CANCELLED - Replaced with:
Andy Tulloch from Ploughshare. His talk will be on "Transferring Technology".
For further information here is a link to the Ploughshare website:- http://www.ploughshareinnovations.com/
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Tuesday September 5th 2006
'Floated Watermeadows: Sustainable Flood Plain Management or Waste of Space?'
Dr Hadrian F Cook of the Harnham Water Meadows Trust
Click here for a list of suggested reading etc.
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Tuesday October 3rd 2006
'The Scientific Chef’ '
Peter Barham - Guardian columnist and Physicist at Bristol University
Link to his book 'The Science of Cooking'
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Wednesday November 8th 2006
'Optical Illusions and Perception'
Richard Gregory - www.richardgregory.org
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Tuesday December 5th 2006
'The Dangers of a Nuclear Renaissance'
Prof Frank Barnaby
Click here for a copy of Prof Frank Barnaby's notes
Please click here to give us your feedback on this talk
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Tuesday January 16th 2007
Sarah Tomlin - an editor at Nature
with David Davies - former editor
www.nature.com
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Tuesday February 13th 2007
'Rolling Back Smoking'
David Simpson - from ASH
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Tuesday March 6th 2007
'This strange thing: being conscious'
Prof Igor Aleksander, FREng Emeritus Professor of Neural System Engineering, Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College
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Tuesday April 3rd 2007
"Does the Hydrogen Economy Add-up?"
Prof. Chris Rhodes, independent consultant, dealing with energy and environmental issues.
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Tuesday May 1st 2007
"All things bright and beautiful: the science of nature's colour"
Dr.Pete Vukusic, a researcher in natural colour at Exeter University and IoP School's Lecturer for 2007
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Tuesday June 12th 2007
“Maths in the Weirdest Places"
Paul Stevenson, Lecturer in the Department of Physics, University of Surrey
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Tuesday July 3rd 2007
“Eat to suit you genes”.
Anne Minihane, a researcher in personalised nutrition at the University of Reading.
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Tuesday September 11th 2007
A discussion on Alternative Medicines
Les Rose, Pharmavision Consulting Ltd,
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Tuesday October 9th 2007
"Humans have been genetically modifying plants for hundreds of years, yet recent developments in genetic engineering have not been greeted with open arms. Trying to feed the world in a changing climate and political environment remains a big challenge. I will discuss how the risks and benefits of GM crops can be assessed and explore how wider stakeholder groups can be engaged in the process."
David Lyon, chairman for the evening, with Prof Guy Poppy.
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Tuesday November 6th 2007
Every 2 years the Royal Society of Chemistry holds a “Chemistry Week”, to encourage interest in the subject. For our Chemistry week lecture we welcome:
This weeks lecture notes: click here
Prof Laurence Peter of Bath University where he leads the electrochemistry group
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Tuesday December 11th 2007
“Science Books for Christmas Presents”.
Your chance to meet, hear about and question 4 new science authors on their latest published books.
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Tuesday January 8th 2008
“Voice science and keeping your voice healthy”
Professor David M Howard from the Department of Electronics, University of York
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Tuesday February 5th 2008
“Early words - What do they tell us?"”.
Dr Graham Schafer from the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, Reading University
Click here for list of references from the talk
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Tuesday March 11th 2008
“The importance of getting enough sunshine for making Vitamin D”.
Dr Oliver Gillie from the Health Research Forum
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Tuesday April 1st 2008
“Pretty Pretty, Bang Bang!”
Professor of Explosive Chemistry, Jackie Akhavan, from Cranfield University,
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Tuesday May 6th 2008
“Forensic Entomology” or “Fingerprinting” .
Dr Dorothy Gennard of University of Lincoln .
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Tuesday June 10th 2008
"Epigenetics - The Enigma of Non-Genetic Inheritance"
Dr Deborah JG Mackay, Lecturer in Human Genetics, Wessex Regional Genetics Laboratory, Salisbury District Hospital
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Tuesday July 1st 2008
“Aircraft noise, is anyone listening?”
Dr Ian Flindell, lecturer at University of Southampton (ISVR)
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Tuesday September 2nd 2008
"Who was the First Scientist?"
Brian Clegg
Brian has written five popular science books and lectures and broadcasts widely about science.www.popularscience.co.uk
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Tuesday October 14th 2008
“Inventing Temperature”
Dr Hasok Chang
Dr Chang is a Reader in Philosophy of Science at University College, London, where he is engaged in research in the history and philosophy of the physical sciences, and general philosophy of science. www.ucl.ac.uk/sts/chang
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Tuesday November 4th 2008
"How Dragonflies Fly"
Dr R.J.Wootton,
Dr Wootton is University Honorary Fellow (Insect Biomechanics) at the University of Exeter, School of Biosciences.
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Tuesday December 2nd 2008
“Fish farming - facts not fiction”
Dr Lydia Brown.
Lydia is a fish veterinarian and Past President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. She now works for a veterinary pharmaceutical company which provides healthcare solutions in aquaculture.
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Tuesday January 6th 2009
"Nutritional Deprivation in Early Life"
Prof. David Barker.
Prof Barker is now working in the USA but will be home in Wiltshire for Christmas and has agreed to talk to us during his holiday. www.danoneinstitute.org/danone_institute_prize_for_nutrition/awardees/award
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Tuesday February 10th 2009
“Love and Sexual Selection”
Professor Tim Birkhead of The University of Sheffield
Special (almost) Valentine Day Event. Tim is Professor of Behavioural Ecology at the University of Sheffield with
three main areas of research:
His book, ‘The Wisdom of Birds’ (http://wisdomofbirds.co.uk/) was published last October.
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Tuesday March 3rd 2009
“It’s ONLY Rocket Science”
Dr Lucy Rogers
www.lucyrogers.com - a brief description of how things work in space in
plain English. Lucy worked in the engineering industry and is now an author and freelance journalist.www.itsonlyrocketscience.com
It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English by Dr Lucy Rogers, published by Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
ISBN: 978-0-387-75377-5
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Tuesday April 7th 2009
“Ship stability and freeboard”
Rhoda Willson
Rhoda is a naval architect and daughter of regular attendees at Salisbury Café Sci. She works with Lloyd’s Register and will tell us about load line, plimsoll marks and how the Rules and Regulations governing ships are developed.
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Tuesday May 12th 2009
“Is a Little bit of Polonium Good for You? - Current Issues in Radiation Protection”
Mr Jim Thurston, Head of Radiation Protection, Physics Department, the Royal Marsden Hospital
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Tuesday June 9th 2009
“The Ageing Brain”
Professor John Harris from the University of Reading
http://www.reading.ac.uk/psychology/about/staff/j-p-harris.asp
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Tuesday July 7th 2009
“The Danger of Trans Fats”
Dr Larry Booth & Professor Rod Bilton from the Liverpool John Moores University
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Tuesday September 1st 2009
“Cancer : The Pathologist’s Tale”
Dr Peter Sutton
Click here for more info
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Tuesday October 6th 2009
“Out on Four Limbs: the emergence of terrestrial vertebrates”
Dr Marcello Ruta
http://www.gly.bris.ac.uk/people/ruta.html
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Tuesday November 3rd 2009
“Understanding Animal Research”
Kirk Leech
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Tuesday December 1st 2009
“The Science of Wine”
Mark Brandon
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Tuesday January 5th 2010
'Laser-beams, spacecraft and archaeology; recent approaches to the recording, analysis and interpretation of cultural heritage'
Paul Cripps of Wessex Archaeology
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Tuesday February 2nd 2010
“Laser Fusion”
Dr Kate Lancaster
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Tuesday March 2nd 2010
“From Pavements to Plate Tectonics”
Prof. James Croll
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