Science & Technology: Science & Technology
| Leader: | DEREK THORPE |
| Contact information: |
Contact us or select the "Member Access" menu to log in if you are a member. You don't need a password or user name and you only need to log in once to get access to this and other members only information. It is easy! Head to the "Member Access" menu now! |
| Time: | Meets Monthly, fourth week of month on a Tuesday at 14:00 |
| Place: | Stanborough Centre, 609 St Albans Rd, Watford WD25 9JL |
WELCOME to our new group. It will have a combination of talks and visits about the Science, Physics, Biology, Astronomy, Computer Science and Technology...etc. The talks are mainly by members and short films, but once we are established: guest speakers. Each year we will have short member talks on a topic such as current Sci-Tec advances.
We do like to get out and visit interesting places like the Science Museum. We will be an informal, friendly group and enjoy teas and coffees together at the end of sessions. Bring your own cup, part of our "Getting Greener" policy.
----------------------------------------------------
Plans for Year 2026:
27 JAN TALK How Things Work Continue Member Talks
Brainstorming ideas for talks and visits.
24 FEB TALK Consumer Electronics by Peter Dawson
24 MAR TALK The Brain - How the Brain Ticks and when it doesn't by Lyn Watford
28 APR VISIT Airbus in Stevenage
26 MAY TALK Amateur Radio by Brian Hodgson
23 JUN TALK Dark Matter by Patrick Turner
28 JULY TALK GOOD HEALTH -
AI Diagnosis & Robotic Surgery by Derryck Croker
25 AUG --- SUMMER BREAK No Meeting ---
22 SEP TALK How do Bees Make Honey by Lyn Watford
27 OCT Member Talks End to End Manufacturing e.g. Toilet Paper by Derek Thorpe and How Things Work ALL ctd
24 NOV Member Talks "Air Pollution" Clean Air Act of 1950s. Evidence, Monitoring and UK Maps
22 DEC (move earlier?) Xmas Quiz by Patrick Turner & Derek
-----------------------------------------
Plans for Year 2025:
25 MAR TALK Teddy Bennell The James Webb Space Telescope
22 APR Member Talks 'Carbon Zero'
27 MAY TALK Darwin by John Britten
24 JUN TALK Brian Hodgson talk on Light (30mins)
Derryck Croker, 2 short talks on 'Time',
John Britten talk 'Circadian Desynchronisation',
Can everyone come prepared with their own 'Time' talk or loads of discussion points 'What is Time?'
22 JUL TALK Mike Parker talk on Radar, its development and use. Acronym for it, history of radio wave, diversity of modern uses.
Note, in spite of RADAR etc, there are still plane crashes and collisions at sea !!?
26 AUG ++ No Meeting. Summer Break ++
23 SEP TALK AI Artificial Intelligence by Jeff King
28 OCT Member TALKS 'How things work'
25 NOV Xmas Quiz by John Britten
23 DEC --- No Meeting ---