10th April 2008 - 15th June 2008
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Thursday Evening Lectures 10th April to 29th May Research, historical, philosophical and ethical perspectives. Start at 7pm and take place in the Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre: Map available on contacts page. Thurs 10th April Why are we here? Dr Martin Hendry, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Thurs 17th April Technological Advances and Moral Conundrums Dr Susan Stuart, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Lecture sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement Science. Thurs 24th April Does science fiction contribute to the public understanding of science?' Ken McLeod, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Lecture sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement Science. Thurs 1st May Risk and the Communication of Uncertainty Professor Sir Ken Calman, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Lecture sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement Science. Thurs 8th May The flight of aircraft, birds and insects: from the midge to the Jumbo-jet Dr Eric Gillies, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. 15th May Putting microbes to work - from the pristine Arctic to the slums of Bangladesh Professor Bill Sloan, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. 22nd May New Bones for Old - rebuilding human bones Professor Elizabeth Tanner, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Thurs 29th May Seeing is believing - Ten true things about vision Dr Ben Craven, 7pm, Boyd Orr Lecture Theatre, free. Frontiers Evening Lectures 3rd to 12th June Leading edge research. Start at 7pm and take place in the Sir Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre. Tues 3rd June Cape Farewell - Expedition to the Artic Dr Simon Boxall, 7pm, Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, free. Lecture sponsored by the British Association for the Advancement Science. Thurs 5th June Superhuman vision - how to see through clothes Dr Tim Drysdale, Prof. Douglas Paul and Prof. David Cumming, 7pm, Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, free. Tues 10th June RoboSalmon: can robots swim like fish? Dr Euan McGookin, 7pm, Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, free Thurs 12th June Engineering Human Functioning, Performance and Health Following Spinal Cord Injury Prof. Ken Hunt, 7pm, Charles Wilson Lecture Theatre, free. Public Lectures at the Hunterian Museum Saturday 7th June and Sunday 15th June. Lectures for adults during our family fun days Saturday 7th June Polarization in the Universe Dr David Clarke, 1pm, Hunterian Museum, free Sunday 15th June Does God Play Dice? Prof. Miles Padget, 2pm, Hunterian Museum, free Sunday 15th June And Here is the Weather Heather Reid, 3pm, Hunterian Museum, free. |