FREE SCIBAR EVENTS
Every 3rd Monday in the month
What’s on at Didsbury SciBar?
Didsbury SciBar meets every 3rd Monday in the month in person at The Albert Club, West Didsbury, Manchester and you can also join us online.
Our speakers currently scheduled for 2023/2024 are listed below. This list may be subject to change – join our mailing list or follow us on Twitter/X or Facebook for the latest details.
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18th December – Misconceptions about Climate Change – Mark Thompson
Mark Thompson joins us at Didsbury SciBar on 18th Dec 2023 – details to follow.
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17th October – UnSupervised – Tasos Asonitis
UnSupervised is a new project and concert series created by the Machine Learning for Music (ML4M) Working Group – a community of composers and audiovisual artists exploring the creative use of emerging Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning technologies. It combines expertise from The University of Manchester (NOVARS, AMBS and Computer Science) and PRiSM at the RNCM.… Read…
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15th August – New Ways To Measure Coastal Wave Hazard – Dr Jenny Brown
Defending the coast from flooding is a challenging job, especially with the uncertainty of climate change and rising sea level. To improve coastal flood hazard forecasts and how our coastal schemes are designed, we need to be able to observe the sea as it crashes against sea walls. A new prototype instrument to measure the… Read…
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18th July – The Evolutionary Transitions in Human Evolution – Dr Reinmar Hager
Since the human lineage split from out closest ape relatives some 7-8 million years, the evolutionary history of our species has seen major changes in all aspects of our biology showing increasing adaptability to very different environments. In this talk, we will explore the transformation, selective pressures and trade-offs that resulted in modern humans such… Read…
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20th June – The Next Blink of a Cosmic Eye: Astronomy in the next 200 years – Dr Megan Argo
In 2020 the Royal Astronomical Society celebrated its 200th anniversary. From the first meeting, when fourteen gentlemen sat down to dinner at the Freemason’s Tavern in London in January 1820, the Society has grown to a diverse membership of more than 4000 geophysicists and astronomers, both amateur and professional. Astronomy has come a long way… Read…
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16th May – The Science of Social Media – Dr Linda Kaye
Social media often is a large part of our daily lives and psychologists have been increasingly interested in understanding how it affects us. This session gives an overview of the scientific research on social media. This includes exploring how psychologists actually measure social media use, how social media use is related to well-being, and much… Read…
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18th April – The Diversity of Visual Imagination: Insights from 126 interviews – Dr Reshanne Reeder
Imagine the face of a familiar person: can you form a mental picture of them? Can you imagine seeing their smile, maybe even “see” them standing next to you? Or perhaps you have no picture in your head at all. The ability to imagine in pictures is called “visual mental imagery”. Recent research suggests that… Read…
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21st March – Transport Futures: e-mobility and the decarbonisation of travel – Dr Richard Waller
With the climate crisis, urban air pollution and energy security constituting some of the most significant challenges facing society, a wholesale transformation to “e-mobility” is considered a solution of global relevance. In exploring the carbon footprint of different modes of travel, and the opportunities and challenges associated with electrified transport, Dr Richard Waller from Keele… Read…
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21st February – Maintain your zinc intake – A way to improve memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease? – Dr Catherine Lawrence
Inflammation is a response of our immune system that occurs following infection or tissue damage to help us fight infection and promote tissue repair. However, too much inflammation or inflammation that occurs under inappropriate circumstances (e.g. in the absence of infection) can be damaging to our body, especially the brain, and is increasingly implicated in… Read…
