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Category: Science


A promenade through science and philosophy (SCE 01)

Babbage and his engines (Spring term) (SCE 02(z))

Basic quantum theory discussion group (SCE 03)

Botany (SCE 04)

Building the human brain (Spring term) (SCE 05)

Building the human brain (Spring term) (SCE 05(z))

Cosmology (SCE 06)

DNA and identity (SCE 07)

Emerging science and technology discussion group (SCE 08)

Geology group (SCE 09)

Geology group (SCE 09(z))

Great physicists (SCE 10)

Introduction to weather and climate (SCE 11(z))

CANCELLED Science for grandparents (SCE 12)

Snake oil, Piltdown Man and other scientific scams and hoaxes revisited (Spring term) (SCE 13)

Space telescopes, their images and what they tell us (SCE 14)

Spines, shoulders, hips and knees. How do they work normally, what can go wrong and what can you do about it? (SCE 15)

The EPR paradox and Bell's theorem: quantum mechanics versus reality (Spring term) (SCE 16(z))

The learning brain (SCE 17(z))

The life of stars (SCE 18(z))

The material world (Spring term) (SCE 19)

The nuclear option (SCE 20)

The Pale Blue Dot (SCE 21(z))

Eat well, live longer, live well (Spring term) (SCE 22)

Eat well, live longer, live well (Spring term) (SCE 22(z))

Climate Change - What to think and what to do (SCE 24)

Climate Change - What to think and what to do (SCE 24(z))

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