The Gene Genie – A review of November’s SciBar
As we reach the end of the month, it’s time to hear about some science in the bar. The science – Sequencing the human genome with Dr Matt Loose. The bar – The Vat & Fiddle in Nottingham. We start...
View ArticleHey Mister Sandman – A review of January’s SciBar
The last Wednesday of the month can only mean one thing (apart from in December, where it was New Year’s Eve) SciBar at The VAT & Fiddle. This month’s talk was by rock stroker Clive from the...
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Come to Science in the Park 2015!
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View ArticleBlack Holes and Revelations – A review of February’s SciBar
Tony Padilla from the University of Nottingham is asking all of the big questions – “Why are we here?” Well Tony, it’s the VAT & Fiddle, it’s 7:30, it’s SciBar! Ah, he doesn’t mean that, he means,...
View ArticleEbola: were we ready? – A review of March’s SciBar
SciBar returns to the VAT & Fiddle and this month it’s Jonathan Ball talking about the virus du jour; Ebola. The title of the talk was, “Exposing Global Health Inequalities” so we knew that we’d be...
View ArticleSynthetic Biology – A review of April’s SciBar
What a year it’s been. 12 months ago the Nottinghamshire branch of the British Science Association launched SciBar in the VAT & Fiddle pub. Since then there have been 11 talks (there was no SciBar...
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Dinosaurs are going to the birds – A review of May’s SciBar
Dr Wang Qi from the architecture department at the University of Nottingham arrives at SciBar to discuss the Nottingham Dinosaur Festival. Like all speakers at SciBar, he gets 30 minutes to talk, then...
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Back in black (hole) – A review of June’s SciBar
Professor Philip Moriarty becomes the first SciBar speaker to require a sound check as he brought his guitar in order to talk about what happens when physics goes up to 11. Black holes? How much more...
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Space is the place – A review of July’s SciBar
Professor Michael Merrifield is worried. He’s concerned that astronomy is reaching the end of the line, that it’s “doomed”. Surely, astronomy has always thought like this though, Even Galileo must...
View ArticleLike an old comfortable pair of genes – Gav’s review of August’s SciBar
Dr Catrin Rutland from the University of Nottingham comes to The Vat and Fiddle to talk about Genetics: Fact or Fiction? Where is the boundary between science and science fiction? Genetics was not...
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Who Controls the Robots?
Come along to the Nottingham Future Debate! This is part of a national series of debates from the British Science Association http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/future-debates We ask: Who...
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Science in the Park 2016
Science in the Park 2016 is nearly here! http://nottsbsa.org/science-in-the-park-2016/ The post Science in the Park 2016 appeared first on Nottinghamshire British Science Association.
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SciBar – 24 Feb – Stand-up Maths
For one night only, SciBar moves to the Ocean Tavern (below Annie’s Burger bar) because we have Matt Parker of the festival of the Spoken Nerd. Woo! The post SciBar – 24 Feb – Stand-up Maths appeared...
View ArticleSciBar Review
February’s SciBar was a special one. We moved over to the Ocean Tavern to accommodate Matt Parker. The evening was a fabulous success. Don’t believe me? Read all about it below. LeftLion Review of Matt...
View ArticleSciBar Zombie review in Left Lion
We heard about Zombies at the Halloween edition of the SciBar series. Want a flavour? See the review in Left Lion. The post SciBar Zombie review in Left Lion appeared first on Nottinghamshire British...
View ArticleSo, how was Science in the Park?
If you came to Science in the Park 2016 – thank you and I hope you had a great time. Thank you to all our exhibitors, volunteers, visitors and Wollaton Hall (who hosted us for free) for making this day...
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Science in the park – A glimpse of science and the public
By Hayley Smith images by Jacqueline Mellisande http://mellisande.uk/ On the 19th March, 2016, the British Science Association held in my opinion the most popular Science in the Park event to date,...
View ArticleSciBar: Mathematical Neuroscience
read about the latest SciBar in Left Lion: http://www.leftlion.co.uk/articles.cfm/title/scibar–23–talking-mathematical-neuroscience-in-the-vat-and-fiddle/id/8252 The post SciBar: Mathematical...
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Science in the Park 2016: Pictures!
What happened at Science in the Park 2016? Here are some pictures, thanks to Jacqueline Mellisande. Go see her website is http://mellisande.uk/ The post Science in the Park 2016: Pictures! appeared...
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Come to our Science and Religion: Exploring the Spectrum event
Science and religion play an important role in our lives but often we think of them as opposites or as two groups of people who cant communicate. On 29th September 2016 a panel discussion will be held...
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