Author Archives: gireland

Stem cells, ethics and future medicine

 The picture above shows 3 views of stem cells in culture (nuclei stained green) and viewed under a microscope (white bar about 1/20 mm) “Stem cells” is a phrase frequently found in the popular press. We are lucky to have an expert … Continue reading »

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Jonathan Swinton’s talk

Those who attended the fascinating talk by Jonathan last night, about Alan Turing and the mathematics he was interested in, will today I imagine have been picking up fir cones and counting spirals. It may help you to know that the illustrations … Continue reading »

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Meteorites: what they tell us about how planets formed

“Most meteorites are samples of asteroids – small mostly rocky bodies that didn’t get incorporated into planets like the Earth.  They preserve a snapshot of what was going on around the sun as the Earth was forming.  In this talk … Continue reading »

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Toxic dinosaurs and blue-sky frontiers

Dinosaurs are often seen as a passport into science for educators. Their universal appeal has yielded much in what mainstream researchers perceive as ‘blue-sky’ science, with outcomes offering little relevance to 21st century life. This is changing with the advent … Continue reading »

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Our natural world – or why physics is so interesting

Jeff, Professor of Theoretical Physics, University of Manchester says “this is a talk about quantum physics, relativity and the large hadron collider.  It will also provide a taster of my forthcoming book with Brian Cox called ‘The Quantum Universe’ .” Boll. … Continue reading »

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New Website

You are viewing a brand new website although we have kept some of the graphics. It should be easier for us to update and keep topical. Hopefully, you will be able to find what you need.

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SciBar Summer Holiday

Bollington SciBar will be taking a summer holiday in August but we will be back in September.

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Nanotech, lessons from Nature

As the final month of our two-parter to mark 2011 International Year of Chemistry, Dr John Thomas, RCUK Fellow, School of Chemistry, University of Manchester will lead a discussion of Nanotech, lessons from Nature Nature abounds in designs that can be … Continue reading »

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Dinosaurs return to Bollington

By popular request, scientist Dr. Phil Manning returns to Bollington to give another talk on dinosaurs. His talk at the Bollington Festival in 2009 was a sell out. Now he will give a SciBar talk on October 17th 2011. For regulars, … Continue reading »

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MP attends SciBar

Local MP David Rutley attended the latest SciBar on Monday to hear the talk about “The Legacy of Yuri Gagarin” by Conway Mothobi.

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