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| | == Now planning meetings for the 2022 Season == |
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| = Next Meeting - Science Education Policy =
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| After a very successful June meeting with [[David Nutt]] it is time to look forward to our September meeting. We welcome Tim Leunig who is coming to talk about UK Science Education Policy. Tim is, unusually for our group, not a scientist. He is an economic historian who has done a lot of work in understanding how developments in technology affected economic development in the nineteenth century. We are in the teeth of a technological revolution which is having profound effects on our society now. With his historical perspective he may be able to give a more incisive analysis of how we should best educate the next generation to thrive in what will, surely, be a very different Britain.
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| Note that we welcome members to attend just for the talk. There is no charge for this.
| | = 2022 Programme = |
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| Unfortunately, this talk clashes with the Media Group event with Tom Braby. Apologies to all who wanted to attend both events.
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| For more details, please visit the [[Tim Leunig]] page.
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| = About Us =
| | Dates for our meetings in 2020 are as follows (future dates are always provisional): |
| The Reform Club Science and Technology Group was formed in July 2006 by a group of Club members who felt that prompted by a sense that almost all contemporary issues have a scientific or technological dimension. Our first speaker was Baroness Susan Greenfield giving a talk to us entitled "Ageing and the Brain" on 6th February 2007.
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| The group’s focus is on the social and ethical implications of science and technology, rather than the complexities of the science itself. we aim to generate a high level of debate and dialogue, helping us all to get to grips with the real scientific issues behind the headlines we all see every day.
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| Speakers have come from all over the world, bringing a wide variety expertise. Unlike so many forums for debate, the Group benefits from a position of total independence from the scientific and political establishments, so that discussion about social and economic implications can be carried out in a spirit of open enquiry.
| | I am currently working on the 2022 programme. I hope to have talks on the following subjects: |
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| [[Meeting Format|Format of Meetings]]
| | - Dark Matter, |
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| = Mailing List =
| | - Quantum computing, |
| Our [[Mailing_List]] is run on [https://mailchimp.com Mailchimp]. Please click through to add your details. We do not share addresses with anyone.
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| = Current Programme =
| | - Cyptocurrencies, |
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| | - Applied Artificial Intelligence (speaker from DeepMind), |
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| * Dr [[Roger Highfield]], 3 February
| | - Exploring Space (Nicole Stott), |
| * Prof Dame [[Celia Hoyles]], 9 April
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| * Prof [[Graham Rook]], 21 April
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| * Prof [[Geoff Targett]], 25 May
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| * Prof [[David Nutt]], 8 June
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| * Prof [[Tim Leunig]], 13 September
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| * Prof [[Anil Seth]], 19th October
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| * Sir [[Richard Sykes]], 23 November
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| = Our Constitution =
| | - Autonomous vehicle liability, |
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| = Our History =
| | - Use of psychedelic drugs in treatment of mental illness, |
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| = Our Committee =
| | - The Chinese social credit system (or related). |
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| = Next Year's Programme =
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| [[2017_Programme]] | | [[FAQ]] |
Now planning meetings for the 2022 Season
Please get in touch if you know of a suitable speaker or would like a specific topic addressed.
To keep informed, please sign up to our mailchimp list:
<mailchimpforms prefix="science-and-technology-group" account="c848bb9da2c85dd0281575c04" list="deb28a80da" type="subscribe" />
2022 Programme
I am currently working on the 2022 programme. I hope to have talks on the following subjects:
- Dark Matter,
- Quantum computing,
- Cyptocurrencies,
- Applied Artificial Intelligence (speaker from DeepMind),
- Exploring Space (Nicole Stott),
- Autonomous vehicle liability,
- Use of psychedelic drugs in treatment of mental illness,
- The Chinese social credit system (or related).
If you have a comment, please get in touch, especially if you can refer me to a suitable speaker on any of the topics above.
FAQ