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| == Our Most Recent Meeting == | | == Now planning meetings for the 2022 Season == |
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| Our last meeting was with Prof Martyn Thomas who will give a talk on the 15th February entitled '''Cybersecurity: the scale of the threat and why we have made almost no progress towards a solution'''. This was a fascinating talk which had several of us wanting to throw away our smart phones, and tape over our webcams. He offered a compelling argument that until software developers are held strictly liable for failures of security of the applications they sell, to banks for example, the problem will remain. Currently, the indemnity insurance provided against losses by customers of financial institutions removes the incentives to force providers of mission critical software to protect the public.
| | Please get in touch if you know of a suitable speaker or would like a specific topic addressed. |
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| Read more about the meeting [[Martyn Thomas|here]].
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| == Next Meeting: Joint Meeting With Cryptos: 27 February 2017 == | | <mailchimpforms prefix="science-and-technology-group" account="c848bb9da2c85dd0281575c04" list="deb28a80da" type="subscribe" /> |
| Following on from the very successful joint meeting with the Economics and Current Affairs Group in November, we invite you to a joint meeting with Cryptos, the Reform society ''Devoted to Military History and Intelligence''.
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| '''Charlie Hall''' has won the inaugural MRD Foot Memorial Prize awardeb by Cryptos at the Reform. His essay, which will form the basis of his talk, is entitled '''British Exploitation of German Science and the Start of the Cold War'''.
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| Charlie Hall is a Ph.D. Candidate at the University of Kent who has won the prize for an essay in the general subject of "Science and Conflict in the 20th Century".
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| The prize will be presented by Professor Mirjam Foot who will preside at the meeting. Major-General Mungo Melvin CB, OBE will offer an appreciation
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| === Reserving tickets for the Joint Meeting ===
| | Dates for our meetings in 2020 are as follows (future dates are always provisional): |
| | We will put this back when it has some shape. |
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| '''Please note the that we will follow the Cryptos meeting format.''' and not the normal Science Group one. The start time is 6.15 FOR 6.45pm, with the talk preceding an '''optional''' buffet supper.
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| Tickets may be reserved via the calendar in the members’ section of the website or by contacting: [email protected] or by telephoning 020 7747 4603. | | I am currently working on the 2022 programme. I hope to have talks on the following subjects: |
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| Cryptos tickets are available for £15.00 per person. (this includes a reception drink on arrival). For convenience, please copy your e-mail to [email protected] and to [email protected]. | | - Dark Matter, |
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| A buffet supper at 8.00 p.m. is available at an additional cost of £33.00 which includes a drink. Please note this must be booked in advance along with any notice of any special dietary requirements no later than noon the day before the event.
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| Additional drinks may be purchased during the buffet. Digestifs are served in the Smoking Room after dinner.
| | - Cyptocurrencies, |
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| Note that prices are subject to revision by the Club.
| | - Applied Artificial Intelligence (speaker from DeepMind), |
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| == March Meeting: Anil Seth, Machine Consciousness ==
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| | - Autonomous vehicle liability, |
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| = Current Programme =
| | - Use of psychedelic drugs in treatment of mental illness, |
| Dates for 2017 are as follows (all meeting are on Wednesdays, usually the 3rd one of each month):
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| | February || 15th || Prof [[Martyn Thomas]] || Cybersecurity
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| | March || 15th || Prof [[Anil Seth]] || Machine Consciousness
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| | April || 19th || Prof [[Peter Wilson]] || Anti-Microbial Resistance.
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| | May || either 16th, 17th, <!-- whichever is vacated by Pol Comm, 23rd (alternative, but near to Thackeray), or 31st (late in the month, not ideal) --> || [[Giles Yeo]] || Are your genes to blame if your jeans don't fit?
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| | June || 21st || To Be Confirmed || To Be Confirmed
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| | September || 20th || Dr [[Paolo Tasca]] || Bitcoins and the Blockchain
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| | October || 18th || To Be Confirmed || To Be Confirmed
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| | November || 15th || To Be Confirmed || To Be Confirmed
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| For more information, please visit our [[Meetings]] page.
| | 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. |
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| | [[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